BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors and Defensa y Justicia didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Boca Juniors was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estadio Alberto José Armando stadium in Buenos Aires on Saturday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Baliño with the help of Miguel Savorani and Iván Núñez. The 4th official was Lucas Comesaña. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 28.17 degrees Celsius or 82.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 20 Total 6
- 5 On Target 0
- 14 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 130 Attack 109
- 86 Dangerous attack 49
- 90 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Boca Juniors had a strong ball possession 57% while Defensa y Justicia was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Boca Juniors was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Boca Juniors to win the match.
Boca Juniors shot 20 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Defensa y Justicia shot 6 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Boca Juniors didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Defensa y Justicia received 2 yellow cards (Ezequiel Cannavo and Santiago Ramos Mingo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Boca Juniors has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to move down in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Defensa y Justicia will has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to move down in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Boca Juniors will host Central Cordoba SdE on the 14th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Boca Juniors (1 draw).
Defensa y Justicia will play away against Tigre on the 14th of February with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Defensa y Justicia (3 draws).
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
90'
Boca Juniors started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Diego Hernán Martínez decided to play with the following team: Sergio Romero , Lucas Blondel , Cristian Lema , Nicolás Figal , Lautaro Blanco , Luis Advíncula , Mauricio Benítez , Pol Fernández , Kevin Zenón , Miguel Merentiel and Darío Benedetto .
The home team had on the bench: Marcelo Saracchi, Ezequiel Bullaude , Lucas Janson, Javier García, Luca Langoni , Frank Fabra, Juan Ramírez, Norberto Briasco, Aaron Anselmino, Jabes Saralegui , Jorman Campuzano and Marcelo Weigandt.
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 4 changes: Lucas Blondel for Ezequiel Bullaude (71′), Darío Benedetto for Luca Langoni (61′), Pol Fernández for Norberto Briasco (90′) and Lautaro Blanco for Frank Fabra (90′).
Player of the match: Kevin Zenón
The most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Kevin Zenón.
His rating is with 33 passes (69% accurate) and 8 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 15. He performed 11 crosses.
Defensa y Justicia – Formation
Defensa y Justicia
83'
Defensa y Justicia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Julio César Vaccari played with: Cristopher Fiermarín , Ezequiel Cannavo , Emanuel Aguilera , Santiago Ramos Mingo , Alexis Soto , Nicolás Tripichio , Julián López , Luciano Herrera , Gabriel Alanís , Gastón Togni and Nicolás Fernández .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Lucas Escobar, Santiago Godoy , Rodrigo Bogarin, Aarón Molinas , Franco Romero , Elías Calderón , Darío Cáceres , Kevin López, Benjamín Schamine, Facundo Echevarría, U. Giménez and Fabio Elián Sosa Vivaldi.
Substitutions
Defensa y Justicia made 4 changes: Luciano Herrera for Franco Romero (71′), Gabriel Alanís for Aarón Molinas (61′), Nicolás Fernández for Darío Cáceres (85′) and Nicolás Tripichio for Santiago Godoy (85′).
Player of the match: Cristopher Fiermarín
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Defensa y Justicia was the goalkeeper: Cristopher Fiermarín. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Vélez Sarsfield – Gimnasia La Plata – 3-1
- Racing Club – San Lorenzo – 4-1
- Argentinos Juniors – Banfield – 4-2
- Boca Juniors – Defensa y Justicia – 0-0
