CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES. Gimnasia La Plata tops Boca Juniors 1-0 after L. M. scored a penalty (17′). Boca Juniors was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (77%).
Gimnasia La Plata remained in 9 people redcard N. Gorosito (63′ for a red card) and B. Aleman (67′ for a double yellow card) were sent off.
The match was played at the Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando stadium in Ciudad de Buenos Aires on Saturday and it started at 11:15 pm local time. The referee was Ariel Penel with the help of Miguel Savorani and José Castelli. The 4th official was Ariel Suárez.
Match Statistics
- ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
- 19 Total 6
- 6 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 138 Attack 66
- 82 Dangerous attack 5
- 93 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 1
- 14 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Boca Juniors was in firm control of the ball 77% while Gimnasia La Plata was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Boca Juniors was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Gimnasia La Plata was able to find the solution to win this match.
Boca Juniors shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Gimnasia La Plata shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Boca Juniors received 1 yellow card (C. Pavon). Regarding the opposition, Gimnasia La Plata received 4 yellow cards (L. Morales, E. Cecchini, E. Cecchini and B. Aleman).
Also, Gimnasia La Plata didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after B. Aleman (Gimnasia La Plata) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (67′).
N. Gorosito (Gimnasia La Plata) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (63′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Boca Juniors will stay with 30 points to stay in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Gimnasia La Plata will have 28 points like Independiente and Huracán to move down in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Boca Juniors will play away with Aldosivi on the 9th of November with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Boca Juniors (1 draw).
Gimnasia La Plata will host Banfield on the 7th of November with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Banfield (1 draw).
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
75'
64'
Boca Juniors started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia decided to play with the following team: Agustin Rossi , Luis Advíncula , Carlos Zambrano , Carlos Izquierdoz , Frank Fabra , Cristian Medina , Esteban Rolón , Agustín Almendra , Aaron Molinas , Norberto Briasco and Luis Vázquez .
The home team had on the bench: Edwin Cardona , Cristian Pavón , Lisandro López, Diego González, Alan Varela, Rodrigo Montes, Eros Mancuso, Javier García, Agustín Sández, Exequiel Zeballos , Vicente Taborda and Gabriel Vega .
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 5 changes: C. Medina for G. Vega (24′), A. E. Almendra for E. Cardona (66′), N. Briasco for E. Zeballos (66′), F. Fabra for V. Taborda (75′) and C. Medina for G. Vega (84′).
Best player: Cristian Pavón
The player that probably impressed the most for Boca Juniors was Cristian Pavón.
His rating is with 19 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 14 crosses.
Gimnasia La Plata – Formation
Gimnasia La Plata
67'
17'
Gimnasia La Plata started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Regarding the opposition, Néstor Raúl Gorosito played with: Rodrigo Rey , Francisco Gerometta , Leonardo Morales , Maximiliano Coronel , Germán Guiffrey , Brahian Alemán , Carlos Insaurralde , Emanuel Cecchini , Johan Carbonero , Luis Miguel Rodríguez and Rodrigo Holgado .
These were the players on the bench: Nicolás Colazo, Nery Leyes, Erik Ramírez, Franco Torres , Tomás Durso, Matías Miranda, Estanislao Jara, Harrinson Mancilla , Sebastián Cocimano, Lucas Licht , Matías Pérez García and Guillermo Fratta .
Gimnasia La Plata could not rely on the presence of G. Fratta (injured).
Substitutions
Gimnasia La Plata made 4 changes: M. Coronel for G. Fratta (37′), R. Holgado for H. Mancilla (73′), M. Insaurralde for F. Torres (71′) and M. Insaurralde for F. Torres (76′).
Best player: Rodrigo Rey
The player that probably impressed the most for Gimnasia La Plata was the goalkeeper: Rodrigo Rey. His rating is 8.00. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Platense – Atlético Tucumán – 4-1
- Argentinos Juniors – Lanús – 0-1
- Talleres Córdoba – Huracán – 1-0
- Banfield – Vélez Sarsfield – 2-1
- Boca Juniors – Gimnasia La Plata – 0-1
- Arsenal de Sarandi – Sarmiento – 1-0
