CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors found a way to turn the table against Godoy Cruz to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Godoy Cruz to strike first with a goal of T. Badaloni at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 38′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Vazquez gave the win to Boca Juniors in the 45′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estadio Alberto Jacinto Armando stadium in Ciudad de Buenos Aires on Thursday and it started at 12:15 am local time. The referee was Patricio Loustau with the assistance of Lucas Germanotta and Adrián Del Barba. The 4th official was Julio César Barraza.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 7 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 104 Attack 85
- 49 Dangerous attack 27
- 92 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 2 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Boca Juniors had a strong ball possession 55% while Godoy Cruz was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Boca Juniors was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Boca Juniors won the match.
Boca Juniors shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Godoy Cruz shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Boca Juniors received 1 yellow card (A. E. Almendra). On the other side, Godoy Cruz received 2 yellow cards (G. Ortiz and L. Gonzalez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Boca Juniors will have 30 points like Lanús to stay in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Godoy Cruz will stay with 23 points like Racing Club to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Boca Juniors will play away with Vélez Sarsfield on the 24th of October with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Boca Juniors (2 draws).
Godoy Cruz will host Banfield on the 24th of October with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Banfield (3 draws).
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
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Boca Juniors started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia decided to play with the following team: Agustin Rossi , Marcelo Weigandt , Carlos Izquierdoz , Marcos Rojo , Frank Fabra , Agustín Almendra , Jorman Campuzano , Juan Ramírez , Cristian Pavón , Aaron Molinas and Luis Vázquez .
The home team had on the bench: Lisandro López, Rodrigo Montes , Carlos Zambrano, Diego González , Cristian Medina, Esteban Rolón, Alan Varela, Norberto Briasco , Exequiel Zeballos , Agustin Jesus Lastra, Eros Nazareno Mancuso and Gonzalo Agustin Sandez.
Boca Juniors could not rely on the presence of N. Briasco (injured).
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 4 changes: A. Molinas for R. Montes (63′), A. E. Almendra for N. Briasco (68′), L. Vazquez for E. Zeballos (85′) and J. Ramirez for D. Gonzalez (85′).
Best player: Agustín Almendra
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Agustín Almendra even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.
Godoy Cruz – Formation
Godoy Cruz
Godoy Cruz started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Diego Flores played with: Juan Espinola , Elías López , Guillermo Ortíz , Leonel González , Damián Pérez , Gonzalo Abrego , Nelson Acevedo , Valentín Burgoa , Ezequiel Bullaude , Tomás Badaloni and Martín Ojeda .
These were the players on the bench: Nelson Ibáñez, Néstor Breitenbruch , Ian Escobar, Gianluca Ferrari, Alan Cantero, Bruno Leyes, Manuel Llano, Guillermo Pereira , Jeison Chalá , Cristian Colmán , Sebastián Lomónaco and Matías Ramírez .
Substitutions
Godoy Cruz made 5 changes: V. Burgoa for J. Chala (64′), N. Acevedo for G. F. Pereira (80′), G. Ortiz for N. Breitenbruch (80′), T. Badaloni for C. Colman (80′) and E. Bullaude for M. Ramirez (88′).
Best player: Valentín Burgoa
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Godoy Cruz was Valentín Burgoa.
His rating is with 17 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Boca Juniors – Godoy Cruz – 2-1
- Argentinos Juniors – Colón – 3-1
- Newell’s Old Boys – Aldosivi – 0-0
- Independiente – Sarmiento – 1-1
