BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors overcome Platense to win 2-1. O. Romero was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Boca Juniors to strike first with a goal of O. Romero at the 12′. Then O. Romero scored again for Boca Juniors in the 43′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, N. Morgantini reduced the distance for Platense (55′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Boca Juniors took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
R. Gonzalez received a red card (83′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Platense lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Alberto José Armando stadium in Buenos Aires. The referee was Yael Falcón Pérez with the collaboration of Miguel Savorani and Adrián Del Barba. The 4th official was Héctor Paletta. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 20 Total 7
- 8 On Target 1
- 12 Off Target 6
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 118 Attack 74
- 57 Dangerous attack 30
- 87 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 19
- 4 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Boca Juniors had a strong ball possession 56% while Platense was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Boca Juniors was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Boca Juniors won the match.
Boca Juniors shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Platense shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Boca Juniors received 4 yellow cards (A. Sandez, L. Advincula, S. Villa and C. Medina). Regarding the opposition, Platense received 5 yellow cards (J. P. Pignani, G. Suso, R. Gonzalez, C. Villalba and M. Ledesma).
Also, Platense didn’t end the match with 11 players after R. Gonzalez (Platense) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (83′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Boca Juniors will host Vélez Sarsfield on the 1st of October with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Boca Juniors (3 draws).
Platense will host Unión Santa Fe on the 13th of September with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia decided to play with the following team: Agustín Rossi , Luis Advíncula , Facundo Roncaglia , Carlos Zambrano , Agustín Sández , Pol Fernández , Alan Varela , Juan Ramírez , Óscar Romero , Luis Vázquez and Sebastián Villa .
The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Aranda, Frank Fabra, Cristian Medina , Exequiel Zeballos, Aaron Molinas , Nicolás Orsini , Marcelo Weigandt, Esteban Rolón, Javier García, Martín Payero , Luca Langoni and Jorge Figal .
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 5 changes: F. Roncaglia for J. Figal (69′), G. Fernandez for M. Payero (69′), L. Vazquez for N. Orsini (76′), J. Ramirez for A. Molinas (77′) and O. Romero for C. Medina (88′).
Best player: Óscar Romero
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Óscar Romero.
His rating is with 2 goals, 35 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 9 crosses.
Platense – Formation
Platense started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Omar De Felippe played with: Marcos Ledesma , Juan Pablo Pignani , Ramiro González , Gastón Suso , Nicolás Morgantini , Federico Gino , Carlos Villalba , Ayrton Costa , Horacio Tijanovich , Mauro Zárate and Vicente Taborda .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ignacio Schor , Haibrany Ruiz Diaz , Alexis Sabella, Jorge Benítez , Juan Infante, Juan Cruz Esquivel , Nicolás Delgadillo, Franco Baldassarra, Rodrigo Contreras, Alejandro Sánchez, Camargo and Mauro Bogado.
Substitutions
Platense made 4 changes: F. Gino for J. Benitez (46′), H. Tijanovich for J. Esquivel (64′), J. P. Pignani for I. Schor (71′) and M. Zarate for H. Ruiz Diaz (88′).
Best player: Nicolás Morgantini
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Platense was Nicolás Morgantini.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Boca Juniors – Platense – 2-1
- Newell’s Old Boys – Colón – 0-0
- Independiente – River Plate – 0-1
- Aldosivi – Huracán – 0-1
- San Lorenzo – Estudiantes – 0-0