River Plate vs Cristal 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage

River Plate

18': Nicolás de la Cruz
36': Lucas Beltran
38': Enzo Díaz
52': Ezequiel Barco
61': Pablo Solari

FT
4 - 2

Sporting Cristal

6': Ignácio
41': Washington Corozo

Introduction

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

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

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 62,978

CONMEBOL Libertadores Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+2	Atlético Junior	2	4	0
+1	Universitario	2	4	0
0	Liga de Quito	2	3	1
-3	Botafogo	2	0	2

Full Table

Statistics

SCR		RIV
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

Line-Ups

River Plate (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
1	Franco Armani (GK)
17	Paulo Díaz
14	Leandro González Pirez
13	Enzo Díaz
20	Milton Casco
24	Enzo Pérez
10	Ignacio Fernández
25	Salomón Rondón
18	Lucas Beltran
11	Nicolás de la Cruz
21	Ezequiel Barco

Substitutes:

Elias Gomez, Matías Suárez, Emanuel Mammana, Marcelo Herrera, José Paradela, Rodrigo Aliendro, Jonathan Maidana, Agustín Palavecino, Pablo Solari, Santiago Simon, Miguel Borja, Ezequiel Centuríon.

Sporting Cristal (3-5-2)

No.	Name
12	Renato Solís (GK)
14	Ignácio
5	Rafael Lutiger
4	Gianfranco Chávez
16	Jesus Castillo
30	Jostin Alarcón
6	Jesús Pretell
32	Leonardo Diaz
15	Carlos Lora
9	Brenner
7	Washington Corozo

Substitutes:

Johan Madrid, Leandro Sosa, Juan Sánchez, Diego Otoya, Flavio Alcedo, Irven Ávila, Joao Grimaldo, Alejandro Duarte, Gerald Távara, Adrián Ascues, Alejandro Hohberg.