BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors recovers against Independiente with a penalty kick on the L. Fernandez 32′ and a goal on the N. J. 81′.

The match was played at the Estadio Alberto José Armando stadium in Buenos Aires. The referee was Darío Herrera with the help of Ezequiel Brailovsky and José Castelli. The 4th official was Julio César Barraza. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Boca Juniors was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Independiente that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Boca Juniors had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Boca Juniors to win the match​.

Boca Juniors shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Independiente shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Boca Juniors received 4 yellow cards (F. Fabra, G. Fernandez, L. Advincula and L. Vazquez). Talking about the opposition, Independiente received 6 yellow cards (L. Fernandez, E. Elizalde, L. Romero, L. Benegas, J. Laso and A. Vigo).

Standings

After this match, Boca Juniors will have 52 points to lose in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Independiente will have 35 points to go down in the 14th place.

Next matches

Boca Juniors – Formation

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 (6.4), Luis Advíncula (5.6), Carlos Zambrano (6.8), Jorge Figal (6.3), Frank Fabra (6.7), Pol Fernández (7.1), Alan Varela (7.1), Óscar Romero (7.1), Juan Ramírez (6.9), Luca Langoni (6.9) and Luis Vázquez (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Javier Morales (6.8), Martín Payero (6.4), Cristian Medina (6.4), Norberto Briasco (6.8), Esteban Rolón, Diego Hernán González, Agustín Sández, Aaron Molinas, Javier Hernán García, Facundo Sebastián Roncaglia, Marcelo Alexis Weigandt and Sebastián Villa (7.0).

Substitutions

Boca Juniors made 5 changes: J. Ramirez for S. Villa (46′), L. Vazquez for G. Morales (61′), G. Fernandez for C. Medina (73′), O. Romero for M. Payero (78′) and L. Langoni for N. Briasco (79′).

Best player: Óscar Romero​

The most impressive player for Boca Juniors was Óscar Romero.

His rating is (7.1) with 32 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.

Independiente – Formation

Independiente started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Julio César Falcioni played with: Milton Álvarez (6.4), Alex Vigo (6.7), Sergio Barreto (6.5), Joaquín Laso (6.6), Edgar Elizalde (6.2), Lucas Rodríguez (6.4), Damián Batallini (6.7), Iván Marcone (7.0), Lucas Romero (7.1), Leandro Fernández (6.8) and Leandro Benegas (6.7).

They had on the bench: Juan Cazares (7.4), Lucas González (6.4), Santiago Hidalgo Massa, Rodrigo Márquez (7.0), Tomás Agustín Pozzo, Carlos Sebastián Sosa Silva, Gabriel Alejandro Hachen, Alan Soñora (6.4), Gonzalo Asis, Javier Vallejo (7.3), Javier Patricio Ostachuk and Julián Alberto Romero.

Substitutions

Independiente made 5 changes: D. Batallini for N. J. Vallejo (65′), L. Benegas for J. Cazares (70′), L. Fernandez for L. Gonzalez (78′), L. Rodriguez for A. Sonora (78′) and L. Romero for R. L. Marquez De Meneses (78′).

Best player: Juan Cazares​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Independiente was Juan Cazares.

His rating is (7.4) with 6 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 70′.

Results of the day

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

• Talleres Córdoba – Gimnasia La Plata – 2-1
• Racing Club – River Plate – 1-2
• Patronato – Huracán – 3-2
• Banfield – Sarmiento – 0-0
• Boca Juniors – Independiente – 2-2