River Plate vs Unión

Liga Profesional Argentina - 1st Phase 1 Apr 2023, 00:30
River Plate
River Plate
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Unión
Unión
🏟 Estadio Mâs Monumental (Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires) 👤 F. Echenique Round 9

Match report

River Plate edged past Unión 1-0 in the Liga Profesional Argentina - 1st Phase on 1 April 2023.

Unión failed to register a single shot on target, while River Plate dominated possession with 68% of the ball.

River Plate had 20 shots to Unión's 3.

I. Machuca was sent off in the 66th minute.

The match was played at Estadio Mâs Monumental (Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires), with F. Echenique in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 20 - 3 On target 7 - 0 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 17 - 17 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Nacho Fernández
River Plate · 1 goal
8 Leandro González Pírez 72 passes (88% accurate)
8 Lucas Esquivel captained the side
7 Franco Armani captained the side
7 Milton Casco captained the side
First half vs second half
River Plate stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–1 12–2
Shots On Goal 2–0 5–0
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 0–3 3–0
Match statistics
20 Shots Total 3
7 Shots On Goal 0
5 Shots Off Goal 1
8 Shots Blocked 2
12 Shots Inside Box 1
8 Shots Outside Box 2
17 Fouls 17
3 Corners 3
3 Offsides 0
68% Ball Possession 32%
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Saves 5
641 Passes Total 293
547 Passes Accurate 190
Line-ups 4-3-2-1  vs  4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
River Plate · 4-3-2-1
1 F. Armani
20 M. Casco 14 L. Pírez 17 P. Díaz 13 E. Díaz
29 R. Aliendro 24 E. Pérez 11 N. Cruz
26 J. Paradela 10 N. Fernández
18 L. Beltrán
Unión · 4-4-1-1
25 S. Moyano
16 F. Vera 2 F. Calderón 3 C. Corvalán 37 L. Esquivel
34 K. Zenón 6 Y. Gordillo 22 L. Aued 39 I. Machuca
10 E. Cañete
9 J. Marabel
River Plate
Coach
M. Demichelis
Substitutes
  • 33 Ezequiel Centurión
  • 2 Robert Rojas
  • 15 Marcelo Herrera
  • 23 Emanuel Mammana
  • 4 Jonathan Maidana
  • 35 Franco Alfonso
  • 8 Agustín Palavecino
  • 21 Esequiel Barco
  • 36 Pablo Solari
  • 7 Matías Suárez
  • 9 Miguel Borja
  • 25 Salomón Rondón
Unión
Coach
G. Munúa
Substitutes
  • 77 Santiago Mele
  • 26 Juan Pablo Luduena
  • 14 Francisco Gerometta
  • 13 Mateo Franzotti
  • 5 Oscar Piris
  • 8 Enzo Roldán
  • 29 Daniel Juárez
  • 17 Joaquín Mosqueira
  • 19 Tomás Gonzalez
  • 11 Bryan Castrillón
  • 99 Thiago Vecino
  • 30 Jeronimo Domina
Substitutions
  • 53' ↑ A. Palavecino ↓ N. de la Cruz River Plate
  • 57' ↑ D. Juárez ↓ K. Zenón Unión
  • 71' ↑ M. Borja ↓ J. Paradela River Plate
  • 74' ↑ T. Vecino ↓ J. Marabel Unión
  • 75' ↑ E. Roldán ↓ L. Aued Unión
  • 75' ↑ F. Gerometta ↓ F. Vera Unión
  • 85' ↑ E. Barco ↓ L. Beltrán River Plate
  • 85' ↑ M. Herrera ↓ M. Casco River Plate
  • 85' ↑ S. Rondón ↓ I. Fernández River Plate
  • 85' ↑ J. Domina ↓ Y. Gordillo Unión
Cards
  • 66' I. Machuca Unión
  • 36' P. Diaz River Plate
  • 61' F. Vera Unión
  • 67' E. H. Diaz River Plate
Head-to-head
River Plate 5 0 draws 1 Unión
2025-08-29 Unión vs River 0 - 1
2023-04-01 River Plate vs Unión 1 - 0
2022-06-19 Unión vs River Plate 1 - 5
2022-02-12 Unión vs River Plate 1 - 0
2021-07-25 River Plate vs Unión 4 - 0
2020-02-10 Unión vs River Plate 1 - 2
Recent form
River Plate D D D D D
Unión D D L L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in River Plate vs Unión?
River Plate won 1-0 against Unión on 1 April 2023.
Who won River Plate vs Unión?
River Plate won the match 1-0.
Where was River Plate vs Unión played?
The match was played at Estadio Mâs Monumental (Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires).
Who had more possession in River Plate vs Unión?
River Plate had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.