Superliga: River Plate annihilates Estudiantes 5-0

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CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate demolishes Estudiantes 5-0 with goals of

CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate demolishes Estudiantes 5-0 with goals of M. Borja (25′), M. Borja (29′), P. Solari (83′), E. Barco (85′) and M. Suarez (88′). River Plate was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Wednesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Ariel Penel who was helped by Miguel Savorani and Marcelo Bistocco. The 4th official was Pablo Giménez.

Match Statistics

River Plate was in firm control of the ball 63% while Estudiantes was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

River Plate was more aggressive with 31 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons River Plate won the encounter.

River Plate shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Estudiantes shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

River Plate received 2 yellow cards (A. Palavecino and E. Barco). On the other side, Estudiantes received 1 yellow card (P. Piatti).

After playing this encounter, River Plate will have 38 points to move down in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Estudiantes will stay with 27 points like Unión Santa Fe to stay in the 20th place.

Match Events

  • 25'
    25'

    M. Borja

  • 29'
    29'

    M. Borja

  • 31'
    31'

    A. Palavecino

  • 34'
    34'

    P. Solari

    L. Beltran

  • 40'
    40'

    P. Piatti

  • 57'
    57'

    G. Piñeiro

    P. Piatti

  • 65'
    65'

    M. Mendez

    F. Zapiola

  • 66'
    66'

    J. Paradela

    A. Palavecino

  • 67'
    67'

    E. Barco

    J. Quintero

  • 76'
    76'

    T. Pochettino

    E. Perez

  • 77'
    77'

    M. Suarez

    M. Borja

  • 77'
    77'

    L. Heredia

    B. Rollheiser

  • 83'
    83'

    P. Solari

  • 85'
    85'

    E. Barco

  • 85'
    85'

    E. Barco

  • 88'
    88'

    M. Suarez

Next match

In the upcoming Superliga match, River Plate will play away against Patronato on the 9th of October with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of River Plate (0 draws).

Estudiantes will host Lanús on the 10th of October with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

River Plate: Formation and Lineups

River Plate started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Marcelo Daniel Gallardo chose to play with the following team: Franco Armani (7.4), Marcelo Herrera (6.7), Emanuel Mammana (7.1), Paulo Díaz (7.2), Milton Casco (7.4), Enzo Pérez (6.9), Juan Quintero (7.5), Agustín Palavecino (7.1), Nicolás de la Cruz (8.3), Lucas Beltrán (6.4) and Miguel Borja (8.3).

Substitutes

River Plate made 5 changes: L. Beltran for P. Solari (34′), J. Quintero for E. Barco (66′), A. Palavecino for J. Paradela (66′), E. Perez for T. Pochettino (76′) and M. Borja for M. Suarez (77′).

Top player: Nicolás de la Cruz

The player who no doubt impressed River Plate the most was Nicolás de la Cruz even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 67 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Estudiantes: Formation and Lineups

Estudiantes started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

On the opposite side, Ricardo Alberto Zielinski played with: Jerónimo Pourtau (4.4), Leonardo Godoy (5.8), Jorge Morel (6.2), Fabián Noguera (6.8), Emmanuel Más (6.1), Manuel Castro (7.3), Franco Zapiola Yamartino (6.4), Jorge Rodríguez (6.4), Benjamín Rollheiser (6.8), Pablo Piatti (6.3) and Mauro Boselli (6.8).

Substitutes

Estudiantes made 3 changes: P. Piatti for G. A. Pineiro (57′), F. Zapiola for M. Mendez (65′) and B. Rollheiser for L. Heredia (77′).

Top player: Manuel Castro

The player who no doubt impressed Estudiantes the most was Manuel Castro.

His rating is (7.3) with 15 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Superliga

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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