CAPITAL FEDERAL. Boca Juniors snatched a late win Argentinos Juniors 1-0 after M. Merentiel scored just 1 goal (89′).
The match was played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Capital Federal on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Echenique with the collaboration of Lucas Germanotta and Gerardo Lencina. The 4th official was Gastón Iglesias.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 20 Total 5
- 1 On Target 3
- 20 Off Target 2
- 8 Shots blocked 0
- 126 Attack 79
- 59 Dangerous attack 25
- 109 Ball safe 111
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Argentinos Juniors was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Boca Juniors that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Argentinos Juniors was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Boca Juniors was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Argentinos Juniors shot 20 times, 1 on target, 20 off target. On the other side, Boca Juniors shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Argentinos Juniors received 2 yellow cards (Marco Di Cesare and Lucas Villalba). Talking about the opposition, Boca Juniors received 2 yellow cards (Juan Ramírez and Darío Benedetto ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Argentinos Juniors will stay with 0 points like TBC to drop in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors will have 0 points like TBC to lose in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Argentinos Juniors will play away with Talleres Córdoba on the 27th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Talleres Córdoba (0 draws).
Boca Juniors will play away agasint Unión Santa Fe on the 1st of July with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Boca Juniors (1 draw).
Argentinos Juniors – Formation
Argentinos Juniors
86'
78'
Argentinos Juniors started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gabriel Alejandro Milito decided to play with the following team: Alexis Martín Arias , Kevin Mac Allister , Marco Di Cesare , Lucas Villalba , Javier Cabrera , Álan Rodríguez , Franco Moyano , Santiago Montiel , Gastón Verón , Francisco González Metilli and Gabriel Ávalos .
The home team had on the bench: José María Herrera, Fabricio Domínguez , Thiago Thomas Nuss, Pablo Minissale, Leonardo Heredia , Leonel Hernán González, Matías Gabriel Vera, Federico Vicente Lanzillota, Luciano Sánchez , Rodrigo Cabral and Juan José Cardozo.
Substitutions
Argentinos Juniors made 4 changes: Gabriel Ávalos for Leonardo Heredia (27′), Francisco González Metilli for Fabricio Domínguez Huertas (72′), Javier Cabrera for Luciano Sánchez (78′) and Gastón Verón for Rodrigo Cabral (78′).
Best player: Lucas Villalba
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Argentinos Juniors was Lucas Villalba.
His rating is with 83 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
89'
Boca Juniors started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jorge Francisco Almirón Quintana played with: Sergio Romero , Marcelo Weigandt , Facundo Roncaglia , Jorge Figal , Frank Fabra , Martín Payero , Pol Fernández , Juan Ramírez , Luis Advíncula , Darío Benedetto and Sebastián Villa .
These were the players on the bench: Esteban Rolón, Javier Hernán García, Miguel Merentiel , Alan Varela , Luis Vásquez, Óscar David Romero Villamayor, Diego Hernán González, Nicolás Valentini, Cristian Medina , Agustín Sández, Bruno Amílcar Valdez and Norberto Briasco .
Boca Juniors could not rely on the presence of Miguel Merentiel (injured).
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 5 changes: Juan Ramírez for Alan Varela (46′), Martín Payero for Cristian Medina (64′), Darío Benedetto for Miguel Merentiel (64′), Sebastián Villa for Norberto Briasco Balekian (75′) and Luis Advíncula for Nicolás Valentini (90′).
Best player: Facundo Roncaglia
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Facundo Roncaglia even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
