
River Plate vs Cristal 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 6': Goal! River Plate 0, Sporting Cristal 1. Ignácio (Sporting Cristal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jostin Alarcón with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 18': Goal! River Plate 1, Sporting Cristal 1. Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Díaz with a cross.
- 36': Goal! River Plate 2, Sporting Cristal 1. Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Esequiel Barco.
- 38': Enzo Díaz (River Plate) is shown the red card.
- 41': Goal! River Plate 2, Sporting Cristal 2. Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 42': Jesús Castillo (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Nacho Fernández (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, River Plate 2, Sporting Cristal 2.
- 45': Substitution, River Plate. Pablo Solari replaces Salomón Rondón.
- 45': Second Half begins River Plate 2, Sporting Cristal 2.
- 45': Substitution, River Plate. Rodrigo Aliendro replaces Nicolás de la Cruz.
- 52': Goal! River Plate 3, Sporting Cristal 2. Esequiel Barco (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 56': Rafael Lutiger (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Irven Ávila replaces Rafael Lutiger.
- 60': Substitution, River Plate. Andrés Herrera replaces Nacho Fernández.
- 61': Goal! River Plate 4, Sporting Cristal 2. Pablo Solari (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Pérez with a through ball.
- 65': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Joao Grimaldo replaces Irven Ávila.
- 65': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Martín Távara replaces Jesús Pretell.
- 73': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Johan Madrid replaces Leonardo Díaz.
- 73': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Leandro Sosa replaces Jostin Alarcón.
- 76': Substitution, River Plate. José Paradela replaces Lucas Beltrán.
- 82': Johan Madrid (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, River Plate. Agustín Palavecino replaces Enzo Pérez.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, River Plate 4, Sporting Cristal 2.
Game Information
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 62,978
CONMEBOL Libertadores Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | São Paulo | 4 | 10 | 0 |
+1 | Libertad | 4 | 7 | 1 |
-2 | Alianza Lima | 4 | 4 | 2 |
-4 | Talleres (Córdoba) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Statistics
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RIV![]() |
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16 | Fouls | 11 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
4 | Offsides | 2 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
44.1 | Possession | 55.9 |
7 | SHOTS | 19 |
3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
294 | Accurate Passes | 373 |
358 | Passes | 443 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
5 | Crosses | 19 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
38 | Long Balls | 50 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
16 | Tackles | 11 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
16 | Interceptions | 12 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
20 | Clearances | 7 |
River Plate (4-2-2-2)
No. | Name |
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1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
17 | Paulo Díaz |
14 | Leandro González Pírez |
13 | Enzo Díaz |
20 | Milton Casco |
24 | Enzo Pérez |
10 | Ignacio Fernández ![]() |
25 | Salomón Rondón |
18 | Lucas Beltrán |
11 | Nicolás de la Cruz |
21 | Ezequiel Barco |
Sporting Cristal (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Renato Solís (GK) |
14 | Ignácio |
5 | Rafael Lutiger ![]() |
4 | Gianfranco Chávez |
16 | Jesús Castillo ![]() |
30 | Jostin Alarcón |
6 | Jesús Pretell |
32 | Leonardo Diaz |
15 | Carlos Lora |
9 | Brenner |
7 | Washington Corozo |
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