FLORENCIO VARELA. Boca Juniors snatched a late win Defensa y Justicia 1-0 after L. Vazquez scored just 1 goal (90′).
The match was played at the Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello stadium in Florencio Varela on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Silvio Trucco with the collaboration of Iván Núñez and Hugo Páez. The 4th official was Américo Monsalvo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 2 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 87
- 52 Dangerous attack 32
- 67 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 6 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Defensa y Justicia was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Boca Juniors that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Defensa y Justicia had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Boca Juniors succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Defensa y Justicia shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Boca Juniors shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Defensa y Justicia received 1 yellow card (E. Unsain). On the other side, Boca Juniors received 2 yellow cards (A. Sandez and J. Figal).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Defensa y Justicia will stay with 15 points like San Lorenzo, Lanús and Central Cordoba SdE to go up in the 23rd place. Talking about the opposition, Boca Juniors will have 23 points like Newell’s Old Boys to climb in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Defensa y Justicia will play away with Talleres Córdoba on the 10th of September with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Defensa y Justicia (1 draw).
Boca Juniors will host Vélez Sarsfield on the 1st of October with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Boca Juniors (3 draws).
Defensa y Justicia – Formation
Defensa y Justicia
80'
77'
Defensa y Justicia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Sebastián Beccacece decided to play with the following team: Ezequiel Unsaín , Nicolás Tripichio , Adonis Frías , Nazareno Colombo , Lucas Souto , Kevin Gutiérrez , Christian Ortíz , Tomás Galván , Manuel Duarte , Gastón Togni and Andy Rios .
The home team had on the bench: Fabricio Domínguez , Tomás Escalante, Lucas Albertengo , Nicolás Fernández , Lautaro Amade, Tomas Sives, Francisco Marco, Julián López, Agustín Fontana, Federico Versaci, Nicolás Zalazar and Alexis Soto .
Substitutions
Defensa y Justicia made 5 changes: T. Galvan for L. Albertengo (57′), C. Ortiz for F. Dominguez (57′), L. Souto for A. Soto (77′), A. Rios for N. Fernandez (77′) and G. Togni for T. Sives (88′).
Best player: Kevin Gutiérrez
The player that probably impressed the most for Defensa y Justicia was Kevin Gutiérrez.
His rating is with 57 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
90'
Boca Juniors started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia played with: Agustín Rossi , Luis Advíncula , Facundo Roncaglia , Jorge Figal , Agustín Sández , Pol Fernández , Alan Varela , Juan Ramírez , Cristian Medina , Luis Vázquez and Sebastián Villa .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Luca Langoni, Norberto Briasco, Gabriel Aranda, Marcelo Weigandt, Brandon Cortés , Esteban Rolón, Aaron Molinas , Óscar Romero, Nahuel Genez, Diego González, Javier García and Martín Payero .
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 3 changes: J. Ramirez for B. Cortes (70′), C. Medina for M. Payero (82′) and G. Fernandez for A. Molinas (82′).
Best player: Sebastián Villa
The player that probably impressed the most for Boca Juniors was Sebastián Villa even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 23 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Lanús – Arsenal de Sarandi – 1-0
- River Plate – Central Cordoba SdE – 3-0
- Godoy Cruz – Independiente – 1-1
- Defensa y Justicia – Boca Juniors – 0-1
