ROSARIO. Newell’s Old Boys conquers Boca Juniors with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Garcia (47′) and a goal from W. Ditta (81′). Boca Juniors was much superior in terms of ball possession (74%).
Newell’s Old Boys remained with 10 players after J. Sforza received a double yellow card in the 36′. Nonetheless, Newell’s Old Boys still managed to win this contest playing only in players.
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Patricio Loustau with the support of Facundo Rodríguez and Lucas Germanotta. The 4th official was Bruno Bocca. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 4 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 62 Attack 110
- 29 Dangerous attack 63
- 64 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 10
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Boca Juniors had a superior ball possession 74% while Newell’s Old Boys was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Boca Juniors was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Newell’s Old Boys found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Boca Juniors shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 5 yellow cards (J. Sforza, C. Lema, M. Luciano, W. Ditta and M. Portillo). Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors received 2 yellow cards (C. Zambrano and D. Benedetto).
J. Sforza (Newell’s Old Boys) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (36′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Newell’s Old Boys will have 39 points to move down in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors will stay with 48 points to go down in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Newell’s Old Boys will play away against Barracas Central on the 22nd of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Boca Juniors will host Independiente on the 22nd of October with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Boca Juniors (6 draws).
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell\'s Old Boys
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Newell’s Old Boys started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Gustavo Daniel Tognarelli decided to play with the following team: Lautaro Morales , Gustavo Velázquez , Cristian Lema , Willer Ditta , Armando Méndez , Pablo Pérez , Juan Sforza , Martín Luciano , Juan Garro , Juan Manuel García and Francisco González .
The home team had on the bench: Marcelo Esponda , Djorkaeff Reasco, Tomás Jacob, Guillermo Balzi, Genaro Rossi, Nazareno Funez, Cristian Ferreira, Ramiro Macagno, Ramiro Sordo , Facundo Mansilla, Marcos Portillo and Marco Campagnaro .
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: P. Perez for M. Portillo (60′), F. Gonzalez for R. Sordo (60′), M. Luciano for M. Campagnaro (69′), J. Garcia for G. Rossi (84′) and J. Garcia for G. Rossi (84′).
Best player: Willer Ditta
The most impressive player for Newell’s Old Boys was Willer Ditta.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Hugo Benjamin Ibarra played with: Agustín Rossi , Luis Advíncula , Carlos Zambrano , Facundo Roncaglia , Frank Fabra , Cristian Medina , Alan Varela , Pol Fernández , Juan Ramírez , Darío Benedetto and Luca Langoni .
They had on the bench: Agustín Sández, Martín Payero , Marcelo Weigandt , Javier García, Gabriel Aranda, Javier Morales, Aaron Molinas, Diego González, Luis Vázquez , Sebastián Villa , Esteban Rolón and Óscar Romero .
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 5 changes: C. Zambrano for S. Villa (46′), A. Varela for M. Payero (71′), J. Ramirez for O. Romero (71′), C. Medina for M. Weigandt (71′) and G. Fernandez for L. Vazquez (83′).
Best player: Cristian Medina
The player that probably impressed the most for Boca Juniors was Cristian Medina.
His rating is with 38 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Aldosivi – Talleres Córdoba – 1-3
- Newell’s Old Boys – Boca Juniors – 2-0
- Independiente – Banfield – 1-0
- Godoy Cruz – Patronato – 0-1
- River Plate – Rosario Central – 1-2
