Platense

Match report

Platense and Coquimbo Unido drew 1:1 in a Copa Libertadores Round of 16 fixture on Tuesday night. The result leaves both sides level on ten points after six games, with Coquimbo holding the edge at the top of the group. It was a match where one team dominated and the other survived.

L. Gimenez gave Platense the lead in the thirty-fifth minute, and the home side pressed forward from there. Coquimbo responded with a penalty miss through G. Mainero in the eighty-third minute, a moment that changed the complexion of the game. By then the visitors had already seen their goalkeeper called into action seven times.

Platense controlled possession at fifty-two per cent and registered eight shots on target compared to Coquimbo's one. The hosts created three big chances against a single opportunity for the away side, yet the scoreline told a different story. And here's the thing: the statistics show dominance, but the result suggests Coquimbo found a way to stay in the game.

Five substitutions were made by each side in the second half, with Platense bringing on L. Pratto and F. Zapiola among others. Coquimbo introduced A. Camargo and L. Riveros as they searched for an equaliser. The match ended with G. Vadala's late goal in stoppage time, a moment that came after minutes of pressure.

Both teams now face a return leg that will decide who progresses. The table goes out of the window in these games, but a draw away from home is rarely a sign of weakness. Coquimbo return to first place on goal difference, with Platense remaining second.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 8 – 1

Shots off target 6 – 8

Expected goals 1.70 – 0.64

🟨 4' P. Rodriguez — Yellow card ⚽ 35' L. Gimenez — Goal 🟨 39' B. Gazzolo — Yellow card 🟨 39' B. Merlini — Yellow card ⇄ 61' P. Rodriguez — Substitution ⇄ 63' B. Merlini — Substitution ⇄ 68' A. Camargo — Substitution ⇄ 68' L. Pratto — Substitution ⇄ 75' F. Zapiola — Substitution ⇄ 75' L. Gimenez — Substitution ✗ 83' G. Mainero — Penalty missed ⇄ 84' L. Riveros — Substitution ⚽ 90+5' G. Vadala — Goal

Match events

4' 0:0 Coquimbo Unido Yellow card P. Rodriguez
35' 1:0 Platense Goal L. Gimenez assist: J. Saborido
39' 1:0 Coquimbo Unido Yellow card B. Gazzolo
39' 1:0 Platense Yellow card B. Merlini
61' 1:0 Coquimbo Unido Substitution P. Rodriguez off: G. Vadala
63' 1:0 Platense Substitution B. Merlini off: J. Gauto
68' 1:0 Coquimbo Unido Substitution A. Camargo off: S. Cordero
68' 1:0 Coquimbo Unido Substitution L. Pratto off: F. Pons
75' 1:0 Platense Substitution F. Zapiola off: N. Lopez
75' 1:0 Platense Substitution L. Gimenez off: H. Bobadilla
83' 1:0 Platense Penalty missed G. Mainero assist: G. Mainero
84' 1:0 Coquimbo Unido Substitution L. Riveros off: B. Chandia
90+5' 1:1 Coquimbo Unido Goal G. Vadala assist: C. Zavala

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

8 Shots on target 1

6 Shots off target 8

1.70 Expected goals 0.64

3 Big chances 1

114 Attacks 92

7 Corners 10

6 Fouls 11

10 Free kicks 5

0 Offsides 5

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 7

24 Throw-ins 26

All statistics

24/4949% Aerial duels 25/4951%

36 Backward passes 37

2 Blocked shots 2

38 Clearances 38

10/2148% Crosses 9/2832%

7/1839% Dribbles 8/1457%

1 Expected assists 0.57

111 Failed passes 102

0 Goalkeeper saves 7

11 Interceptions 14

13 Key passes 9

26/6739% Long passes 30/6248%

84 Passes into the final third 39

254 Passes in the opposition half 200

129 Passes in own half 147

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.09

4 Shots from outside the box 3

12 Shots inside the box 8

8/1650% Tackles 16/2759%

362 Total passes 319

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
30	Juan Cozzani	30
3	Tomás Ariel Silva	3
13	Ignacio José Luis Vázquez	13
25	Juan Ignacio Saborido	25
31	Víctor Leandro Cuesta	31
7	Guido Mainero	7
10	Franco Zapiola Yamartino	10
18	Bautista Merlini	18
24	Martín Barrios do Santos	24
26	Pablo Ferreira	26
20	Luciano Giménez Alanda	20

Substitutes
#	Player	number
22	Nicolás Sebastián Sumavil	22
4	Álvaro Agustín Lagos	4
32	Santiago Quiros	32
34	Mateo Mendieta	34
17	Felipe Bussio	17
23	Leonardo Matías Heredia	23
27	Santiago Dalmasso	27
11	Nicolás Federico López Alonso	11
16	Gastón Alberto Togni	16
19	Héctor Bobadilla	19
33	Juan Carlos Gauto	33
43	Nicolás Retamar	43

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Coquimbo Unido

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	Diego Sánchez	13
2	Benjamín Gazzolo	2
4	Elvis Hernández Huenten	4
16	Juan Francisco Cornejo Palma	16
17	Francisco Salinas	17
7	Sebastián Paolo Galani Villega	7
8	Alejandro Maximiliano Camargo Osses	8
15	Cristián Alexander Zavala Briones	15
18	P. Rodriguez	18
27	Luis Enrique Riveros Valenzuela	27
12	Lucas Pratto	12

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Gonzalo Flores	1
21	Cristobal Dorador	21
19	Joshua Arancibia	19
26	Lukas Gustavo Soza Rodríguez	26
28	Sebastian Cabrera	28
10	Guido Nahuel Vadalá	10
14	Salvador Cordero	14
23	Matias Sepeda	23
11	Alejandro Esteban Azócar Machuca	11
20	Martin Mundaka	20
29	Facundo Pons	29
30	Benjamín Chandía	30