
River Plate vs Palmeiras, 2020 Copa Libertadores, Semifinals
· 1st Leg
FT
0 - 3
1st Leg
0 - 3
1st Leg
About
River Plate are hosting Palmeiras
at Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda, Argentina, starting on
. The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Robert Rojas (River Plate).
- 1': Luiz Adriano (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Attempt saved. Luiz Adriano (Palmeiras) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Rocha.
- 2': Attempt missed. Rafael Borré (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández.
- 5': Foul by Gabriel Menino (Palmeiras).
- 5': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Jorge Carrascal (River Plate) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 7': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Matias Viña.
- 8': Foul by Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras).
- 8': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Foul by Javier Pinola (River Plate).
- 9': Luiz Adriano (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gabriel Menino.
- 16': Foul by Jorge Carrascal (River Plate).
- 16': Patrick de Paula (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Rafael Borré (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel with a cross.
- 22': Foul by Danilo (Palmeiras).
- 22': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
- 25': Patrick de Paula (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Goal! River Plate 0, Palmeiras 1. Rony (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 30': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras).
- 30': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Offside, Palmeiras. Rony tries a through ball, but Luiz Adriano is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Rony (Palmeiras).
- 33': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Jorge Carrascal (River Plate).
- 33': Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Attempt missed. Rony (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 35': Alan Empereur (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Matías Suárez (River Plate).
- 42': Offside, River Plate. Gonzalo Montiel tries a through ball, but Ignacio Fernández is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Patrick de Paula (Palmeiras).
- 43': Jorge Carrascal (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Patrick de Paula (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 45': Foul by Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras).
- 45': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, River Plate 0, Palmeiras 1.
- 45': Second Half begins River Plate 0, Palmeiras 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Rony (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 47': Goal! River Plate 0, Palmeiras 2. Luiz Adriano (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo following a fast break.
- 48': Foul by Danilo (Palmeiras).
- 48': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Danilo (Palmeiras).
- 49': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Danilo (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt saved. Rafael Borré (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz with a cross.
- 50': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Weverton.
- 50': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luiz Adriano.
- 50': Attempt missed. Jorge Carrascal (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matías Suárez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 53': Dangerous play by Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras).
- 53': Rafael Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
- 53': Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Patrick de Paula (Palmeiras) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo.
- 55': Foul by Robert Rojas (River Plate).
- 55': Luiz Adriano (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Attempt missed. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
- 59': Foul by Jorge Carrascal (River Plate).
- 59': Gabriel Menino (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Jorge Carrascal (River Plate) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 62': Goal! River Plate 0, Palmeiras 3. Matias Viña (Palmeiras) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Scarpa with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 63': Alan Empereur (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
- 63': Rafael Borré (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Hand ball by Rony (Palmeiras).
- 65': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Danilo.
- 67': Substitution, Palmeiras. Zé Rafael replaces Danilo.
- 70': Foul by Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras).
- 70': Matías Suárez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Substitution, Palmeiras. Breno Lopes replaces Rony.
- 71': Substitution, Palmeiras. Raphael Veiga replaces Gustavo Scarpa.
- 72': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras).
- 72': Attempt missed. Javier Pinola (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Breno Lopes (Palmeiras).
- 74': Substitution, River Plate. Leonardo Ponzio replaces Matías Suárez.
- 74': Substitution, River Plate. Federico Girotti replaces Milton Casco.
- 76': Foul by Patrick de Paula (Palmeiras).
- 76': Rafael Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Breno Lopes (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zé Rafael following a fast break.
- 77': Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras).
- 78': Substitution, Palmeiras. Emerson Santos replaces Patrick de Paula.
- 78': Substitution, Palmeiras. Willian replaces Luiz Adriano.
- 81': Foul by Emerson Santos (Palmeiras).
- 81': Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Emerson Santos (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, River Plate. Julián Álvarez replaces Ignacio Fernández.
- 82': Foul by Julián Álvarez (River Plate).
- 82': Zé Rafael (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Menino with a cross.
- 82': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras).
- 85': Attempt saved. Gabriel Menino (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Breno Lopes.
- 85': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Franco Armani.
- 86': Attempt saved. Willian (Palmeiras) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zé Rafael.
- 86': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gustavo Gómez.
- 87': Attempt missed. Rafael Borré (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, River Plate. Paulo Díaz replaces Enzo Pérez.
- 88': Dangerous play by Willian (Palmeiras).
- 88': Paulo Díaz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Gonzalo Montiel.
- 90': Foul by Willian (Palmeiras).
- 90': Paulo Díaz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Alan Empereur (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
- 90'+4': Foul by Willian (Palmeiras).
- 90'+4': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Rafael Borré (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, River Plate 0, Palmeiras 3.
- 0': Match ends, River Plate 0, Palmeiras 3.
Statistics
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RIV![]() |
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21 | Fouls | 12 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
29.2 | Possession | 70.8 |
11 | SHOTS | 11 |
7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
133 | Accurate Passes | 452 |
230 | Passes | 558 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
9 | Crosses | 23 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
65 | Long Balls | 67 |
30 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
15 | Tackles | 9 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
25 | Interceptions | 15 |
22 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
22 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores
Venue: Estadio Libertadores de América
Location: Avellaneda, Argentina
Venue: Estadio Libertadores de América
Location: Avellaneda, Argentina
Line-Ups
River Plate (4-1-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
2 | Robert Rojas |
22 | Javier Pinola |
24 | Enzo Pérez |
20 | Milton Casco |
29 | Gonzalo Montiel |
8 | Jorge Carrascal ![]() |
26 | Ignacio Fernández |
11 | Nicolás de la Cruz ![]() |
19 | Rafael Borré ![]() |
7 | Matías Suárez |
Palmeiras (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Weverton (GK) |
15 | Gustavo Gómez ![]() |
6 | Alan Empereur |
2 | Marcos Rocha |
28 | Danilo |
5 | Patrick de Paula ![]() |
17 | Matías Viña |
25 | Gabriel Menino |
10 | Luiz Adriano |
14 | Gustavo Scarpa |
11 | Rony |
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