River Plate vs Libertad, 2014 Copa Sudamericana, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - River Plate win 5-1 on aggregate

River Plate

43': Gabriel Mercado
90'+2': Giovanni Simeone

FT
2 - 0
2nd Leg - River Plate win 5-1 on aggregate

Libertad

23': Antonio Bareiro

About

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
1': Jorge González (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt missed. Jorge Moreira (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
5': Antonio Bareiro (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Leonel Vangioni (River Plate).
6': Attempt blocked. Carlos Sánchez (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
6': Foul by Ismael Benegas (Libertad).
6': Gabriel Mercado (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Hand ball by Teófilo Gutiérrez (River Plate).
9': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teófilo Gutiérrez with a through ball.
9': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.
9': Attempt missed. Ramiro Funes Mori (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ariel Rojas with a cross following a corner.
10': Foul by Jorge González (Libertad).
10': Teófilo Gutiérrez (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (River Plate).
13': Jorge González (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Gabriel Mercado (River Plate).
16': Néstor Camacho (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt saved. Antonio Bareiro (Libertad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge González.
17': Ariel Rojas (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Claudio Vargas (Libertad).
21': Foul by Lucas Boyé (River Plate).
21': Jorge González (Libertad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Offside, Libertad. Claudio Vargas tries a through ball, but Néstor Camacho is caught offside.
22': Delay in match Ariel Rojas (River Plate) because of an injury.
23': Antonio Bareiro (Libertad) is shown the red card for fighting.
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Foul by Ramiro Funes Mori (River Plate).
27': Jorge González (Libertad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Corner, Libertad. Conceded by Leonel Vangioni.
31': Attempt missed. Claudio Vargas (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Aquino.
32': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.
32': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
33': Foul by Lucas Boyé (River Plate).
33': Jorge González (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Gabriel Mercado (River Plate).
34': Néstor Camacho (Libertad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Hand ball by Carlos Sánchez (River Plate).
37': Fabián Balbuena (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Lucas Boyé (River Plate).
37': Ariel Rojas (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Claudio Vargas (Libertad).
37': Claudio Vargas (Libertad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Attempt blocked. Carlos Sánchez (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ariel Rojas with a cross.
40': Foul by Lucas Boyé (River Plate).
40': Jorge González (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
41': Hernán Rodrigo López (Libertad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Attempt missed. Hernán Rodrigo López (Libertad) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Claudio Vargas following a set piece situation.
43': Carlos Sánchez (River Plate) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
43': Goal! River Plate 1, Libertad 0. Gabriel Mercado (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
45': Foul by Lucas Boyé (River Plate).
45': Jorge Moreira (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Sánchez.
45'+2': First Half ends, River Plate 1, Libertad 0.
0': Match ends, River Plate 2, Libertad 0.
45': Second Half begins River Plate 1, Libertad 0.
47': Foul by Gabriel Mercado (River Plate).
47': Néstor Camacho (Libertad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Attempt missed. Néstor Camacho (Libertad) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jorge Moreira.
51': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Sánchez with a cross.
54': Offside, River Plate. Marcelo Barovero tries a through ball, but Teófilo Gutiérrez is caught offside.
54': Substitution, Libertad. Iván Ramírez replaces Claudio Vargas.
55': Foul by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
55': Iván Ramírez (Libertad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Sánchez.
60': Foul by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
60': Jorge González (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, River Plate. Giovanni Simeone replaces Teófilo Gutiérrez.
61': Substitution, River Plate. Tomás Martínez replaces Ariel Rojas.
63': Attempt missed. Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
64': Attempt missed. Ramiro Funes Mori (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Ponzio.
66': Substitution, Libertad. Dionisio Pérez replaces Hernán Rodrigo López.
67': Corner, Libertad. Conceded by Ramiro Funes Mori.
68': Substitution, River Plate. Augusto Solari replaces Carlos Sánchez.
68': Attempt missed. Dionisio Pérez (Libertad) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jorge González with a cross following a corner.
70': Foul by Lucas Boyé (River Plate).
70': Jorge González (Libertad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Foul by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
70': Iván Ramírez (Libertad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Offside, Libertad. Néstor Camacho tries a through ball, but Fabián Balbuena is caught offside.
72': Lucas Boyé (River Plate) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
73': Attempt saved. Lucas Boyé (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
73': Offside, River Plate. Lucas Boyé tries a through ball, but Gabriel Mercado is caught offside.
73': Delay in match Rodrigo Muñoz (Libertad) because of an injury.
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Foul by Dionisio Pérez (Libertad).
75': Ramiro Funes Mori (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.
76': Attempt missed. Lucas Boyé (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Martínez with a cross following a corner.
76': Offside, River Plate. Lucas Boyé tries a through ball, but Ramiro Funes Mori is caught offside.
77': Substitution, Libertad. Jorge Recalde replaces Néstor Camacho.
80': Foul by Leonel Vangioni (River Plate).
80': Jorge Moreira (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Dionisio Pérez (Libertad).
80': Ramiro Funes Mori (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Lucas Boyé (River Plate).
81': Jorge Moreira (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Adalberto Román.
83': Attempt missed. Tomás Martínez (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Augusto Solari.
84': Foul by Lucas Boyé (River Plate).
84': Iván Ramírez (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt blocked. Augusto Solari (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Adalberto Román.
87': Offside, River Plate. Giovanni Simeone tries a through ball, but Augusto Solari is caught offside.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lucas Boyé (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Martínez.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Tomás Martínez (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Mercado.
90'+2': Goal! River Plate 2, Libertad 0. Giovanni Simeone (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ramiro Funes Mori.
90'+3': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Libertad 0.

Statistics

LIB		RIV
6	Fouls	22
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	1
23	Possession	77
6	SHOTS	20
1	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
110	Accurate Passes	572
206	Passes	677
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	5
6	Crosses	29
0.2	Cross %	0.2
68	Long Balls	52
24	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.4	Long Balls %	0.8
0	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	21
17	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	1.0
0	Interceptions	0
17	Effective Clearances	7
17	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Line-Ups

River Plate (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Marcelo Barovero (GK)
6	Ramiro Funes Mori
20	Germán Pezzella
23	Leonardo Ponzio
21	Leonel Vangioni
25	Gabriel Mercado
22	Sebastián Driussi
16	Ariel Rojas
8	Carlos Sánchez
29	Lucas Boyé
19	Teófilo Gutiérrez

River Plate Substitutes:

Guido Rodríguez, Éder Balanta, Augusto Solari, Rodrigo Mora, Giovanni Simeone, Tomás Martínez, Julio César Chiarini.

Libertad (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Rodrigo Muñoz (GK)
3	Adalberto Román
21	Fabián Balbuena
15	Ismael Benegas
2	Jorge Moreira
6	Claudio Vargas
27	Torito González
16	Sergio Aquino
9	Rodrigo López
11	Néstor Camacho
20	Antonio Bareiro

Libertad Substitutes:

Pablo Torresagasti, Dionicio Pérez, Iván Ramírez, Gustavo Mencia, Alan Benítez, Juan Santacruz, Jorge Recalde.

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