Boca Juniors overcomes River Plate 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Benedetto. HIGHLIGHTS

BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors prevails over River Plate 1-0 after D. Benedetto scored just 1 goal (65').

Boca Juniors overcomes River Plate 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Benedetto. HIGHLIGHTS

BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors tops River Plate 1-0 after D. Benedetto scored just 1 goal (65′). River Plate was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

Boca Juniors remained in players after M. Rojo received a red card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Estadio Alberto José Armando stadium in Buenos Aires. The referee was Darío Herrera who had the assistance of Juan Pablo Belatti and Diego Yamil Bonfá. The 4th official was Yael Falcón Pérez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 58.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 9 Total 11
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 100 Attack 116
  • 22 Dangerous attack 56
  • 102 Ball safe 105
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 21 Total 10
  • 6 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 9

Ball possession

River Plate had a strong ball possession 61% while Boca Juniors was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

River Plate had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Boca Juniors managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Boca Juniors shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, River Plate shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Boca Juniors received 6 yellow cards (F. Fabra, M. Rojo, L. Advincula, G. Fernandez, J. Ramirez and L. Vazquez). Talking about the opposition, River Plate received 5 yellow cards (N. De La Cruz, P. Diaz, M. Casco, M. Borja and J. Pinola).

(Boca Juniors) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

40'
Frank Fabra- Yellow
42'
46'
Rodrigo Aliendro- sub ->M. A. Herrera Mansilla Barrios
46'
Miguel Borja- sub ->P. Solari
46'
Esequiel Barco- sub ->J. Quintero
57'
P. Díaz- Yellow
Marcos Rojo- Yellow
58'
L. Advíncula- Yellow
61'
61'
Milton Casco- Yellow
Pol Fernández- Yellow
63'
Norberto Briasco- sub ->L. Langoni
65'
Darío Benedetto(goal)J. Ramirez
65'
70'
Agustín Palavecino- sub ->R. Aliendro
70'
Juan Ramírez- Yellow
72'
Cristian Medina- sub ->J. Ramirez
74'
74'
81'
81'
86'
90'
Miguel Borja- Yellow
90'
Marcos Rojo- Red
90'

Standings

After playing this encounter, Boca Juniors will have 32 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, River Plate will stay with 29 points to gain in the 7th 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).

River Plate will host Talleres Córdoba on the 24th of September with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Talleres Córdoba (0 draws).

Boca Juniors – Formation

Boca Juniors
G
Agustín Rossi 1.Argentina
6.9
D
Marcos Rojo 6.Argentina
7.3
58' 90'
D
L. Advíncula 17.Peru
6.2
61'
D
Frank Fabra 18.Colombia
6.2
42'
D
Nicolás Figal 4.Argentina
7.4
M
Juan Ramírez 20.Argentina
7.6
74' 72'
M
Pol Fernández 8.Argentina
7.0
81' 63'
M
Martín Payero 11.Argentina
6.4
74'
M
Alan Varela 33.Argentina
6.7
F
Darío Benedetto 9.Argentina
7.2
81' Goals65'
F
Luca Langoni  41.Argentina
6.8
65'
Substitutes
G
Javier García 13.Argentina
D
Facundo Roncaglia 2.Argentina
D
Marcelo Weigandt 57.Argentina
D
Agustín Sández  3.Argentina
D
C. Zambrano 5.Peru
6.8
74'
M
Cristian Medina 36.Argentina
7.0
74'
M
Esteban Rolón 14.Argentina
M
Aarón Molinas  16.Argentina
6.8
81'
M
Óscar Romero 10.Paraguay
F
Nicolás Orsini 27.Argentina
F
Norberto Briasco 29.Armenia
6.4
65'
F
Luis Vázquez 38.Argentina
6.6
81' 86'

Boca Juniors started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Hugo Benjamin Ibarra decided to play with the following team: Agustín Rossi (6.9), Luis Advíncula (6.2), Jorge Figal (7.4), Marcos Rojo (7.3), Frank Fabra (6.2), Pol Fernández (7.0), Alan Varela (6.7), Juan Ramírez (7.6), Martín Payero (6.4), Darío Benedetto (7.2) and Luca Langoni (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Cristian Medina (7.0), Javier García, Nicolás Orsini, Esteban Rolón, Facundo Roncaglia, Aaron Molinas (6.8), Marcelo Weigandt, Óscar Romero, Norberto Briasco (6.4), Luis Vázquez (6.6), Agustín Sández and Carlos Zambrano (6.8).

Substitutions

Boca Juniors made 5 changes: L. Langoni for N. Briasco (65′), J. Ramirez for C. Medina (74′), M. Payero for C. Zambrano (74′), D. Benedetto for L. Vazquez (81′) and G. Fernandez for A. Molinas (81′).

Best player: Juan Ramírez​

The most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Juan Ramírez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 21 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

River Plate – Formation

River Plate
G
Franco Armani  1.Argentina
6.6
D
J. Pinola 22.Argentina
7.0
90'
D
Milton Casco 20.Argentina
6.7
61'
D
P. Díaz 17.Chile
7.4
57'
D
Emanuel Mammana 23.Argentina
6.6
D
Andrés Herrera 15.Argentina
6.7
46'
M
Enzo Pérez 24.Argentina
7.3
M
J. Quintero 10.Colombia
6.8
46'
M
N. de la Cruz 11.Uruguay
6.2
40'
F
Matías Suárez 7.Argentina
6.8
70'
F
P. Solari 16.Argentina
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Ezequiel Centurión 33.Argentina
D
D
Elías Gómez 29.Argentina
D
David Martínez 6.Paraguay
D
Tomas Razanauskas 4.Argentina
M
Agustín Palavecino 8.Argentina
6.8
70'
M
Santiago Simón 31.Argentina
M
José Paradela 26.Argentina
M
Esequiel Barco 21.Argentina
6.3
46'
M
Rodrigo Aliendro 27.Argentina
6.6
46'
F
Lucas Beltrán 18.Argentina
6.7
70'
F
Miguel Borja 9.Colombia
6.8
46' 90'

River Plate started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Marcelo Daniel Gallardo played with: Franco Armani (6.6), Marcelo Herrera (6.7), Paulo Díaz (7.4), Emanuel Mammana (6.6), Javier Pinola (7.0), Milton Casco (6.7), Nicolás de la Cruz (6.2), Juan Quintero (6.8), Enzo Pérez (7.3), Pablo Solari (6.6) and Matías Suárez (6.8).

They had on the bench: Leandro González Pírez, Agustín Palavecino (6.8), Ezequiel Centurión, Elías Gómez, Lucas Beltrán (6.7), Santiago Simón, David Martínez, José Paradela, Esequiel Barco (6.3), Miguel Borja (6.8), Jonathan Maidana and Rodrigo Aliendro (6.6).

River Plate could not rely on the presence of A. Palavecino (injured).

Substitutions

River Plate made 5 changes: M. A. Herrera Mansilla Barrios for R. Aliendro (46′), P. Solari for M. Borja (46′), J. Quintero for E. Barco (46′), R. Aliendro for A. Palavecino (70′) and M. Suarez for L. Beltran (70′).

Best player: Paulo Díaz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for River Plate was Paulo Díaz.

His rating is (7.4) with 59 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Superliga.​