CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors overcomes Lanús 4-2. Boca Juniors took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando stadium in Ciudad de Buenos Aires on Saturday and it started at 11:15 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Echavarría with the assistance of Miguel Savorani and José Castelli. The 4th official was Jorge Baliño.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 16 Total 4
- 8 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 130 Attack 76
- 112 Dangerous attack 67
- 101 Ball safe 75
- 1 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Boca Juniors was in firm control of the ball 57% while Lanús was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Boca Juniors was more aggressive with 112 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Boca Juniors won the match.
Boca Juniors shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Lanús shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Boca Juniors received 2 yellow cards (J. Campuzano and L. Vazquez). On the other side, Lanús received 2 yellow cards (I. Malcorra and T. Belmonte).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Boca Juniors will have 21 points like Argentinos Juniors, Godoy Cruz and Defensa y Justicia to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Lanús will stay with 26 points like Estudiantes to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Boca Juniors will play away against Huracán on the 16th of October with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Boca Juniors (4 draws).
Lanús will host Banfield on the 16th of October with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Banfield (2 draws).
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia decided to play with the following team: Agustin Rossi
, Marcelo Weigandt , Lisandro López , Carlos Izquierdoz , Frank Fabra , Rodrigo Montes , Jorman Campuzano , Agustín Almendra , Edwin Cardona , Cristian Pavón and Nicolás Orsini .The home team had on the bench: Diego González, Cristian Medina
, Aaron Molinas , Esteban Rolón , Alan Varela, Norberto Briasco, Luis Vázquez , Exequiel Zeballos, E. Mancuso, R. Giampaoli, A. Sández and A. Lastra.Boca Juniors could not rely on the presence of L. Vazquez (injured).
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 4 changes: N. Orsini for L. Vazquez (36′), E. Cardona for A. Molinas (46′), A. E. Almendra for C. Medina (63′) and R. Montes for E. Rolon (86′).
Best player: Edwin Cardona
The player that probably impressed the most for Boca Juniors was Edwin Cardona even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 25 passes (92% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.Lanús – Formation
Lanús started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Luis Francisco Zubeldía played with: N. Morgantini, J. López, M. Esquivel, Lautaro Morales
, Guillermo Burdisso , Diego Braghieri , Alexandro Bernabé , Ángel González , Tomás Belmonte , Victor Malcorra and José Sand .They had on the bench: Lucas Acosta, Julián Aude, Leonel Di Plácido, Nicolás Thaller, Pedro de la Vega
, Franco Orozco, Facundo Pérez , Agustín Rodríguez , B. Aguirre, M. Pérez and D. González.Substitutions
Lanús made 5 changes: T. Belmonte for B. Aguirre (65′), A. Gonzalez for P. de La Vega (65′), M. Esquivel for F. Perez (73′), I. Malcorra for J. Rodriguez (75′) and A. Bernabei for D. Gonzalez (75′).
Best player: Agustín Rodríguez
The player that probably impressed the most for Lanús was Agustín Rodríguez.
His rating is
with 8 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 75′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Newell’s Old Boys – Vélez Sarsfield – 1-2
- Argentinos Juniors – Defensa y Justicia – 0-2
- Sarmiento – Aldosivi – 3-0
- Patronato – Racing Club – 1-2
- Banfield – River Plate – 0-1
- Boca Juniors – Lanús – 4-2