River Plate vs Def. y Jus. 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional

River Plate

10': Enzo Fernández
74': Braian Romero

FT
2 - 3

Defensa y Justicia

63': Walter Bou
72': Miguel Merentiel
86': Franco Paredes

Introduction

River Plate are hosting Defensa y Justicia at Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
10': Goal! River Plate 1, Defensa y Justicia 0. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milton Casco with a cross.
45'+1': First Half ends, River Plate 1, Defensa y Justicia 0.
60': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Raúl Loaiza replaces Gabriel Hachen.
60': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Alexis Soto replaces Marcelo Benítez because of an injury.
63': Goal! River Plate 1, Defensa y Justicia 1. Walter Bou (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
67': David Martínez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Goal! River Plate 1, Defensa y Justicia 2. Miguel Merentiel (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francisco Pizzini following a fast break.
74': Goal! River Plate 2, Defensa y Justicia 2. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.
75': Substitution, River Plate. Leonardo Ponzio replaces Bruno Zuculini.
75': Substitution, River Plate. Jorge Carrascal replaces Santiago Simón.
79': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Franco Paredes replaces Francisco Pizzini.
86': Goal! River Plate 2, Defensa y Justicia 3. Franco Paredes (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
88': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Tomás Escalante replaces Miguel Merentiel.
89': Substitution, River Plate. Federico Girotti replaces Braian Romero.
90'+2': Raúl Loaiza (Defensa y Justicia) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Enzo Fernández (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Adonis Frias (Defensa y Justicia) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

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

Full Table

Statistics

DYJ		RIV
4	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	2
35.8	Possession	64.2
6	SHOTS	23
5	ON GOAL	7
0.8	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
247	Accurate Passes	537
359	Passes	642
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
7	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.4
72	Long Balls	64
26	Accurate Long Balls	42
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	16
23	Tackles	26
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
17	Interceptions	19
19	Effective Clearances	10
19	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

River Plate (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Franco Armani (GK)
6	Héctor Martínez
17	Paulo Díaz
5	Bruno Zuculini
20	Milton Casco
2	Robert Rojas
13	Enzo Fernández
8	Agustín Palavecino
31	Santiago Simón
9	Julián Álvarez
19	Braian Romero

Substitutes:

Javier Pinola, Enrique Bologna, Jonathan Maidana, Germán Lux, Tomás Galván, Alex Vigo, Leonardo Ponzio, Federico Girotti, Agustín Fontana, José Paradela, Jorge Carrascal.

Defensa y Justicia (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Ezequiel Unsain (GK)
6	Nazareno Colombo
2	Adonis Frias
3	Marcelo Benítez
14	Nicolas Tripichio
31	Facundo Gutiérrez
19	Gabriel Hachen
11	Rodolfo Rotondi
29	Francisco Pizzini
9	Miguel Merentiel
7	Walter Bou

Substitutes:

Hugo Fernández, Braian Rivero, Juan Rodríguez, Marcos Ledesma, Alexis Soto, Franco Paredes, Matias Rodriguez, Tomás Escalante, Raúl Loaiza, Hugo Silva.