
River Plate vs Independiente, 2025 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura
· Argentine Liga Profesional de FútbolColidio's brace gives River Plate 2-0 victory over Independiente
Facundo Colidio netted twice to give River Plate a 2-0 win over Independiente in the Apertura tournament of the Argentine Primera Division on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Colidio.
- 3': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Kevin Lomónaco.
- 4': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Felipe Loyola (Independiente).
- 5': Attempt missed. Paulo Díaz (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 6': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
- 11': Attempt missed. Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lautaro Millán with a cross following a fast break.
- 12': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 16': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Diego Tarzia (Independiente).
- 17': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
- 18': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Sebastián Driussi.
- 22': Offside, River Plate. Marcos Acuña is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Marcos Acuña (River Plate).
- 22': Lautaro Millán (Independiente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt missed. Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Millán.
- 26': Attempt missed. Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Millán following a fast break.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Marcos Acuña (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
- 28': Attempt missed. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel with a cross.
- 28': Delay in match (River Plate).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Foul by Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate).
- 33': Rodrigo Rey (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, River Plate. Facundo Colidio is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt missed. Lautaro Millán (Independiente) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrián Spörle with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Sebastián Valdéz (Independiente).
- 37': Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Federico Vera (Independiente).
- 37': Manuel Lanzini (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Federico Vera (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt saved. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
- 38': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 39': Foul by Pablo Galdames (Independiente).
- 39': Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Hand ball by Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate).
- 44': Attempt saved. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Díaz.
- 45': Attempt saved. Felipe Loyola (Independiente) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Ávalos.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Offside, River Plate. Lucas Martínez Quarta is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Foul by Facundo Colidio (River Plate).
- 45'+2': Kevin Lomónaco (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, River Plate 0, Independiente 0.
- 45': Second Half begins River Plate 0, Independiente 0.
- 45': Substitution, River Plate. Milton Casco replaces Marcos Acuña.
- 45': Substitution, River Plate. Santiago Simón replaces Rodrigo Aliendro.
- 46': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Driussi (River Plate).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 47': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (River Plate).
- 47': Sebastián Valdéz (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Santiago Simón (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini with a through ball.
- 51': Goal! River Plate 1, Independiente 0. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel with a cross.
- 54': Attempt saved. Adrián Spörle (Independiente) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Iván Marcone.
- 54': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Franco Armani.
- 55': Substitution, River Plate. Matías Kranevitter replaces Enzo Pérez because of an injury.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Diego Tarzia.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Milton Casco.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Valdéz (Independiente) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Millán with a cross.
- 61': Substitution, Independiente. Luciano Cabral replaces Pablo Galdames.
- 61': Substitution, Independiente. Álvaro Angulo replaces Diego Tarzia.
- 62': Foul by Matías Kranevitter (River Plate).
- 62': Luciano Cabral (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Santiago Simón.
- 65': Foul by Iván Marcone (Independiente).
- 65': Santiago Simón (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Iván Marcone (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Simón (River Plate).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, River Plate. Fabricio Bustos replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
- 69': Felipe Loyola (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Matías Kranevitter (River Plate).
- 71': Substitution, Independiente. Santiago Montiel replaces Gabriel Ávalos.
- 71': Substitution, Independiente. Matías Giménez replaces Adrián Spörle.
- 71': Attempt missed. Santiago Montiel (Independiente) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luciano Cabral.
- 73': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (River Plate).
- 73': Sebastián Valdéz (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Delay in match (River Plate).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
- 76': Foul by Fabricio Bustos (River Plate).
- 76': Lautaro Millán (Independiente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Substitution, River Plate. Miguel Borja replaces Sebastián Driussi.
- 77': Offside, Independiente. Felipe Loyola is caught offside.
- 79': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
- 80': Attempt missed. Álvaro Angulo (Independiente) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
- 82': Matías Giménez (Independiente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt saved. Santiago Montiel (Independiente) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Foul by Santiago Simón (River Plate).
- 84': Luciano Cabral (Independiente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Substitution, Independiente. Federico Mancuello replaces Lautaro Millán.
- 86': Hand ball by Manuel Lanzini (River Plate).
- 88': Offside, River Plate. Fabricio Bustos is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Matías Giménez (Independiente).
- 89': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Miguel Borja (River Plate) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Goal! River Plate 2, Independiente 0. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milton Casco with a cross following a fast break.
- 90'+6': Federico Vera (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Independiente 0.
- 0': Match ends, River Plate 2, Independiente 0.
Statistics
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RIV![]() |
|
---|---|---|
7 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 4 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
47 | Possession | 53 |
10 | SHOTS | 14 |
3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
256 | Accurate Passes | 313 |
347 | Passes | 406 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
9 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
26 | Crosses | 16 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
61 | Long Balls | 51 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
18 | Tackles | 18 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
11 | Interceptions | 6 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
17 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine LPF Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Independiente | 11 | +12 | 24 |
2 | Rosario Central | 11 | +8 | 22 |
3 | River Plate | 11 | +5 | 20 |
4 | San Lorenzo | 11 | +3 | 19 |
Line-Ups
River Plate (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
17 | Paulo Díaz |
28 | Lucas Martínez Quarta ![]() |
21 | Marcos Acuña |
4 | Gonzalo Montiel |
11 | Facundo Colidio |
24 | Enzo Pérez |
10 | Manuel Lanzini |
34 | Giuliano Galoppo |
29 | Rodrigo Aliendro |
15 | Sebastián Driussi ![]() |
Independiente (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
33 | Rodrigo Rey (GK) |
36 | Sebastian Valdez |
26 | Kevin Lomónaco |
3 | Adrián Sporle |
4 | Federico Vera ![]() |
8 | Pablo Galdames |
23 | Iván Marcone ![]() |
5 | Felipe Loyola |
9 | Gabriel Ávalos |
27 | Diego Tarzia |
14 | Lautaro Millán |
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