SAN FERNANDO. Boca Juniors prevails over Tigre with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Merentiel (18′) and a goal from D. Benedetto (23′).
The match was played at the Estadio José Dellagiovanna stadium in San Fernando on Monday and it started at 11:45 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Echenique with the assistance of Maximiliano Del Yesso and Lucas Germanotta. The 4th official was Mariano Seco. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.06 degrees Celsius or 62.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 14 Total 10
- 3 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 114 Attack 115
- 67 Dangerous attack 72
- 55 Ball safe 60
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Tigre was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Boca Juniors that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Boca Juniors was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Boca Juniors won the encounter.
Tigre shot 14 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Boca Juniors shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Tigre received 3 yellow cards (Ezequiel Forclaz, Gonzalo Maroni and Facundo Giacopuzzi). Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors received 3 yellow cards (Pol Fernández, Nicolás Figal and Cristian Lema).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Tigre stays with 0 points to occupy the 26th place in the standings. On the other side, Boca Juniors has 0 points (6th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Tigre will play away against Unión Santa Fe on the 18th of November with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Tigre (3 draws).
Boca Juniors will host Defensa y Justicia on the 10th of February with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Boca Juniors (2 draws).
Tigre – Formation
Tigre
46'
37'
Tigre started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Néstor Raúl Gorosito decided to play with the following team: Matías Tagliamonte , Martín Ortega , Facundo Giacopuzzi , Gian Nardelli , Augusto Aguirre , Juan Sánchez Miño , Blas Armoa , Agustín Cardozo , Brahian Alemán , Walter Rodríguez and Nicolás Contin .
The home team had on the bench: Juan Cruz Esquivel , Gonzalo Maroni , Ezequiel Forclaz , Felipe Zenobio, Matías Espíndola, Tomás Galván, Sebastián Medina, Flabian Londoño , Martín Garay , Pablo Adorno, Nahuel Génez and Tomás Fernández.
Substitutions
Tigre made 5 changes: Nicolás Contin for Flabian Londoño (46′), Walter Rodríguez for Juan Cruz Esquivel (46′), Martín Ortega for Gonzalo Maroni (46′), Blas Armoa for Ezequiel Forclaz (67′) and Facundo Giacopuzzi for Martín Garay (75′).
Player of the match: Ezequiel Forclaz
The most impressive player for Tigre was Ezequiel Forclaz.
His rating is with 10 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4.
His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 67′.
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
23'
Boca Juniors started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Diego Hernán Martínez played with: Sergio Romero , Lucas Blondel , Cristian Lema , Nicolás Figal , Lautaro Blanco , Luis Advíncula , Mauricio Benítez , Mauricio Benítez, Pol Fernández , Kevin Zenón and Darío Benedetto , Miguel Merentiel .
These were the players on the bench: Marcelo Saracchi, Ezequiel Bullaude , Lucas Janson , Javier García, Luca Langoni , Frank Fabra, Juan Ramírez, Norberto Briasco , Lautaro Di Lollo, Jabes Saralegui , Jorman Campuzano and Marcelo Weigandt.
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 4 changes: Darío Benedetto for Ezequiel Bullaude (60′), Lucas Blondel for Luca Langoni (82′), Miguel Merentiel for Norberto Briasco (87′) and Kevin Zenón for Lucas Janson (87′).
Player of the match: Miguel Merentiel
The player that probably impressed the most for Boca Juniors was Miguel Merentiel.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Newell’s Old Boys – Belgrano – 1-0
- Godoy Cruz – Lanús – 1-0
- San Lorenzo – Unión Santa Fe – 0-0
- Tigre – Boca Juniors – 0-2
