BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors topped Vélez Sarsfield to win 2-1. A goal from N. Figal was decisive in the 87min. It was Boca Juniors to strike first with a goal of Luca Langoni at the 32′. Then it was a penalty in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nicolás Figal gave the win to Boca Juniors in the 87′ minute with a goal. Vélez Sarsfield was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

Boca Juniors remained with 10 players after Ezequiel Fernández received a red card in the 68′. Still, Boca Juniors still managed to win this match competing only in players​.

The match was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Yael Falcón Pérez with the collaboration of Ezequiel Brailovsky and Pablo Gualtieri. The 4th official was Juan Pafundi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.9 degrees Celsius or 76.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Vélez Sarsfield had a superior ball possession 66% while Boca Juniors was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vélez Sarsfield was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Boca Juniors found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Vélez Sarsfield shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Vélez Sarsfield received 3 yellow cards (J. Florentín, Diego Godín and Lautaro Giannetti). On the other side, Boca Juniors received 5 yellow cards (Agustín Sández, M. Payero, F. Fabra, Luis Advíncula  and Miguel Merentiel).

Also, Boca Juniors didn’t end the match with 11 players after Ezequiel Fernández (Boca Juniors) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (68′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Vélez Sarsfield will stay with 0 points like TBC to go up in the 28th place. Talking about the opposition, Boca Juniors will have 0 points like TBC to move down in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield will host Unión Santa Fe on the 22nd of July with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (0 draws).

Boca Juniors will play away agasint Unión Santa Fe on the 1st of July with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Boca Juniors (1 draw).

Vélez Sarsfield – Formation

Vélez Sarsfield started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco decided to play with the following team: Leonardo Burián (6.3), Tomás Guidara (5.9), Lautaro Gianetti (7.1), Diego Godín (6.8), Francisco Ortega (6.7), Elías Cabrera (7.2), Ignacio Méndez (7.1), José Florentín (6.2), Santiago Castro (6.7), Abiel Osorio (6.3) and Lucas Janson (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Gastón Gómez, Patricio Pernicone, Leonardo Jara, Diego Gómez, Miguel Brizuela, Christian Ordoñez, Julián Fernández (6.2), Mateo Seoane (6.2), Walter Bou, Lenny Lobato, Lucas Pratto (6.8) and Gianluca Prestianni (6.8).

Vélez Sarsfield could not rely on the presence of Julián Fernández (injured).

Substitutions

Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: J. Florentín for Mateo Seoane (46′), Lucas Janson for Julián Fernández (72′), Juan Ignacio Méndez for Gianluca Prestianni Gross (84′), Abiel Osorio for Lucas Pratto (84′) and Tomás Guidara for Leonardo Jara (90′).

Best player: Elías Cabrera​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vélez Sarsfield was Elías Cabrera.

His rating is (7.2) with 38 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 7 crosses.

Boca Juniors – Formation

Boca Juniors started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Hugo Benjamin Ibarra played with: Sergio Romero (7.1), Luis Advíncula (7.3), Facundo Roncaglia (6.6), Jorge Figal (7.6), Agustín Sández (6.4), Martín Payero (6.7), Pol Fernández (6.1), Ezequiel Fernández (6.2), Óscar Romero (6.8), Miguel Merentiel (7.7) and Luca Langoni (7.3).

They had on the bench: Javier García, Gabriel Aranda, Frank Fabra (6.2), Nicolás Valentini, Marcelo Weigandt, Cristian Medina (7.0), Alan Varela (6.4), Esteban Rolón, Juan Ramírez (6.8), Darío Benedetto, Sebastián Villa (6.7) and Norberto Briasco.

Substitutions

Boca Juniors made 5 changes: Agustín Sández for Frank Fabra (46′), M. Payero for Sebastián Villa (59′), Luca Langoni for Cristian Medina (75′), Óscar Romero for Juan Ramirez (82′) and Pol Fernández  for Alan Varela (82′).

Best player: Miguel Merentiel​

The most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Miguel Merentiel even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 11 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Superliga.​

• River Plate – Arsenal de Sarandi – 1-2
• Vélez Sarsfield – Boca Juniors – 1-2
• Defensa y Justicia – Atlético Tucumán – 3-0
• Colón – Huracán – 1-1