BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors defeats Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 after G. Morales scored just 1 goal (79′).
Boca Juniors remained in players after L. Vazquez received a red card in the 90′. Also, Vélez Sarsfield had 2 players sent off: F. Ortega (89′ for a red card) and V. Gomez (90′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Estadio Alberto José Armando stadium in Buenos Aires. The referee was Patricio Loustau assisted by Maximiliano Del Yesso and José Castelli. The 4th official was Fernando Echenique. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 6 Total 15
- 5 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 88 Attack 101
- 34 Dangerous attack 38
- 65 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 2
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Boca Juniors was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Vélez Sarsfield that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Vélez Sarsfield was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Boca Juniors found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Boca Juniors shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Vélez Sarsfield shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Boca Juniors received 3 yellow cards (A. Varela, G. Fernandez and F. Fabra). On the other side, Vélez Sarsfield received 3 yellow cards (L. Jara, S. Castro and A. Mulet).
(Boca Juniors) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Also, Vélez Sarsfield didn’t finish the match with 11 players after
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Boca Juniors will have 42 points to drop in the 1st place. On the other side, Vélez Sarsfield will stay with 16 points like Colón, Independiente and Godoy Cruz to gain in the 27th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Boca Juniors will host Aldosivi on the 9th of October with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Boca Juniors (1 draw).
Vélez Sarsfield will play away agasint San Lorenzo on the 8th of October with a 3-1 head to head in favor of San Lorenzo (2 draws).
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
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79'Boca Juniors started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Hugo Benjamin Ibarra decided to play with the following team: Agustín Rossi , Luis Advíncula , Carlos Zambrano , Gabriel Aranda , Frank Fabra , Pol Fernández , Alan Varela , Martín Payero , Luca Langoni , Darío Benedetto and Óscar Romero .
The home team had on the bench: Maximiliano Zalazar, Facundo Roncaglia, Cristian Medina , Esteban Rolón, Brandon Cortés, Agustín Sández, Luis Vázquez , Javier Morales , Simón Rivero, Marcelo Weigandt, Javier García and Nahuel Genez.
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 5 changes: M. Payero for C. Medina (57′), G. Fernandez for G. Morales (72′), D. Benedetto for L. Vazquez (72′), L. Langoni for S. Rivero (86′) and L. Langoni for E. Rolon (86′).
Best player: Agustín Rossi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Boca Juniors was the goalkeeper: Agustín Rossi. His rating is 7.83. He performed 6 saves.
Vélez Sarsfield – Formation
Vélez Sarsfield
Vélez Sarsfield started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco played with: Leonardo Burián , Leonardo Jara , Matías de los Santos , Diego Gómez , Francisco Ortega , Mateo Seoane , Nicolás Garayalde , Julián Fernández , Walter Bou , Lucas Janson and Lucas Pratto .
They had on the bench: Damián Fernández, Jonathan Menéndez, Tomás Guidara, Santiago Castro , Gianluca Prestianni, Emanuel Insua, Luca Orellano , Lucas Hoyos, José Florentín, Agustín Mulet, Miguel Brizuela and Franco Díaz.
Substitutions
Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: J. Fernandez for L. Orellano (65′), L. Pratto for S. Castro (65′), M. Seoane for J. I. Florentin Bobadilla (86′), N. Garayalde for M. Brizuela (90′) and W. Bou for A. Mulet (90′).
Best player: Francisco Ortega
The most impressive player for Vélez Sarsfield was Francisco Ortega.
His rating is with 22 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Talleres Córdoba – Lanús – 0-1
- Patronato – Atlético Tucumán – 2-1
- Argentinos Juniors – River Plate – 0-3
- Boca Juniors – Vélez Sarsfield – 1-0
