CIUDAD DE SANTA FE. Boca Juniors overcome Colón to win 2-1. It was Boca Juniors to strike first with a goal of N. Briasco at the 11′. Then it was a penalty in the 40′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Langoni gave the win to Boca Juniors in the 74′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López stadium in Ciudad de Santa Fe on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Hernán Mastrángelo who had the assistance of Sebastián Rainieri and José Castelli. The 4th official was Brian Ferreyra.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 6 On Target 7
- 10 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 109
- 43 Dangerous attack 43
- 72 Ball safe 94
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Boca Juniors had a superior ball possession 55% while Colón was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Colón was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Boca Juniors was able to find the solution to win this match.
Colón shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Boca Juniors shot 9 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Colón received 1 yellow card (R. Delgado). Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors received 4 yellow cards (E. Rolon, M. Rojo, N. Briasco and M. Payero).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Colón will stay with 18 points like Vélez Sarsfield and Huracán to climb in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors will have 29 points like River Plate to soar in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Colón will play away against Talleres Córdoba on the 17th of September with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Talleres Córdoba (3 draws).
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).
Colón – Formation
Colón
14'
43'
40'
Colón started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Sergio Gabriel Rondina decided to play with the following team: Ignacio Chicco , Eric Meza , Facundo Garcés , Paolo Goltz , Rafael Delgado , Julián Chicco , Baldomero Perlaza , Cristian Bernardi , Facundo Farías , Luis Miguel Rodríguez and Ramón Ábila .
The home team had on the bench: Matías Ibáñez, Augusto Schott , Gian Nardelli, Lucas Acevedo, Juan Sánchez Miño, Stefano Moreyra, Leandro Ojeda, Mauro Formica, Santiago Pierotti , Juan Álvarez, Tomás Sandoval and Facundo Taborda .
Colón could not rely on the presence of A. Schott (injured).
Substitutions
Colón made 4 changes: E. Meza for A. Schott (14′), C. Bernardi for F. Taborda (74′), L. M. Rodriguez for S. Pierotti (74′) and B. Perlaza for T. Sandoval (83′).
Best player: Luis Miguel Rodríguez
The most impressive player for Colón was Luis Miguel Rodríguez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia played with: Agustín Rossi , Jorge Figal , Facundo Roncaglia , Marcos Rojo , Frank Fabra , Martín Payero , Esteban Rolón , Óscar Romero , Luca Langoni , Darío Benedetto and Norberto Briasco .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Javier García, Marcelo Weigandt , Gabriel Aranda, Agustín Sández, Carlos Zambrano, Aaron Molinas , Nicolás Orsini, Luis Vázquez , Brandon Cortés , Maximiliano Zalazar, Mauricio Benitez and Mauricio Benitez.
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 4 changes: O. Romero for A. Molinas (64′), N. Briasco for L. Vazquez (64′), L. Langoni for B. Cortes (75′) and D. Benedetto for M. Weigandt (80′).
Best player: Óscar Romero
The player that probably impressed the most for Boca Juniors was Óscar Romero even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 37 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Patronato – Unión Santa Fe – 0-0
- River Plate – Barracas Central – 2-0
- Colón – Boca Juniors – 1-2
- Platense – Estudiantes – 0-0
