AVELLANEDA. Independiente conquers Boca Juniors 1-0 after C. Benavidez scored just 1 goal (20′). Boca Juniors was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
C. Izquierdoz received a red card (82′). This red card was one of the reason why Boca Juniors lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Wednesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Echavarría with the help of Lucas Germanotta and Diego Verlotta. The 4th official was Yael Falcón Pérez. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.1 degrees Celsius or 77.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 6 Total 13
- 2 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 113 Attack 117
- 89 Dangerous attack 95
- 89 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 7
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Boca Juniors had a strong ball possession 66% while Independiente was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Boca Juniors was putting more pressure with 95 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Independiente was able to find the solution to win this match.
Independiente shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Boca Juniors shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Independiente received 4 yellow cards (A. Velasco, J. Insaurralde, A. Roa and C. Benavidez). On the opposite side, Boca Juniors received 5 yellow cards (, A. Varela, A. Sandez, A. E. Almendra and C. Medina).
Also, Boca Juniors didn’t finish the match with 11 players after C. Izquierdoz (Boca Juniors) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (82′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Independiente will have 34 points like Gimnasia La Plata to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Boca Juniors will stay with 36 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Independiente will play away against Banfield on the 1st of December with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Banfield (2 draws).
Boca Juniors will host Newell’s Old Boys on the 29th of November with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Boca Juniors (4 draws).
Independiente – Formation
Independiente
58'
68'
Independiente started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Julio César Falcioni decided to play with the following team: Sebastián Sosa , Fabricio Bustos , Sergio Barreto , Juan Manuel Insaurralde , Gastón Togni , Andrés Roa , Carlos Benavídez , Domingo Blanco , Lucas González , Alan Velasco and Silvio Romero .
The home team had on the bench: J. Ostachuk, Jonathan Herrera , T. Ortega, E. Muñoz, J. Laso, Juan Pacchini , R. Márquez, T. Pozzo, M. Álvarez, D. Sayago, Braian Martínez and M. Zurita.
Substitutions
Independiente made 3 changes: L. Gonzalez for J. Pacchini (68′), A. Velasco for B. Martinez (88′) and S. Romero for J. Herrera (88′).
Best player: Sebastián Sosa
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Independiente was the goalkeeper: Sebastián Sosa. His rating is 7.50. He performed 4 saves.
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
82'
Boca Juniors started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia played with: Agustin Rossi , Luis Advíncula , Lisandro López , Carlos Izquierdoz , Agustín Sández , Cristian Medina , Alan Varela , Agustín Almendra , Eduardo Salvio , Cristian Pavón and Norberto Briasco .
They had on the bench: D. González, Aaron Molinas, Edwin Cardona , Eros Mancuso, Javier García, Luis Vázquez , Sebastián Villa , Esteban Rolón, Frank Fabra , Juan Ramírez , Carlos Zambrano and Marcos Rojo.
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 5 changes: A. E. Almendra for E. Cardona (61′), C. Pavon for L. Vazquez (61′), N. Briasco for S. Villa (76′), A. Sandez for F. Fabra (77′) and E. Salvio for J. Ramirez (77′).
Best player: Juan Ramírez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Juan Ramírez.
His rating is with 9 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 77′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Arsenal de Sarandi – Unión Santa Fe – 0-1
- Independiente – Boca Juniors – 1-0
- Lanús – Platense – 3-3
- Colón – Rosario Central – 1-4
