River Plate vs Atlético-MG 2021 Copa Libertadores, Quarterfinals

FT
0 - 1
1st Leg

58': Ignacio Fernández
84': Ignacio Fernández

Introduction

River Plate are hosting Atlético-MG at Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Match Commentary

45': Second Half begins River Plate 0, Atlético Mineiro 0.
58': Substitution, River Plate. Matías Suárez replaces Jorge Carrascal.
58': Goal! River Plate 0, Atlético Mineiro 1. Ignacio Fernández (Atlético Mineiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hulk with a headed pass.
69': Substitution, River Plate. José Paradela replaces Nicolás De La Cruz.
77': Paulo Díaz (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Ignacio Fernández (Atlético Mineiro) is shown the red card.
88': Substitution, River Plate. Federico Girotti replaces Bruno Zuculini.
89': Substitution, Atlético Mineiro. Réver replaces Allan.
89': Substitution, Atlético Mineiro. Dylan Borrero replaces Eduardo Vargas.
90'+2': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Substitution, Atlético Mineiro. Igor Rabello replaces Júnior Alonso because of an injury.
90'+7': Substitution, Atlético Mineiro. Alan Steven Franco replaces Matías Zaracho.

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Statistics

CAM		RIV
9	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	10
4	Saves	4
43.1	Possession	56.9
19	SHOTS	16
5	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
322	Accurate Passes	421
392	Passes	505
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	34
0.4	Cross %	0.1
68	Long Balls	41
37	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	14
22	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
25	Interceptions	13
26	Effective Clearances	10
26	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

River Plate (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Franco Armani (GK)
6	Héctor Martínez
17	Paulo Díaz
24	Enzo Pérez
3	Fabrizio Angileri
20	Milton Casco
5	Bruno Zuculini
10	Jorge Carrascal
11	Nicolás de la Cruz
9	Julián Álvarez
19	Braian Romero

Substitutes:

Germán Lux, Benjamín Rollheiser, Jonathan Maidana, Agustín Palavecino, Agustín Fontana, José Paradela, Federico Girotti, Enzo Fernández, Robert Rojas, Enrique Bologna, Matías Suárez, Alex Vigo.

Atlético-MG (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Éverson (GK)
3	Júnior Alonso
40	Nathan Silva
13	Guilherme Arana
25	Mariano
26	Ignacio Fernández
29	Allan
8	Jair
7	Hulk
10	Eduardo Vargas
15	Matías Zaracho

Substitutes:

Tchê Tchê, Réver, Dylan Borrero, Matheus Mendes, Guga, Igor Rabello, Eduardo Sasha, Alan Franco, Hyoran, Jefferson Savarino, Dodô, Nathan.

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