Racing Club vs Boca Juniors, 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - CABJ advance 4-1 on penalties

FT - Penalties
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2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - CABJ advance 4-1 on penalties

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Racing Club are hosting Boca Juniors at Presidente Perón (Cilindro de Avellaneda), 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.
2': Foul by Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors).
2': Jonatan Gómez (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Offside, Racing Club. Agustín Ojeda tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Romero is caught offside.
3': Foul by Gastón Martirena (Racing Club).
3': Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Nicolás Valentini (Boca Juniors).
6': Juan Fernando Quintero (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Attempt missed. Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonatan Gómez.
10': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Aníbal Moreno.
11': Foul by Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors).
11': Gastón Martirena (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Offside, Boca Juniors. Marcos Rojo tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
17': Attempt blocked. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Advíncula with a cross.
17': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Leonardo Sigali.
17': Attempt blocked. Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Medina.
18': Delay in match (Racing Club).
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Attempt blocked. Agustín Ojeda (Racing Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Romero.
20': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Luis Advíncula.
20': Attempt missed. Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero with a cross following a corner.
23': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Nicolás Figal.
23': Attempt missed. Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
24': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors).
24': Jonatan Gómez (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Romero (Racing Club) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Gastón Martirena with a cross.
27': Offside, Boca Juniors. Cristian Medina tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
29': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Jonatan Gómez.
31': Ezequiel Fernández (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Juan Nardoni (Racing Club).
31': Foul by Nicolás Valentini (Boca Juniors).
31': Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Cristian Medina.
33': Offside, Racing Club. Gabriel Arias tries a through ball, but Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
36': Attempt missed. Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Frank Fabra.
37': Foul by Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors).
37': Gastón Martirena (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Attempt missed. Juan Fernando Quintero (Racing Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Rojas.
40': Ezequiel Fernández (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Maximiliano Romero (Racing Club).
44': Foul by Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors).
44': Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Racing Club 0, Boca Juniors 0.
45': Second Half begins Racing Club 0, Boca Juniors 0.
45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Lucas Janson replaces Miguel Merentiel.
45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Marcelo Weigandt replaces Nicolás Valentini.
46': Foul by Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors).
46': Maximiliano Romero (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Piovi (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
47': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Edinson Cavani.
51': Foul by Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors).
51': Maximiliano Romero (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors).
52': Jonatan Gómez (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
52': Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card.
53': Offside, Racing Club. Gabriel Rojas tries a through ball, but Leonardo Sigali is caught offside.
54': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Advíncula with a headed pass.
55': Foul by Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors).
55': Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Substitution, Racing Club. Baltasar Rodríguez replaces Aníbal Moreno because of an injury.
63': Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Jonatan Gómez (Racing Club).
66': Foul by Lucas Janson (Boca Juniors).
66': Gastón Martirena (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Jonatan Gómez (Racing Club).
67': Offside, Boca Juniors. Cristian Medina tries a through ball, but Marcos Rojo is caught offside.
69': Foul by Jonatan Gómez (Racing Club).
69': Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Baltasar Rodríguez (Racing Club).
71': Marcelo Weigandt (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt blocked. Juan Fernando Quintero (Racing Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Romero.
74': Attempt missed. Jonatan Gómez (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gastón Martirena.
77': Attempt missed. Lucas Janson (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ezequiel Fernández.
79': Substitution, Racing Club. Agustín Almendra replaces Jonatan Gómez.
79': Substitution, Racing Club. Gabriel Hauche replaces Agustín Ojeda.
80': Agustín Almendra (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Lucas Janson (Boca Juniors).
81': Ezequiel Fernández (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Baltasar Rodríguez (Racing Club).
82': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
86': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Jorman Campuzano replaces Guillermo Fernández.
87': Substitution, Racing Club. Roger Martínez replaces Maximiliano Romero.
88': Attempt missed. Agustín Almendra (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero.
88': Agustín Almendra (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Jorman Campuzano (Boca Juniors).
90': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos replaces Luis Advíncula.
90': Hand ball by Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors).
90'+1': Offside, Racing Club. Juan Fernando Quintero tries a through ball, but Gabriel Rojas is caught offside.
90'+2': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Marcelo Saracchi replaces Frank Fabra.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Agustín Almendra (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Racing Club 0, Boca Juniors 0.
90': Penalty Shootout begins Racing Club 0, Boca Juniors 0.
92': Goal! Racing Club 0, Boca Juniors 0(1). Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
93': Penalty saved! Gonzalo Piovi (Racing Club) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
94': Goal! Racing Club 0, Boca Juniors 0(2). Lucas Janson (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
94': Goal! Racing Club 0(1), Boca Juniors 0(2). Juan Fernando Quintero (Racing Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
95': Goal! Racing Club 0(1), Boca Juniors 0(3). Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
96': Penalty saved! Leonardo Sigali (Racing Club) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
97': Goal! Racing Club 0(1), Boca Juniors 0(4). Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
97': Penalty Shootout ends, Racing Club 0(1), Boca Juniors 0(4).
0': Match ends, Racing Club 0(1), Boca Juniors 0(4).

Statistics

CABJ		RAC
15	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	4
4	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	1
46.5	Possession	53.5
5	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	0
0.2	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
267	Accurate Passes	333
390	Passes	443
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	22
0.4	Cross %	0.2
72	Long Balls	69
22	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
12	Effective Tackles	6
20	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
5	Interceptions	10
17	Effective Clearances	11
17	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Presidente Perón (Cilindro de Avellaneda)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 41,597

Line-Ups

Racing Club (4-3-3)

No.	Name
21	Gabriel Arias (GK)
33	Gonzalo Piovi
30	Leonardo Sigali
3	Gabriel Rojas
16	Gastón Martirena
29	Aníbal Moreno
11	Jonathan Gómez
5	Juan Nardoni
15	Maxi Romero
26	Agustin Ojeda
8	Juan Fernando Quintero

Racing Club Substitutes:

Tobías Rubio, Baltasar Rodríguez, Agustín Almendra, Nicolás Reniero, Nicolás Oroz, Roger Martínez, Ivan Pillud, Emiliano Insúa, Nicolas Kozlovsky, Gabriel Hauche, Matías Tagliamonte, Leonel Miranda.

Boca Juniors (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Sergio Romero (GK)
6	Marcos Rojo
15	Nicolás Valentini
4	Jorge Figal
18	Frank Fabra
17	Luis Advíncula
8	Guillermo Fernández
21	Ezequiel Fernández
36	Cristian Medina
10	Edinson Cavani
16	Miguel Merentiel

Boca Juniors Substitutes:

Jorman Campuzano, Bruno Valdez, Diego González, Marcelo Weigandt, Facundo Roncaglia, Marcelo Saracchi, Valentín Barco, Lucas Janson, Darío Benedetto, Vicente Taborda, Exequiel Zeballos, Javier García.

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