CONMEBOL Libertadores

Boca Juniors vs Cruzeiro, 2018 Copa Libertadores, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg
Boca Juniors
  • 36': Mauro Zárate
  • 82': Pablo Pérez
FT
2 - 0
1st Leg
Cruzeiro
  • Red Card 75': Dedé

About

Boca Juniors are hosting Cruzeiro at Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Carlos Izquierdoz.
  • 1': Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the box. Assisted by Robinho with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Foul by Robinho (Cruzeiro).
  • 5': Lucas Olaza (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Pablo Pérez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wilmar Barrios.
  • 10': Foul by Henrique (Cruzeiro).
  • 10': Mauro Zárate (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Wilmar Barrios (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Olaza.
  • 12': Foul by Edilson (Cruzeiro).
  • 12': Lucas Olaza (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Pablo Pérez (Boca Juniors).
  • 13': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Mauro Zárate (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darío Benedetto.
  • 15': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Léo.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Cristian Pavón (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Pérez.
  • 19': Foul by Carlos Izquierdoz (Boca Juniors).
  • 19': Rafinha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Egidio.
  • 22': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Dedé.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pablo Pérez.
  • 26': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Carlos Izquierdoz.
  • 27': Cristian Pavón (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Egidio (Cruzeiro).
  • 29': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Dedé.
  • 30': Foul by Mauro Zárate (Boca Juniors).
  • 30': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Hernán Barcos (Cruzeiro).
  • 30': Wilmar Barrios (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Dedé (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Mauro Zárate (Boca Juniors).
  • 32': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Boca Juniors).
  • 32': Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Pablo Pérez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Jara.
  • 35': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Dedé.
  • 36': Goal! Boca Juniors 1, Cruzeiro 0. Mauro Zárate (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Pérez with a through ball following a corner.
  • 38': Foul by Lucas Olaza (Boca Juniors).
  • 38': Robinho (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Henrique (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Neves.
  • 39': Delay in match Pablo Pérez (Boca Juniors) because of an injury.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Dedé (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Mauro Zárate (Boca Juniors).
  • 43': Offside, Cruzeiro. Egidio tries a through ball, but Hernán Barcos is caught offside.
  • 45': Hand ball by Rafinha (Cruzeiro).
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lucas Olaza (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauro Zárate.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Cristian Pavón (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pablo Pérez.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Boca Juniors 1, Cruzeiro 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Boca Juniors 1, Cruzeiro 0.
  • 46': Foul by Henrique (Cruzeiro).
  • 46': Pablo Pérez (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edilson with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Rafinha (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Robinho.
  • 51': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Lucas Olaza.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dedé with a headed pass.
  • 52': Edilson (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Cristian Pavón (Boca Juniors).
  • 53': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Lucas Silva.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Hernán Barcos (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrique.
  • 55': Foul by Lucas Olaza (Boca Juniors).
  • 55': Rafinha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Lucas Olaza (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Foul by Rafinha (Cruzeiro).
  • 57': Wilmar Barrios (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Mauro Zárate (Boca Juniors) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Wilmar Barrios.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Dedé.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Carlos Izquierdoz (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mauro Zárate with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Foul by Mauro Zárate (Boca Juniors).
  • 60': Robinho (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Sebastián Villa replaces Mauro Zárate.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Nahitan Nández (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastián Villa.
  • 63': Foul by Hernán Barcos (Cruzeiro).
  • 63': Lisandro Magallán (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Offside, Boca Juniors. Darío Benedetto tries a through ball, but Sebastián Villa is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Henrique.
  • 68': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Rafael Sóbis replaces Thiago Neves.
  • 69': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Boca Juniors).
  • 69': Robinho (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Pablo Pérez.
  • 70': Esteban Andrada (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Dedé (Cruzeiro).
  • 70': Delay in match Lucas Olaza (Boca Juniors) because of an injury.
  • 75': VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field stands.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Dedé (Cruzeiro) is shown the red card.
  • 77': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Carlos Tevez replaces Darío Benedetto.
  • 80': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Raniel replaces Hernán Barcos.
  • 82': Goal! Boca Juniors 2, Cruzeiro 0. Pablo Pérez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Agustín Almendra replaces Pablo Pérez.
  • 85': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Manoel replaces Rafinha.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Cristian Pavón (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Agustín Almendra.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Carlos Tevez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Almendra.
  • 88': Foul by Carlos Tevez (Boca Juniors).
  • 88': Manoel (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Boca Juniors).
  • 90': Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Nahitan Nández (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Edilson (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Esteban Andrada.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Edilson (Cruzeiro).
  • 90'+2': Edilson (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Léo.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Rafael Sóbis (Cruzeiro).
  • 90'+6': Wilmar Barrios (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Boca Juniors 2, Cruzeiro 0.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, Boca Juniors 2, Cruzeiro 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 8
0 Saves 2
48.1 Possession 51.9
8 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 404
478 Passes 516
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 60
28 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 6
14 Effective Tackles 12
21 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
16 Interceptions 22
31 Effective Clearances 11
31 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Line-Ups

CABJ Boca Juniors (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Esteban Andrada (GK)
6 Lisandro Magallán
21 Carlos Izquierdoz
20 Lucas Olaza Yellow Card
29 Leonardo Jara
19 Mauro Zárate
16 Wilmar Barrios
8 Pablo Pérez
18 Darío Benedetto
7 Cristian Pavón
15 Nahitan Nández Yellow Card
Boca Juniors Substitutes:
Fernando Gago, Sebastián Villa, Agustín Rossi, Agustín Almendra, Edwin Cardona, Paolo Goltz, Carlos Tevez.

CRU Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Fábio (GK)
3 Léo
26 Dedé Red Card
6 Egídio
22 Edilson Yellow Card
30 Thiago Neves
16 Lucas Silva
8 Henrique
28 Herná Barcos
18 Rafinha
19 Robinho
Cruzeiro Substitutes:
Rafael, Bruno Silva, Rafael Sóbis, Marcelo Hermes, Raniel, Lucas Romero, Manoel.

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