Copa Argentina

Almagro vs Boca Juniors, 2023 Copa Argentina, Round of 16

· Boca Juniors advance 4-3 on penalties
Almagro
  • 59': Facundo Silvera
  • 74': Agustín Maidana
FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Boca Juniors advance 4-3 on penalties
Boca Juniors
  • 26': Ezequiel Bullaude
  • 45'+3': Lucas Blondel

About

Almagro are hosting Boca Juniors at Carlos Augusto Mercado Luna (Estadio de Vargas), La Rioja, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Copa Argentina.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Ezequiel Fernández (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Francisco Solé (Almagro).
  • 6': Alexis Cuello (Almagro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Facundo Silvera (Almagro) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  • 13': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Facundo Silvera.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Elías Alderete (Almagro) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Jaqué.
  • 18': Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Andrés Ayala (Almagro).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Jaqué (Almagro) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Ayala.
  • 21': Corner, Almagro. Conceded by Lucas Blondel.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Mauricio Guzmán (Almagro) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Francisco Solé with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Lucas Janson (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Zeballos with a cross.
  • 23': Alan Schönfeld (Almagro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors).
  • 25': Foul by Elías Alderete (Almagro).
  • 25': Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Goal! Almagro 0, Boca Juniors 1. Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Janson with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Lucas Blondel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude.
  • 31': Offside, Boca Juniors. Lucas Janson tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
  • 31': Delay in match (Boca Juniors).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Offside, Almagro. Cristian Aracena tries a through ball, but Elías Alderete is caught offside.
  • 36': Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Alan Schönfeld (Almagro).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Alan Schönfeld (Almagro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Cuello.
  • 39': Corner, Almagro. Conceded by Lucas Blondel.
  • 40': Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Andrés Ayala (Almagro).
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Schönfeld (Almagro).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Andrés Ayala (Almagro).
  • 44': Offside, Boca Juniors. Ezequiel Bullaude tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Ezequiel Fernández (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Andrés Ayala (Almagro).
  • 45'+3': Goal! Almagro 0, Boca Juniors 2. Lucas Blondel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Fernández.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Almagro 0, Boca Juniors 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Almagro 0, Boca Juniors 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Almagro. Agustín Maidana replaces Elías Alderete.
  • 45': Substitution, Almagro. Gastón Blanc replaces Francisco Solé.
  • 46': Foul by Alexis Cuello (Almagro).
  • 46': Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Alexis Cuello (Almagro) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 49': Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by David Achucarro (Almagro).
  • 50': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Gastón Blanc.
  • 51': Corner, Almagro. Conceded by Guillermo Fernández.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Facundo Silvera (Almagro) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 53': Foul by Leonardo Ferreyra (Almagro).
  • 53': Lucas Janson (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Leonardo Ferreyra (Almagro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Janson (Boca Juniors).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 56': Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Andrés Ayala (Almagro).
  • 57': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Miguel Merentiel replaces Lucas Janson.
  • 57': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Darío Benedetto replaces Edinson Cavani.
  • 57': Facundo Silvera (Almagro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors).
  • 59': Gastón Blanc (Almagro) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Facundo Silvera.
  • 59': Goal! Almagro 1, Boca Juniors 2. Facundo Silvera (Almagro) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 60': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by David Achucarro.
  • 61': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Leonardo Ferreyra.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Fernández (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by David Achucarro (Almagro).
  • 62': David Achucarro (Almagro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Lucas Blondel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 64': Substitution, Almagro. Renzo Conechny replaces Gonzalo Jaqué.
  • 64': Substitution, Almagro. Maximiliano Rogoski replaces Andrés Ayala.
  • 66': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Leonardo Ferreyra.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Alexis Cuello (Almagro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Schönfeld.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Alexis Cuello (Almagro) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Almagro. Conceded by Nicolás Figal.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Rogoski (Almagro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Agustín Maidana.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Merentiel.
  • 74': Goal! Almagro 2, Boca Juniors 2. Agustín Maidana (Almagro) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 74': Agustín Maidana (Almagro) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 75': Foul by Facundo Silvera (Almagro).
  • 75': Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Vicente Taborda replaces Ezequiel Bullaude.
  • 80': David Achucarro (Almagro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Vicente Taborda (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Zeballos.
  • 83': Hand ball by Alexis Cuello (Almagro).
  • 85': Substitution, Almagro. Nahuel Basualdo replaces Facundo Silvera.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frank Fabra with a headed pass.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Aracena (Almagro).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Rogoski (Almagro) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gastón Blanc.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Nahuel Basualdo.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Guillermo Fernández.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vicente Taborda.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Exequiel Zeballos with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Alan Schönfeld (Almagro).
  • 90'+4': Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Almagro 2, Boca Juniors 2.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Almagro 2, Boca Juniors 2.
  • 91': Goal! Almagro 2, Boca Juniors 2(1). Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 92': Penalty saved! Nahuel Basualdo (Almagro) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 92': Goal! Almagro 2, Boca Juniors 2(2). Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 93': Goal! Almagro 2(1), Boca Juniors 2(2). Leonardo Ferreyra (Almagro) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 94': Penalty missed! Still Almagro 2(1), Boca Juniors 2(2). Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
  • 95': Goal! Almagro 2(2), Boca Juniors 2(2). David Achucarro (Almagro) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 95': Goal! Almagro 2(2), Boca Juniors 2(3). Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 96': Goal! Almagro 2(3), Boca Juniors 2(3). Renzo Conechny (Almagro) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 97': Goal! Almagro 2(3), Boca Juniors 2(4). Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 97': Penalty saved! Agustín Maidana (Almagro) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 98': Penalty Shootout ends, Almagro 2(3), Boca Juniors 2(4).
  • 0': Match ends, Almagro 2(3), Boca Juniors 2(4).

Statistics

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4 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 4
76.8 Possession 23.2
14 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
559 Accurate Passes 103
638 Passes 193
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.5
7 Accurate Crosses 1
22 Crosses 8
0.3 Cross % 0.1
63 Long Balls 60
46 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.7 Long Balls % 0.2
2 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 14
14 Tackles 21
0.9 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 10
21 Effective Clearances 14
21 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Copa Argentina

Venue: Carlos Augusto Mercado Luna (Estadio de Vargas)
Location: La Rioja, Argentina

Line-Ups

ALM Almagro (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Cristian Aracena (GK)
6 David Achucarro Yellow Card
2 Mauricio Guzmán
3 Facundo Silvera
4 Leonardo Ferreyra Yellow Card
7 Alan Schönfeld
5 Francisco Solé
8 Andrés Ayala
10 Alexis Cuello
11 Gonzalo Jaque
9 Elías Alderete
Almagro Substitutes:
Renzo Conechny, Diego Martínez, Maximiliano Rogoski, Gaston Blanc, Franco Sivetti, Agustín Maidana, Luca Falabella, Mario Galeano, Nahuel Basualdo, Matías Vaccaneo, Enzo Ariel Fernández.

CABJ Boca Juniors (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Sergio Romero (GK)
6 Marcos Rojo
4 Jorge Figal
18 Frank Fabra
42 Lucas Blondel
21 Ignacio Fernández
5 Ezequiel Bullaude
8 Guillermo Fernández
10 Edinson Cavani
11 Lucas Janson
7 Exequiel Zeballos
Boca Juniors Substitutes:
Darío Benedetto, Vicente Taborda, Jorman Campuzano, Javier García, Facundo Roncaglia, Aaron Anselmino, Juan Edgardo Ramírez, Diego González, Marcelo Weigandt, Miguel Merentiel, Bruno Valdez, Marcelo Saracchi.

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