
River Plate vs Independiente, 2023 Argentine Liga Profesional
· Argentine Liga Profesional de FútbolAbout
River Plate are hosting Independiente
at Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on
. The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Milton Casco with a cross.
- 6': Foul by Cristian Báez (Independiente).
- 6': Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Esequiel Barco.
- 10': Attempt missed. Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 11': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Martín Cauteruccio (Independiente).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Esequiel Barco.
- 14': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luciano Gómez.
- 15': Esequiel Barco (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Sergio Barreto (Independiente).
- 16': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Damián Pérez.
- 17': Goal! River Plate 1, Independiente 0. Esequiel Barco (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 19': Cristian Báez (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Nacho Fernández (River Plate).
- 20': Offside, River Plate. Esequiel Barco tries a through ball, but Lucas Beltrán is caught offside.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Luciano Gómez (Independiente).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Substitution, Independiente. Mateo Baltasar Barcia replaces Luciano Gómez because of an injury.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Substitution, River Plate. Emanuel Mammana replaces Paulo Díaz because of an injury.
- 24': Hand ball by Mauricio Cuero (Independiente).
- 26': Attempt missed. Cristian Báez (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Marcone.
- 26': Offside, Independiente. Cristian Báez tries a through ball, but Martín Cauteruccio is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Damián Pérez (Independiente).
- 28': Nacho Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Offside, Independiente. Sergio Barreto tries a through ball, but Martín Cauteruccio is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz.
- 32': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (River Plate).
- 32': Joaquín Laso (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Joaquín Laso (Independiente).
- 33': Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Attempt missed. Enzo Díaz (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 35': Foul by Leandro González Pírez (River Plate).
- 35': Matías Giménez (Independiente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Mauricio Cuero (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Matías Giménez (Independiente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 36': Offside, Independiente. Matías Giménez tries a through ball, but Cristian Báez is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Damián Pérez (Independiente).
- 38': Nacho Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Martín Cauteruccio (Independiente) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Damián Pérez with a cross.
- 40': Offside, Independiente. Martín Cauteruccio tries a through ball, but Matías Giménez is caught offside.
- 40': Damián Pérez (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Offside, River Plate. Esequiel Barco tries a through ball, but Enzo Díaz is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Offside, River Plate. Leandro González Pírez tries a through ball, but Enzo Díaz is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, River Plate 1, Independiente 0.
- 45': Second Half begins River Plate 1, Independiente 0.
- 45': Substitution, Independiente. Sergio Ortíz replaces Agustín Mulet.
- 46': Attempt missed. Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Milton Casco with a cross.
- 48': Foul by Emanuel Mammana (River Plate).
- 48': Iván Marcone (Independiente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Díaz.
- 50': Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 50': Foul by Enzo Díaz (River Plate).
- 50': Mateo Baltasar Barcia (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Leandro González Pírez.
- 53': Foul by Sergio Barreto (Independiente).
- 53': Nacho Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Matías Giménez (Independiente).
- 54': Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Matías Giménez (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt missed. Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Milton Casco.
- 58': Substitution, Independiente. Juan Cazares replaces Matías Giménez.
- 60': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán.
- 60': Attempt saved. Nacho Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 61': Foul by Damián Pérez (Independiente).
- 61': Nacho Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Second yellow card to Damián Pérez (Independiente) for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Independiente. Javier Ostachuk replaces Mauricio Cuero.
- 67': Foul by Enzo Díaz (River Plate).
- 67': Javier Ostachuk (Independiente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Enzo Díaz (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, River Plate. Salomón Rondón replaces Lucas Beltrán.
- 68': Substitution, River Plate. Miguel Borja replaces Nicolás de la Cruz.
- 69': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Mateo Baltasar Barcia.
- 70': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Juan Cazares (Independiente).
- 71': Attempt missed. Sergio Ortíz (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martín Cauteruccio.
- 71': Attempt missed. Milton Casco (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 75': Foul by Sergio Barreto (Independiente).
- 75': Salomón Rondón (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Pérez.
- 78': Esequiel Barco (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Joaquín Laso (Independiente).
- 80': Goal! River Plate 2, Independiente 0. Miguel Borja (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 82': Offside, River Plate. Nacho Fernández tries a through ball, but Miguel Borja is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Salomón Rondón (River Plate).
- 83': Sergio Barreto (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Marcone (Independiente).
- 85': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, River Plate. Agustín Palavecino replaces Enzo Pérez.
- 86': Substitution, River Plate. José Paradela replaces Nacho Fernández.
- 87': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Sergio Barreto.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Esequiel Barco (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milton Casco.
- 88': Attempt missed. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Paradela.
- 89': Delay in match (River Plate). VAR checking.
- 89': Miguel Borja (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Martín Cauteruccio (Independiente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Ortíz.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Independiente 0.
- 0': Match ends, River Plate 2, Independiente 0.
Statistics
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13 | Fouls | 7 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 4 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
5 | Saves | 0 |
29.2 | Possession | 70.8 |
6 | SHOTS | 19 |
0 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
157 | Accurate Passes | 515 |
253 | Passes | 626 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
10 | Crosses | 14 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
69 | Long Balls | 46 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
14 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
17 | Tackles | 14 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
22 | Interceptions | 7 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
18 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine LPF Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 3 | +1 | 6 |
2 | Barracas Central | 3 | 0 | 6 |
3 | Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) | 3 | +1 | 5 |
4 | Unión (Santa Fe) | 3 | +1 | 5 |
Line-Ups
River Plate (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
17 | Paulo Díaz |
14 | Leandro González Pírez |
13 | Enzo Díaz ![]() |
20 | Milton Casco |
24 | Enzo Pérez ![]() |
11 | Nicolás de la Cruz |
29 | Rodrigo Aliendro |
18 | Lucas Beltrán |
21 | Ezequiel Barco |
10 | Ignacio Fernández |
Independiente (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
33 | Rodrigo Rey (GK) |
2 | Joaquín Laso |
13 | Cristian Báez |
24 | Sergio Barreto |
5 | Agustín Mulet |
23 | Iván Marcone |
15 | Damián Pérez ![]() |
19 | Luciano Gómez |
9 | Martín Cauteruccio |
34 | Matías Giménez ![]() |
7 | Mauricio Cuero |
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