“Fernando Rodríguez picks up an early yellow card for a foul, setting a combative tone early on.”
“Marcos Acuña scores to put River Plate ahead after a spell of early pressure capped by a corner.”
Pivotal“River Plate make a triple substitution at halftime, refreshing their attack to maintain control of the contest.”
River Plate
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto
Outstanding performance
River Plate•DefenderRiver Plate needed just six minutes to find the breakthrough, with Marcos Acuña converting after a spell of sustained pressure that included a blocked shot and a corner. From there, the hosts simply overwhelmed their visitors, racking up 28 shots to Estudiantes' solitary effort and completing 651 passes at 85% accuracy compared to the away side's 58%. Estudiantes' goalkeeper was forced into seven saves, a telling stat that underlines how one-way traffic this fixture became, even as River failed to add to their tally despite three big chances created. With the title race heating up, River Plate's professional, low-drama win keeps them firmly in contention, while Estudiantes will have to regroup quickly having offered almost nothing going forward all afternoon.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Juan Meza replaces Marcos Acuna.
Facundo Gonzalez comes on for Tomas Galvan.
Tobias Andrada takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Tomas Galvan takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mateo Bajamich comes on for Juan Antonini.
Tomas Galvan takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Angel Correa takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Rafael Santos Borre comes on for Sebastian Driussi.
Nicolas Hernan Gonzalo Otamendi's header is blocked.
Thiago Almada comes on for Lautaro Pereyra.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Lautaro Pereyra takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Marcos Acuna takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Nicolas Hernan Gonzalo Otamendi attempted a header but missed the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Sebastian Driussi takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Lucas Martinez Quarta attempts a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Sebastian Driussi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Tomas Galvan takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Martin Garnerone is on, and Mauro Abrahan Valiente is off.
Matias Valenti comes on for Fernando Rodriguez.
Yeison Daniel Moreno Murillo comes on for Ibrahim Hesar.
Sebastian Driussi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
The first half ends with a score of 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Tomas Galvan takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Ibrahim Hesar takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Tomas Galvan takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Lautaro Pereyra takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Lucas Martinez Quarta attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Angel Correa takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Lautaro Pereyra takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Angel Correa takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Lautaro Pereyra takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Alejandro CabreraYellow CardYellow card shown to Alejandro Martin Cabrera.
Sebastian Driussi takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Lautaro Pereyra takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Tomas Galvan takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Shot from Marcos Acuna with his left foot results in a goal.
assist: Ángel Correa
Goal! Marcos Acuna scores to make it 1-0.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Lautaro Pereyra takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Angel Correa takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Yellow card issued to Fernando Rodriguez.
Kick-off! The referee is Nazareno Arasa.
