ROSARIO. Boca Juniors beats Newell’s Old Boys 3-1. Boca Juniors got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from C. Medina (28′) and Luca Langoni (55′). Newell’s Old Boys tried to recover with a goal from Julián Fernández (88′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by Kevin Zenón for Boca Juniors.
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Facundo Tello Figueroa with the collaboration of Facundo Rodríguez and José Castelli. The 4th official was Monsón Brizuela. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.21 degrees Celsius or 70.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 4 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 124 Attack 111
- 83 Dangerous attack 60
- 105 Ball safe 130
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Boca Juniors had a superior ball possession 55% while Newell’s Old Boys was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Newell’s Old Boys was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Boca Juniors succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 17 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Boca Juniors shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 2 yellow cards (B. Aguirre and Ian Glavinovich ). Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors received 5 yellow cards (Pol Fernández , Norberto Briasco, E. Fernández, Cristian Lema and L. Brey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Newell’s Old Boys stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to go up in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Boca Juniors will has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to go up in the 6th place.
Next matches
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell\'s Old Boys
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88'
Newell’s Old Boys started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Mauricio Larriera Dibarboure decided to play with the following team: Ramiro Macagno , A. Méndez , Gustavo Velázquez , Ian Glavinovich , Ángelo Martino , Éver Banega , Julián Fernández , F. González , Esteban Fernández , Misael Omar Jaime and Ignacio Ramírez .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Hoyos, Lucas Baños, Augusto Schott, Guillermo May, Brian Calderara , B. Aguirre , Matko Miljevic , Ignacio Schor, Fabricio Tirado, Jerónimo Cacciabue , G. Chiaverano and Tomás Jacob.
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: Esteban Fernández for Jerónimo Cacciabue (46′), Misael Omar Jaime for G. Chiaverano (46′), F. González for B. Aguirre (64′), Éver Banega for Matko Miljevic (74′) and Ángelo Martino for Brian Calderara (78′).
Player of the match: Gustavo Velázquez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newell’s Old Boys was Gustavo Velázquez .
His rating is with 39 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 4.
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Diego Hernán Martínez played with: L. Brey , L. Advíncula , Cristian Lema , Marcos Rojo , Lautaro Blanco , C. Medina , Pol Fernández , E. Fernández , Kevin Zenón , Luca Langoni and Miguel Merentiel .
These were the players on the bench: Marcelo Saracchi , Nicolás Figal , Darío Benedetto, N. Valentini , Frank Fabra , Juan Ramírez, Norberto Briasco , Sebastián Díaz Robles, Aaron Anselmino, Vicente Taborda, Mauricio Benítez and Jabes Saralegui .
Boca Juniors could not rely on the presence of Marcelo Saracchi (injured) and Frank Fabra (injured).
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 5 changes: Lautaro Blanco for Marcelo Saracchi (69′), C. Medina for Frank Fabra (84′), Pol Fernández for Jabes Saralegui (74′), Marcos Rojo for N. Valentini (74′) and Luca Langoni for Norberto Briasco (75′).
Player of the match: Luca Langoni
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Luca Langoni.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Banfield – Independiente – 0-1
- Newell’s Old Boys – Boca Juniors – 1-3
- San Lorenzo – Defensa y Justicia – 0-2
- Estudiantes – Central Cordoba SdE – 5-0
