CONMEBOL Libertadores

River Plate vs Cristal 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage

  • 18': Nicolás de la Cruz
  • 36': Lucas Beltrán
  • Red Card 38': Enzo Díaz
  • 52': Ezequiel Barco
  • 61': Pablo Solari
FT
4 - 2
  • 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
+5 São Paulo 4 10 0
+1 Libertad 4 7 1
-2 Alianza Lima 4 4 2
-4 Talleres (Córdoba) 4 1 3
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

RIV River Plate (4-2-2-2)

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

SCR Sporting Cristal (3-5-2)

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

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