SAN NICOLáS DE LOS ARROYOS. Sarmiento defeats Boca Juniors 1-0 after G. Díaz scored just 1 goal (23′). Boca Juniors was truly better in terms of ball possession (74%).
Darío Benedetto didn’t score a decisive penalty (88′). That would have allowed Boca Juniors to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Regatas San Nicolás stadium in San Nicolás de Los Arroyos on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Silvio Trucco with the support of Facundo Rodríguez and Damián Espinoza. The 4th official was Brian Ferreyra. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.76 degrees Celsius or 60.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 4 Total 8
- 3 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 87 Attack 144
- 35 Dangerous attack 73
- 65 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 1
- 1 Corners 7
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Boca Juniors had a superior ball possession 74% while Sarmiento was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Boca Juniors was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Sarmiento found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Sarmiento shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Boca Juniors shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sarmiento received 3 yellow cards (Diego Calcaterra, Emanuel Hernández and Juan Manuel Insaurralde). Talking about the opposition, Boca Juniors received 1 yellow card (Diego González).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sarmiento has 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Boca Juniors stays with 3 points (14th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Sarmiento will play away with Unión Santa Fe on the 7th of October with a 3-3 head to head stats.
Boca Juniors will host Unión Santa Fe on the 17th of October with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Boca Juniors (2 draws).
Sarmiento – Formation
Sarmiento started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Kittachai Wongsim decided to play with the following team: José Devecchi , Gonzalo Bettini , Emanuel Hernández , Juan Manuel Insaurralde , Gabriel Díaz , Franco Paredes , Diego Calcaterra , Guido Mainero , Sergio Quiroga , Alan Marinelli and Lisandro López .
The home team had on the bench: Yamil Garnier, Fernando Martínez, Franco Sbuttoni, Lucas Melano, Jean Rosso , Agustín Fontana , Maico Quiroz , Fernando Monetti, Joaquín Gho, Manuel García , Manuel Mónaco and Nahuel Gallardo .
Sarmiento could not rely on the presence of Agustín Fontana (injured) and Manuel García (injured).
Substitutions
Sarmiento made 5 changes: Alan Marinelli for Nahuel Gallardo (83′), Lisandro López for Agustín Fontana (57′), Franco Paredes for Manuel García (61′), Sergio Quiroga for Maico Quiroz (61′) and Guido Mainero for Jean Rosso (83′).
Best player: José Devecchi
The most impressive player for Sarmiento was the goalkeeper: José Devecchi. His rating is 8.16. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 3 saves.
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jorge Francisco Almirón Quintana played with: Javier García , Lucas Blondel , Bruno Valdez , Facundo Roncaglia , Marcelo Saracchi , Diego González , Jorman Campuzano , Juan Ramírez , Exequiel Zeballos , Darío Benedetto and Lucas Janson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ezequiel Bullaude, Leandro Brey, Esteban Rolón , Nicolás Valentini, Miguel Merentiel , Norberto Briasco Balekian , Nahuel Génez, Aaron Anselmino, Vicente Taborda , Lautaro Di Lollo, Jabes Saralegui and Marcelo Weigandt.
Boca Juniors could not rely on the presence of Norberto Briasco Balekian (injured) and Nicolás Valentini (injured).
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 5 changes: Jorman Campuzano for Vicente Taborda (46′), Diego González for Esteban Rolón (46′), Juan Ramírez for Miguel Merentiel (69′), Lucas Janson for Norberto Briasco Balekian (69′) and Norberto Briasco Balekian for Nicolás Valentini (90′).
Best player: Facundo Roncaglia
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Facundo Roncaglia.
His rating is with 94 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Godoy Cruz – Central Cordoba SdE – 1-0
- Sarmiento – Boca Juniors – 1-0
- Platense – Defensa y Justicia – 0-0
- Tigre – Racing Club – 1-2
- Independiente – Vélez Sarsfield – 2-1