Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

FT Saturday, February 8, 2025
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Racing Club WWWLW 2
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RAC112
Presidente Perón (Cilindro de Avellaneda)

Match Report

Racing rise to second after 2-0 win over Boca Juniors

Luciano Vietto's early strike and Adrian Martinez's late header gave Racing Club a 2-0 home win over Boca Juniors in the Apertura tournament of the Argentine Primera Division on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
17
6
Yellow Cards
5
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
8
1
Saves
3
57.7
Possession
42.3
15
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
298
Accurate Passes
179
374
Passes
262
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
24
0.6
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
61
29
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
6
14
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
9
33
Effective Clearances
15
33
Clearances
15

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

RAC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 21Gabriel AriasG
  2. 23Nazareno ColomboCD
  3. 35Santiago QuirósCD-L
  4. 3Marco Di CesareCD-R
  5. 32Agustín AlmendraCM-L
  6. 5Juan NardoniCM-R
  7. 27Gabriel RojasLM
  8. 15Gastón MartirenaRM
  9. 9Adrián MartínezF
  10. 10Luciano ViettoCF-L
  11. 28Santiago SolariCF-R

CABJ · 4-1-3-2

  1. 25Agustín MarchesínG
  2. 32Ayrton CostaCD-L
  3. 5Rodrigo BattagliaCD-R
  4. 30Tomás BelmonteSW
  5. 3Marcelo SaracchiLB
  6. 24Juan BarinagaRB
  7. 8Carlos PalaciosCM
  8. 20Alan VelascoLM
  9. 15William AlarcónRM
  10. 10Edinson CavaniCF-L
  11. 16Miguel MerentielCF-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Racing Club 1, Boca Juniors 0. Luciano Vietto (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Solari.
  2. 17' Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 35' Gastón Martirena (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 37' Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+3' Agustín Almendra (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  6. 45' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos replaces Alan Velasco.
  7. 47' Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 54' Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 63' Substitution, Racing Club. Maximiliano Salas replaces Luciano Vietto.
  10. 63' Substitution, Racing Club. Martín Barrios replaces Agustín Almendra.
  11. 63' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Milton Giménez replaces Edinson Cavani.
  12. 70' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Frank Fabra replaces Marcelo Saracchi.
  13. 70' Substitution, Racing Club. Facundo Mura replaces Gastón Martirena.
  14. 72' Facundo Mura (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 72' Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 83' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Kevin Zenón replaces Carlos Palacios.
  17. 83' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Luis Advíncula replaces Juan Barinaga.
  18. 83' Substitution, Racing Club. Germán Conti replaces Marco Di Césare.
  19. 84' Santiago Solari (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 84' Substitution, Racing Club. Matías Zaracho replaces Santiago Solari.
  21. 87' Goal! Racing Club 2, Boca Juniors 0. Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  22. 89' Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) is shown the red card.
  23. 90' Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
  24. 90'+8' Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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