River Plate vs Vélez 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Milton Casco (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, River Plate. José Paradela replaces Agustín Palavecino.
- 45': Substitution, River Plate. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Julián Álvarez.
- 50': Goal! River Plate 1, Vélez Sarsfield 0. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Lucas Orellano replaces Agustín Bouzat.
- 65': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Federico Mancuello replaces Gerónimo Poblete.
- 66': Substitution, River Plate. Alex Vigo replaces Fabrizio Angileri because of an injury.
- 67': Santiago Cáseres (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Cristian Tarragona replaces Thiago Almada.
- 76': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Nazareno Romero replaces Francisco Ortega.
- 76': Substitution, River Plate. Agustín Fontana replaces Matías Suárez.
- 80': Agustín Fontana (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Mateo Pellegrino replaces Juan Lucero.
- 90': Franco Armani (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Goal! River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 0. Braian Romero (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a headed pass.
- 90'+1': Braian Romero (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+1': Substitution, River Plate. Federico Girotti replaces Braian Romero.
Game Information
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| +4 | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| +7 | Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| +5 | Tigre | 6 | 12 | 2 |
Statistics
 VEL |
RIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 53.4 | Possession | 46.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 374 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 470 | Passes | 396 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 21 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
| 7 | Tackles | 28 |
| 1.0 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 11 | Clearances | 7 |
River Plate (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Armani (GK)  |
| 6 | Héctor Martínez |
| 17 | Paulo Díaz |
| 3 | Fabrizio Angileri |
| 20 | Milton Casco |
| 24 | Enzo Pérez |
| 8 | Agustín Palavecino |
| 13 | Enzo Fernández |
| 19 | Braian Romero |
| 9 | Julián Álvarez |
| 7 | Matías Suárez |
Vélez Sarsfield (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Lucas Hoyos (GK) |
| 28 | Miguel Brizuela |
| 6 | Matías De los Santos |
| 5 | Francisco Ortega |
| 24 | Tomás Guidara |
| 10 | Thiago Almada |
| 35 | Santiago Caseres |
| 16 | Gerónimo Poblete |
| 19 | Juan Martín Lucero |
| 11 | Lucas Janson |
| 23 | Agustín Bouzat |
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