Libertad vs River Plate 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage

Libertad

40': Matías Espinoza

FT
1 - 2

River Plate

34': Pablo Solari
80': Franco Mastantuono

Introduction

Libertad are hosting River Plate at Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
21': Substitution, Libertad. Matías Espinoza replaces Lorenzo Melgarejo because of an injury.
34': Goal! Libertad 0, River Plate 1. Pablo Solari (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Aliendro.
40': Goal! Libertad 1, River Plate 1. Matías Espinoza (Libertad) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Sanabria with a cross following a corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, Libertad 1, River Plate 1.
45': Substitution, River Plate. Franco Mastantuono replaces Claudio Echeverri.
45': Second Half begins Libertad 1, River Plate 1.
57': Substitution, River Plate. Nicolás Fonseca replaces Rodrigo Villagra.
57': Substitution, Libertad. Álvaro Campuzano replaces Hernesto Caballero.
58': Substitution, Libertad. Gustavo Aguilar replaces Óscar Cardozo.
59': Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, River Plate. Nacho Fernández replaces Rodrigo Aliendro.
63': Substitution, River Plate. Manuel Lanzini replaces Esequiel Barco.
72': Substitution, Libertad. Hugo Martínez replaces Lucas Sanabria.
72': Substitution, Libertad. Elvio Vera replaces Iván Franco.
74': Nicolás Fonseca (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
74': Bautista Merlini (Libertad) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, River Plate. Facundo Colidio replaces Pablo Solari.
80': Goal! Libertad 1, River Plate 2. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
82': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
84': Iván Ramírez (Libertad) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
88': Luis Cardozo (Libertad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Libertad 1, River Plate 2.

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco
Location: Asunción, Paraguay
Attendance: 18,290

CONMEBOL Libertadores Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+5	River Plate	3	9	0
+1	Nacional	3	6	1
0	Libertad	3	3	2
-6	Deportivo Táchira	3	0	3

Full Table

Statistics

RIV		LIB
9	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	7
1	Saves	6
46	Possession	54
19	SHOTS	12
8	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
324	Accurate Passes	386
409	Passes	476
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	11
22	Crosses	30
0.2	Cross %	0.4
36	Long Balls	59
16	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	7
11	Effective Tackles	16
18	Tackles	27
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	7
19	Effective Clearances	29
19	Clearances	29

Line-Ups

Libertad (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Rodrigo Morínigo (GK)
5	Diego Viera
14	Luis Cardozo
26	Hernesto Caballero
4	Néstor Giménez
2	Iván Ramírez
8	Bautista Merlini
21	Lucas Sanabria
10	Lorenzo Melgarejo
18	Ivan Franco
7	Óscar Cardozo

Substitutes:

Ángel Cardozo, Rubén Lezcano, Hugo Martínez, William Mendieta, Ángel González, Iván Piris, Elvio Vera, Roque Santa Cruz, Gustavo Aguilar, Matías Espinoza, Álvaro Campuzano, Alejandro Silva.

River Plate (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Franco Armani (GK)
17	Paulo Díaz
14	Leandro González Pirez
13	Enzo Díaz
15	Marcelo Herrera
19	Claudio Echeverri
23	Rodrigo Villagra
29	Rodrigo Aliendro
9	Miguel Borja
21	Ezequiel Barco
36	Pablo Solari

Substitutes:

Sebastián Boselli, Facundo Colidio, Milton Casco, Nicolas Fonseca, Ignacio Fernández, Matías Kranevitter, Agustín Palavecino, Ezequiel Centuríon, Manuel Lanzini, Santiago Simon, Franco Mastantuono, Daniel Zabala.