Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

FT Saturday, April 19, 2025
Estudiantes de La Plata LWLLD 0
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Boca Juniors WWLWW 2
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EST000
CABJ022
Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)

Match Report

Boca extend Group A lead with 2-0 home win over Estudiantes

(Updates with quotes in paragraphs 4-5, 7-8, schedule in paragraph 10)

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
18
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
1
50.8
Possession
49.2
11
SHOTS
8
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
305
Accurate Passes
302
373
Passes
366
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
13
0.4
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
45
31
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
15
13
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
9
Interceptions
11
19
Effective Clearances
31
19
Clearances
31

Head to Head

EST leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CABJ · 4-3-1-2

  1. 25Agustín MarchesínG
  2. 6Marcos RojoCD-L
  3. 5Rodrigo BattagliaCD-R
  4. 23Lautaro BlancoLB
  5. 17Luis AdvínculaRB
  6. 10Edinson CavaniM
  7. 43Milton DelgadoCM
  8. 8Carlos PalaciosAM
  9. 22Kevin ZenónLM
  10. 30Tomás BelmonteRM
  11. 16Miguel MerentielCF-R

EST · 4-3-3

  1. 12Matias MansillaG
  2. 2Facundo RodríguezCD-L
  3. 14Sebastián BoselliCD-R
  4. 15Santiago ArzamendiaLB
  5. 20Eric MezaRB
  6. 8Gabriel NevesCM
  7. 25Cristian MedinaLM
  8. 5Santiago AscacibarRM
  9. 9Guido CarrilloF
  10. 18Edwin CetreLF
  11. 10Tiago PalaciosRF

Timeline

  1. 20' Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Santiago Arzamendia (Estudiantes de La Plata) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Penalty saved. Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  4. 42' Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 48' Goal! Boca Juniors 1, Estudiantes de La Plata 0. Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Merentiel.
  6. 51' Lautaro Blanco (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 52' Matías Mansilla (Estudiantes de La Plata) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 62' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Ayrton Costa replaces Marcos Rojo.
  9. 63' Goal! Boca Juniors 2, Estudiantes de La Plata 0. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
  10. 73' Substitution, Estudiantes de La Plata. Facundo Farías replaces Edwuin Cetré.
  11. 73' Substitution, Estudiantes de La Plata. Joaquín Tobio Burgos replaces Tiago Palacios.
  12. 74' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Ignacio Miramón replaces Miguel Merentiel.
  13. 74' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Marcelo Saracchi replaces Lautaro Blanco.
  14. 81' Santiago Ascacíbar (Estudiantes de La Plata) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 83' Substitution, Estudiantes de La Plata. Luciano Giménez replaces Cristian Medina.
  16. 84' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Lautaro Di Lollo replaces Milton Delgado.
  17. 84' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos replaces Kevin Zenón.
  18. 90'+4' Ignacio Miramón (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+4' Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.

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