BUENOS AIRES. Vélez Sarsfield prevails over Boca Juniors with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Mancuello (39′) and a goal from C. Tarragona (90′).
The match was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on Sunday and it started at 11:15 pm local time. The referee was Diego Abal who was helped by Diego Yamil Bonfá and Diego Verlotta. The 4th official was Nazareno Arasa. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 5 Total 3
- 2 On Target 0
- 3 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 131 Attack 121
- 72 Dangerous attack 61
- 95 Ball safe 108
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 0
Fouls
- 12 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was similar. Vélez Sarsfield was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Boca Juniors that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Vélez Sarsfield was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vélez Sarsfield won the match.
Vélez Sarsfield shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Vélez Sarsfield received 2 yellow cards (A. Bouzat and M. de los Santos). Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors received 1 yellow card (M. Rojo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Vélez Sarsfield will have 31 points like Lanús to stay in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors will stay with 30 points to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield will play away with Banfield on the 30th of October with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Banfield (2 draws).
Boca Juniors will host Gimnasia La Plata on the 30th of October with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Boca Juniors (2 draws).
Vélez Sarsfield – Formation
Vélez Sarsfield
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Vélez Sarsfield started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mauricio Pellegrino decided to play with the following team: Lucas Hoyos , Tomás Guidara , Matías de los Santos , Lautaro Gianetti , Francisco Ortega , Federico Mancuello , Gerónimo Poblete , Agustín Bouzat , Thiago Almada , Lucas Janson and Juan Martín Lucero .
The home team had on the bench: Cristian Tarragona , Luca Orellano , Leonardo Jara , Nicolás Garayalde, Enzo Martínez, Mateo Pellegrino, Carlos Lampe, Agustín Mulet , Ricardo Álvarez, Nazareno Romero, Ricardo Centurión and Miguel Brizuela.
Substitutions
Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: A. Bouzat for L. Orellano (70′), F. Mancuello for A. Mulet (79′), J. Lucero for C. Tarragona (79′), T. Almada for L. Jara (85′) and L. Janson for R. Centurion (86′).
Best player: Tomás Guidara
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vélez Sarsfield was Tomás Guidara even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13.
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia played with: Agustin Rossi , Marcelo Weigandt , Carlos Izquierdoz , Marcos Rojo , Frank Fabra , Rodrigo Montes , Jorman Campuzano , Agustín Almendra , Juan Ramírez , Cristian Pavón and Luis Vázquez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Exequiel Zeballos , Esteban Rolón, Carlos Zambrano, Agustín Lastra, Alan Varela, Agustín Sández, Diego González, Norberto Briasco , Lisandro López, Eros Mancuso , Cristian Medina and Aaron Molinas .
Boca Juniors could not rely on the presence of E. Mancuso (injured).
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 4 changes: M. Weigandt for E. Mancuso (33′), C. Pavon for N. Briasco (58′), J. Ramirez for A. Molinas (58′) and R. Montes for E. Zeballos (86′).
Best player: Marcos Rojo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Marcos Rojo.
His rating is with 103 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Godoy Cruz – Banfield – 2-1
- Colón – Estudiantes – 2-1
- Huracán – San Lorenzo – 2-1
- Vélez Sarsfield – Boca Juniors – 2-0
