Rosario Central vs Independ. Rivadavia 5-0

Rosario Central beat Independ. Rivadavia 5-0 and did so with the penalty that Ángel Di María converted in the 11th minute, then a second-half burst after the visitors were reduced to 10 men. The margin kept growing after the break, with five different goals completing the rout.

Di María opened the scoring from the spot on 11 minutes for 1-0. He was booked on 25 minutes, while Gonzalo Rios of Independ. Rivadavia was shown yellow in the 12th minute. The visitors then lost Alex Arce after VAR confirmed the card upgrade in the 39th minute and he was sent off on 40 minutes. Leonard Costa was booked in first-half stoppage time. Rosario Central led 1-0 at the break.

Jaminton Campaz made it 2-0 in the 51st minute from Vicente Pizarro’s assist, and Di María struck again on 57 minutes, again set up by Pizarro, to make it 3-0. Independ. Rivadavia made two changes on 59 minutes, but Rosario Central were in control by then and extended the lead through Enzo Copetti on 69 minutes from G. Agustin Sandez’s pass. Rosario Central made two changes on 72 minutes, and Marco Ruben, who had come on in the 72nd minute, scored two minutes later to make it 5-0 from Ignacio Ovando’s assist. The home side also replaced Di María on 76 minutes. Independ. Rivadavia made two further changes on 72 minutes and another on 79 minutes.

Rosario Central had 61% of the ball, 485 passes and 22 shots to Independ. Rivadavia’s 39%, 314 passes and 6 shots. They also had 9 shots on target, 9 corners and 3.37 expected goals, compared with 3 shots on target, 5 corners and 0.41 xG for the visitors. Rosario Central committed 9 fouls to 15 and were caught offside once to two.

Bookings were 1 for Rosario Central and 3 for Independ. Rivadavia. Di María was booked in the 25th minute, Gonzalo Rios in the 12th, Jose Ignacio Florentin on 63 minutes and Leonard Costa in first-half stoppage time. Alex Arce was sent off on 40 minutes after the VAR check.