River Plate vs Atlético-MG 2021 Copa Libertadores, Quarterfinals
Introduction
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
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Statistics
CAM |
RIV![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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