BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors managed to find the solution against Atlético Tucumán to win 2-1. L. Langoni was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Atlético Tucumán to strike first with a goal of A. Lotti at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 77′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Langoni gave the win to Boca Juniors in the 87′ minute scoring a double. Boca Juniors was truly superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Alberto José Armando stadium in Buenos Aires. The referee was Fernando Espinoza with the assistance of Facundo Rodríguez and Pablo Gualtieri. The 4th official was Fabricio Llobet. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 4 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 146 Attack 82
- 59 Dangerous attack 65
- 68 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Boca Juniors was in firm control of the ball 71% while Atlético Tucumán was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Tucumán was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Boca Juniors was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Boca Juniors shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atlético Tucumán shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Boca Juniors received 3 yellow cards (L. Advincula, C. Zambrano and G. Fernandez). On the opposite side, Atlético Tucumán received 4 yellow cards (M. Garay, G. Acosta, G. Acosta and N. Thaller).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Boca Juniors will have 26 points to climb in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Atlético Tucumán will stay with 32 points to lose in the 1st place.
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 statistic in favor of Boca Juniors (3 draws).
Atlético Tucumán will host Talleres Córdoba on the 13th of September with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Talleres Córdoba (2 draws).
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 , Carlos Zambrano , Jorge Figal , Frank Fabra , Pol Fernández , Alan Varela , Juan Ramírez , Óscar Romero , Luis Vázquez and Sebastián Villa .
The home team had on the bench: Darío Benedetto , Aaron Molinas , Esteban Rolón, Brandon Cortés, Javier García, Luca Langoni , Facundo Roncaglia, Agustín Sández, Norberto Briasco, Diego González, Martín Payero and Marcos Rojo.
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 2 changes: J. Ramirez for D. Benedetto (58′) and O. Romero for L. Langoni (70′).
Best player: Luca Langoni
The most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Luca Langoni.
His rating is with 2 goals, 6 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 70′.
Atlético Tucumán – Formation
Atlético Tucumán started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Lucas Pusineri played with: Carlos Lampe , Martín Garay , Bruno Bianchi , Manuel Capasso , Matías Orihuela , Renzo Tesuri , Guillermo Acosta , Joaquín Pereyra , Ramiro Carrera , Augusto Lotti and Ramiro Ruiz Rodríguez .
These were the players on the bench: Camilo Albornoz, Eugenio Isnaldo, Tomás Marchiori, Francisco Di Franco, Nicolás Thaller , Cristian Menéndez , Gabriel Risso Patrón, Ciro Rius, Andrés Balanta, Ignacio Maestro Puch , Jonathan Sandoval and Mateo Coronel.
Substitutions
Atlético Tucumán made 5 changes: A. Lotti for N. Thaller (74′), R. Tesuri for C. Menendez (83′), R. Ruiz Rodriguez for I. M. Puch (83′), R. Ruiz Rodriguez for I. M. Puch (83′) and M. Garay for M. Coronel (90′).
Best player: Augusto Lotti
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Tucumán was Augusto Lotti.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Unión Santa Fe – Aldosivi – 0-0
- Estudiantes – Patronato – 1-0
- Boca Juniors – Atlético Tucumán – 2-1
- Barracas Central – Colón – 1-0
- Independiente – Vélez Sarsfield – 1-1
- Sarmiento – Gimnasia La Plata – 0-0