
River Plate vs Boca 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional
2 - 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 5': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Second yellow card to Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors) for a bad foul.
- 21': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Carlos Zambrano replaces Edwin Cardona.
- 25': Goal! River Plate 1, Boca Juniors 0. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.
- 27': Julián Álvarez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Substitution, River Plate. Jorge Carrascal replaces Braian Romero because of an injury.
- 43': Goal! River Plate 2, Boca Juniors 0. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Simón.
- 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Esteban Rolón replaces Diego González.
- 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Cristian Medina replaces Agustín Almendra.
- 45': Second Half begins River Plate 2, Boca Juniors 0.
- 59': Substitution, River Plate. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Agustín Palavecino because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Aaron Molinas replaces Cristian Pavón.
- 76': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Luis Vázquez replaces Nicolás Orsini.
- 83': Substitution, River Plate. Matías Suárez replaces Julián Álvarez.
- 83': Substitution, River Plate. Leonardo Ponzio replaces Jorge Carrascal.
- 89': Benjamín Rollheiser (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Goal! River Plate 2, Boca Juniors 1. Carlos Zambrano (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Molinas with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Boca Juniors 1.
Game Information
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+3 | Defensa y Justicia | 12 | 19 | 3 |
+5 | Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) | 12 | 18 | 2 |
0 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 12 | 18 | 4 |
+10 | Boca Juniors | 11 | 17 | 2 |
Statistics
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RIV![]() |
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14 | Fouls | 21 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
2 | Saves | 0 |
29.7 | Possession | 70.3 |
7 | SHOTS | 8 |
1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
187 | Accurate Passes | 585 |
289 | Passes | 688 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
4 | Crosses | 16 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
78 | Long Balls | 51 |
28 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
25 | Tackles | 14 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
14 | Interceptions | 11 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
13 | Clearances | 6 |
River Plate (4-3-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
17 | Paulo Díaz |
2 | Robert Rojas |
3 | Fabrizio Angileri |
20 | Milton Casco |
24 | Enzo Pérez ![]() |
11 | Nicolás de la Cruz |
31 | Santiago Simón |
19 | Braian Romero |
8 | Agustín Palavecino |
9 | Julián Álvarez |
Boca Juniors (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Agustín Rossi (GK) |
6 | Marcos Rojo ![]() |
24 | Carlos Izquierdoz |
18 | Frank Fabra |
17 | Luis Advíncula |
21 | Jorman Campuzano |
32 | Agustín Almendra |
23 | Diego González |
9 | Nicolás Orsini |
8 | Edwin Cardona |
31 | Cristian Pavón |
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