Vélez vs River Plate 2023 Argentine Liga Profesional
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Introduction
Vélez Sarsfield are hosting River Plate
at José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 26': Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 0, River Plate 1. Robert Rojas (River Plate) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 31': Diego Godín (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Lenny Lobato replaces Lucas Janson.
- 45': Second Half begins Vélez Sarsfield 0, River Plate 1.
- 48': Lautaro Giannetti (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 1, River Plate 1. Lucas Pratto (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Ordoñez.
- 57': Pablo Solari (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, River Plate. Matías Kranevitter replaces Nicolás de la Cruz.
- 65': Substitution, River Plate. Lucas Beltrán replaces Miguel Borja.
- 67': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Mateo Seoane replaces Damián Fernández.
- 68': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Abiel Osorio replaces Lucas Pratto.
- 69': Andrés Herrera (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Julián Fernández replaces Elías Cabrera.
- 79': Substitution, River Plate. José Paradela replaces Nacho Fernández.
- 80': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Santiago Castro replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
- 82': Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 1, River Plate 2. Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Herrera with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, River Plate. Santiago Simón replaces Pablo Solari.
- 85': Substitution, River Plate. Agustín Palavecino replaces Esequiel Barco.
- 86': Goal! Vélez Sarsfield 2, River Plate 2. Francisco Ortega (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Ordoñez.
Game Information
Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Venue: José Amalfitani
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venue: José Amalfitani
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +15 | Argentinos Juniors | 16 | 33 | 1 |
| +13 | Boca Juniors | 16 | 33 | 3 |
| +10 | Racing Club | 16 | 28 | 6 |
| +7 | Huracán | 16 | 27 | 3 |
Statistics
 RIV |
VEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 8 |
| 60.7 | Possession | 39.3 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 239 |
| 506 | Passes | 325 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 22 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 23 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 15 | Clearances | 26 |
Vélez Sarsfield (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gastón Gómez (GK) |
| 2 | Diego Godín  |
| 17 | Lautaro Giannetti |
| 5 | Francisco Ortega |
| 24 | Tomás Guidara |
| 33 | Elías Cabrera |
| 34 | Damián Fernández |
| 32 | Christian Ordoñez |
| 12 | Lucas Pratto |
| 11 | Lucas Janson |
| 42 | Gianluca Prestianni |
River Plate (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
| 14 | Leandro González Pírez |
| 2 | Robert Rojas |
| 20 | Milton Casco |
| 15 | Andres Herrera |
| 10 | Ignacio Fernández |
| 11 | Nicolás de la Cruz |
| 29 | Rodrigo Aliendro |
| 9 | Miguel Borja |
| 21 | Ezequiel Barco |
| 36 | Pablo Solari |
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