Superliga: Vélez Sarsfield seizes a draw versus Defensa y Justicia
FLORENCIO VARELA. Vélez Sarsfield managed to capture a late draw against Defensa y Justicia with a late goal from N. Garayalde.
FLORENCIO VARELA. Vélez Sarsfield was able to capture a draw against Defensa y Justicia with a late goal from N. Garayalde scored in the (90′) after Defensa y Justicia got a lead with a goal from N. Fernandez (89′). Vélez Sarsfield couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello stadium in Florencio Varela on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolás Lamolina who had the assistance of Adrián Del Barba and Mariana De Almeida. The 4th official was Cristian Cernadas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.81 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 57%.
Match Statistics
Vélez Sarsfield was in firm control of the ball 57% while Defensa y Justicia was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Defensa y Justicia was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Defensa y Justicia to win the match.
Defensa y Justicia shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Vélez Sarsfield shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Defensa y Justicia received 3 yellow cards (T. Cardona, K. Gutierrez and A. Soto). On the other side, Vélez Sarsfield received 3 yellow cards (V. Gomez, F. Ortega and N. Garayalde).
After playing this encounter, Defensa y Justicia will have 25 points like Argentinos Juniors to move down in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Vélez Sarsfield will have 18 points like Huracán to move up in the 12th place.
Match Events
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25'25'
V. Gomez
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27'27'
T. Cardona
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39'39'
K. Gutierrez
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49'49'
F. Ortega
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66'66'
N. Fernandez
A. Fontana
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67'67'
A. Soto
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68'68'
N. Garayalde
J. Sonora
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68'68'
L. Pratto
A. Mulet
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69'69'
L. Janson
L. Orellano
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76'76'
G. Alanis
B. Cuello
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79'79'
S. Castro
A. Osorio
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83'83'
L. Pratto (Goal Disallowed)
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89'89'
N. Fernandez
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90'90'
N. Garayalde
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90'90'
T. Galvan
L. Albertengo
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90'90'
G. Prestianni
J. Fernandez
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90'90'
N. Garayalde
Next match
In the upcoming Superliga match, Defensa y Justicia will host Aldosivi on the 9th of July with a 2-2 head to head.
Vélez Sarsfield will play away with Colón on the 9th of July with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (2 draws).
Defensa y Justicia: Formation and Lineups
Defensa y Justicia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Sebastián Beccacece chose to play with the following team: Ezequiel Unsaín , Nazareno Colombo , Juan Gabriel Rodríguez , Tomás Cardona , Alexis Soto , Braian Cuello , Nicolás Tripichio , Kevin Gutiérrez , Francisco Pizzini , Agustín Fontana and Lucas Albertengo .
Substitutes
Defensa y Justicia made 3 changes: A. Fontana for N. Fernandez (66′), B. Cuello for G. Alanis (76′) and L. Albertengo for T. Galvan (90′).
Top player: Braian Cuello
The player who no doubt impressed Defensa y Justicia the most was Braian Cuello.
His rating is with 13 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.
Vélez Sarsfield: Formation and Lineups
Vélez Sarsfield started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco played with: Lucas Hoyos , Tomás Guidara , Matías de los Santos , Diego Gómez , Francisco Ortega , Agustín Mulet , Maximo Perrone , Luca Orellano , Joel Soñora , Julián Fernández and Abiel Osorio .
Substitutes
Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: J. Sonora for N. Garayalde (68′), A. Mulet for L. Pratto (68′), L. Orellano for L. Janson (69′), A. Osorio for S. Castro (79′) and J. Fernandez for G. Prestianni (90′).
Top player: Maximo Perrone
Probably the most impressive player in Vélez Sarsfield was Maximo Perrone.
His rating is with 62 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga
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