Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional

Defensa y Justicia vs River Plate, 2022 Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional, Group Stage

· Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional
Defensa y Justicia
  • 71': Walter Bou
FT
1 - 2
River Plate
  • 40': Enzo Fernández
  • 63': Santiago Simón

About

Defensa y Justicia are hosting River Plate at Norberto Tomaghello, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Martínez.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Juan Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Rojas.
  • 5': Foul by Robert Rojas (River Plate).
  • 5': Miguel Merentiel (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Miguel Merentiel (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Francisco Pizzini with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 12': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Alexis Soto.
  • 22': Enzo Fernández (River Plate) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  • 23': Foul by Raúl Loaiza (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 23': Juan Quintero (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Simón.
  • 27': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Adonis Frias.
  • 31': Foul by Juan Quintero (River Plate).
  • 31': Walter Bou (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Alexis Soto (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 33': Santiago Simón (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 40': Goal! Defensa y Justicia 0, River Plate 1. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Simón.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Santiago Simón (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a headed pass.
  • 45': Adonis Frias (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Adonis Frias (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Tripicchio.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Enzo Pérez.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Adonis Frias (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Gutiérrez with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Defensa y Justicia 0, River Plate 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Defensa y Justicia 0, River Plate 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Santiago Simón (River Plate) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Quintero with a cross.
  • 51': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
  • 51': Kevin Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Walter Bou tries a through ball, but Carlos Rotondi is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Quintero with a through ball.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  • 57': Raúl Loaiza (Defensa y Justicia) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Miguel Merentiel (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 59': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Adonis Frias.
  • 63': Goal! Defensa y Justicia 0, River Plate 2. Santiago Simón (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Raúl Loaiza (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Franco Armani.
  • 65': Substitution, River Plate. Agustín Palavecino replaces Juan Quintero.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.
  • 67': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Gabriel Hachen replaces Miguel Merentiel.
  • 68': Substitution, River Plate. Bruno Zuculini replaces Enzo Pérez because of an injury.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Rojas with a cross.
  • 71': Goal! Defensa y Justicia 1, River Plate 2. Walter Bou (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 72': VAR Decision: Goal Defensa y Justicia 1-2 River Plate (Walter Bou).
  • 72': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Brahian Cuello replaces Francisco Pizzini.
  • 73': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Tomás Galván replaces Raúl Loaiza.
  • 76': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Adonis Frias.
  • 78': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Agustín Fontana replaces Carlos Rotondi.
  • 79': Agustín Fontana (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by David Martínez (River Plate).
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Walter Bou (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Tripicchio.
  • 82': Foul by Bruno Zuculini (River Plate).
  • 82': Tomás Galván (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Bruno Zuculini (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milton Casco.
  • 83': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Alexis Soto.
  • 84': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Juan Rodríguez.
  • 85': Substitution, River Plate. José Paradela replaces Santiago Simón.
  • 85': Substitution, River Plate. Matías Suárez replaces Nicolás De La Cruz.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  • 86': Alexis Soto (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Agustín Palavecino (River Plate).
  • 89': Attempt saved. Matías Suárez (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milton Casco with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Alexis Soto (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Julián Álvarez (River Plate).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Tomás Galván (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Walter Bou (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Tripicchio.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Defensa y Justicia 1, River Plate 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Defensa y Justicia 1, River Plate 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 2
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 5
61.6 Possession 38.4
17 SHOTS 10
7 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
559 Accurate Passes 306
658 Passes 411
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.3
75 Long Balls 72
48 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 2
16 Effective Tackles 13
23 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 18
13 Effective Clearances 23
13 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional

Venue: Norberto Tomaghello
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentine Copa LPF Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 River Plate 14 +16 27
2 Argentinos Juniors 14 +11 26
3 Barracas Central 14 +5 26
4 Vélez Sarsfield 14 +1 25
Full Table

Line-Ups

DYJ Defensa y Justicia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Ezequiel Unsain (GK)
28 Juan Rodríguez
2 Adonis Frias
13 Alexis Soto
14 Nicolas Tripichio
10 Walter Bou
5 Facundo Gutiérrez
15 Raúl Loaiza
9 Miguel Merentiel
11 Rodolfo Rotondi
29 Francisco Pizzini
Defensa y Justicia Substitutes:
Manuel Duarte, Hugo Fernández, Matias Rodriguez, Hugo Silva, Lucas Albertengo, Gabriel Hachen, Tomás Cardona, Gabriel Alanís, Marcos Peano, Braian Cuello, Agustín Fontana, Tomás Galván.

RIV River Plate (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Franco Armani (GK)
6 Héctor Martínez
17 Paulo Díaz
20 Milton Casco
2 Robert Rojas
24 Enzo Pérez
13 Enzo Fernández
11 Nicolás de la Cruz
31 Santiago Simón
9 Julián Álvarez
10 Juan Fernando Quintero
River Plate Substitutes:
Bruno Zuculini, Matías Suárez, Leandro González Pírez, Javier Pinola, Ezequiel Centuríon, Elias Gomez, Tomás Pochettino, Andrés, José Paradela, Agustín Palavecino, Jonathan Maidana, Emanuel Mammana.

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