Boca Juniors vs Nacional, 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - CABJ advance 4-2 on penalties

Boca Juniors

12': Miguel Merentiel
47': Luis Advíncula

FT - Penalties
2 - 2
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - CABJ advance 4-2 on penalties

Nacional

16': Alfonso Trezza
75': Juan Ramírez

About

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

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Bruno Damiani (Nacional) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1': Foul by Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors).
3': Foul by Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional).
3': Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentín Barco.
11': Attempt missed. Alfonso Trezza (Nacional) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Zabala.
12': Goal! Boca Juniors 1, Nacional 0. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Advíncula with a cross.
13': Bruno Damiani (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors).
15': Attempt missed. Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Zabala.
16': Goal! Boca Juniors 1, Nacional 1. Alfonso Trezza (Nacional) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Báez with a cross.
17': Delay in match (Boca Juniors).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Varela (Boca Juniors).
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Bruno Damiani (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors).
23': Attempt saved. Bruno Damiani (Nacional) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Zabala.
23': Foul by Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional).
23': Sergio Romero (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Bruno Damiani (Nacional).
24': Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Diego Polenta.
27': Diego Zabala (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors).
27': Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Daniel Bocanegra (Nacional).
30': Attempt blocked. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Gonzalo Castro.
32': Attempt missed. Diego Zabala (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Damiani with a through ball following a fast break.
34': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Frank Fabra.
35': Attempt missed. Daniel Bocanegra (Nacional) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro with a cross following a corner.
37': Daniel Bocanegra (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors).
37': Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Bruno Damiani (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors).
42': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Nicolás Figal.
43': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Nicolás Figal.
44': Foul by Bruno Damiani (Nacional).
44': Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Diego Zabala (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Báez.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alan Varela.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Alan Varela (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Guillermo Fernández with a headed pass.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
45'+5': Foul by Alfonso Trezza (Nacional).
45'+5': Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Alfonso Trezza (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': First Half ends, Boca Juniors 1, Nacional 1.
45': Second Half begins Boca Juniors 1, Nacional 1.
45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Bruno Valdez replaces Nicolás Figal.
47': Goal! Boca Juniors 2, Nacional 1. Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
51': Attempt blocked. Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Merentiel.
52': Foul by Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors).
52': Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional).
52': Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
56': Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional) is shown the yellow card.
58': Hand ball by Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors).
59': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Marcelo Weigandt replaces Miguel Merentiel.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Damiani (Nacional).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Attempt missed. Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Guillermo Fernández following a fast break.
62': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
63': Foul by Diego Zabala (Nacional).
63': Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, Nacional. Franco Fagúndez replaces Gonzalo Castro.
65': Attempt missed. Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
65': Foul by Bruno Valdez (Boca Juniors).
65': Franco Fagúndez (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Diego Zabala.
67': Diego Polenta (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Bruno Valdez (Boca Juniors).
68': Offside, Nacional. Diego Polenta tries a through ball, but Gabriel Báez is caught offside.
71': Bruno Valdez (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Bruno Damiani (Nacional).
71': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Darío Benedetto replaces Edinson Cavani.
71': Substitution, Nacional. Emmanuel Gigliotti replaces Bruno Damiani.
72': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Nicolás Valentini replaces Marcos Rojo.
72': Substitution, Nacional. Ignacio Ramírez replaces Diego Rodríguez.
72': Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
74': Foul by Franco Fagúndez (Nacional).
74': Marcelo Weigandt (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt saved. Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darío Benedetto.
74': Attempt missed. Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
75': Goal! Boca Juniors 2, Nacional 2. Ignacio Ramírez (Nacional) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
75': Bruno Damiani (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
78': Attempt saved. Diego Zabala (Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
79': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Valentini with a headed pass.
80': Substitution, Nacional. Lucas Morales replaces Leandro Lozano because of an injury.
82': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Advíncula with a cross.
83': Foul by Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional).
83': Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional).
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos replaces Alan Varela.
87': Foul by Ignacio Ramírez (Nacional).
87': Marcelo Weigandt (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Attempt saved. Marcelo Weigandt (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darío Benedetto.
90': Foul by Franco Fagúndez (Nacional).
90': Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Franco Fagúndez (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Foul by Alfonso Trezza (Nacional).
90'+2': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Alfonso Trezza.
90'+6': Foul by Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors).
90'+6': Lucas Morales (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Boca Juniors 2, Nacional 2.
90': Penalty Shootout begins Boca Juniors 2, Nacional 2.
91': Goal! Boca Juniors 2(1), Nacional 2. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
92': Penalty saved! Ignacio Ramírez (Nacional) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
93': Goal! Boca Juniors 2(2), Nacional 2. Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
94': Goal! Boca Juniors 2(2), Nacional 2(1). Diego Polenta (Nacional) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
95': Goal! Boca Juniors 2(3), Nacional 2(1). Nicolás Valentini (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
96': Penalty saved! Daniel Bocanegra (Nacional) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
97': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors) right footed shot is just a bit too high. Guillermo Fernández should be disappointed.
97': Goal! Boca Juniors 2(3), Nacional 2(2). Emmanuel Gigliotti (Nacional) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
98': Goal! Boca Juniors 2(4), Nacional 2(2). Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
98': Penalty Shootout ends, Boca Juniors 2(4), Nacional 2(2).
0': Match ends, Boca Juniors 2(4), Nacional 2(2).

Statistics

NAC		CABJ
14	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	2
35.9	Possession	64.1
9	SHOTS	17
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
208	Accurate Passes	459
307	Passes	543
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
10	Crosses	26
0.2	Cross %	0.2
69	Long Balls	49
21	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	1
15	Tackles	1
0.7	Tackle %	1.0
5	Interceptions	10
28	Effective Clearances	10
28	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 49,780

Line-Ups

Boca Juniors (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Sergio Romero (GK)
6	Marcos Rojo
4	Jorge Figal
18	Frank Fabra
17	Luis Advíncula
5	Alan Varela
8	Guillermo Fernández
19	Valentín Barco
36	Cristian Medina
16	Miguel Merentiel
10	Edinson Cavani

Boca Juniors Substitutes:

Ezequiel Fernández, Jorman Campuzano, Nicolás Valentini, Exequiel Zeballos, Bruno Valdez, Darío Benedetto, Facundo Roncaglia, Lucas Blondel, Javier García, Diego González, Marcelo Weigandt, Lucas Janson.

Nacional (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
32	Salvador Ichazo (GK)
23	Diego Polenta
2	Daniel Bocanegra
6	Gabriel Báez
16	Leandro Lozano
22	Diego Zabala
5	Yonatan Rodríguez
15	Diego Rodríguez
29	Bruno Damiani
28	Chory Castro
19	Alfonso Trezza

Nacional Substitutes:

Thiago Helguera, Manuel Monzeglio, Lucas Morales, Juan Ramírez, Rodrigo Chagas, Federico Martínez, Emanuel Gigliotti, Franco Fagúndez, Marcos Montiel, Maximiliano Perg, Christian Almeida, Ignacio Suárez.

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