Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Estudiantes de La Plata vs Boca Juniors, 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Estudiantes de La Plata
  • 28': Santiago Núñez
  • 39': Leandro González Pírez
FT
2 - 1
Boca Juniors
  • 81': Exequiel Zeballos

About

Estudiantes de La Plata are hosting Boca Juniors at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Eric Meza (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 3': Foul by Ezequiel Piovi (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 3': Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Leandro González Pírez (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 5': Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Cristian Medina (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 7': Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Ezequiel Piovi (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Corner, Estudiantes de La Plata. Conceded by Lautaro Di Lollo.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Santiago Núñez (Estudiantes de La Plata) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Fabricio Pérez (Estudiantes de La Plata) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joaquín Tobio Burgos with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Offside, Boca Juniors. Iker Zufiaurre is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Iker Zufiaurre (Boca Juniors).
  • 15': Leandro González Pírez (Estudiantes de La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Cristian Medina (Estudiantes de La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors).
  • 18': Offside, Boca Juniors. Williams Alarcón is caught offside.
  • 19': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Gastón Benedetti.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Paredes following a corner.
  • 22': Foul by Ezequiel Piovi (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 22': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Gastón Benedetti.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Piovi (Estudiantes de La Plata) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors). Assisted by Fabricio Pérez.
  • 27': Corner, Estudiantes de La Plata. Conceded by Agustín Marchesín.
  • 28': Goal! Estudiantes de La Plata 1, Boca Juniors 0. Santiago Núñez (Estudiantes de La Plata) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gastón Benedetti following a corner.
  • 29': Cristian Medina (Estudiantes de La Plata) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors).
  • 31': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Mikel Amondarain.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Zenón with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Guido Carrillo (Estudiantes de La Plata) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabricio Pérez.
  • 33': Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Eric Meza (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 36': Attempt saved. Guido Carrillo (Estudiantes de La Plata) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors). Assisted by Gastón Benedetti.
  • 36': Foul by Cristian Medina (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 36': Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Leandro González Pírez.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Blanco (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Eric Meza (Estudiantes de La Plata) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors).
  • 38': Corner, Estudiantes de La Plata. Conceded by Agustín Marchesín.
  • 39': Goal! Estudiantes de La Plata 2, Boca Juniors 0. Leandro González Pírez (Estudiantes de La Plata) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joaquín Tobio Burgos with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Guido Carrillo (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 43': Cristian Medina (Estudiantes de La Plata) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Piovi (Estudiantes de La Plata) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Medina.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Estudiantes de La Plata 2, Boca Juniors 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Estudiantes de La Plata 2, Boca Juniors 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Ander Herrera replaces Williams Alarcón.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Guido Carrillo (Estudiantes de La Plata) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors). Assisted by Fabricio Pérez.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Guido Carrillo (Estudiantes de La Plata) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors).
  • 49': Corner, Estudiantes de La Plata. Conceded by Lautaro Blanco.
  • 53': Foul by Fabricio Pérez (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 53': Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Fabricio Pérez (Estudiantes de La Plata) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': Handball by Eric Meza (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 58': VAR Decision: No Penalty Estudiantes de La Plata.
  • 61': Foul by Gastón Benedetti (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 61': Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Ezequiel Piovi.
  • 62': Offside, Boca Juniors. Tomás Belmonte is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Cristian Medina (Estudiantes de La Plata) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gastón Benedetti with a cross.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabricio Iacovich (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 68': Ander Herrera (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Mikel Amondarain (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 69': Foul by Iker Zufiaurre (Boca Juniors).
  • 69': Joaquín Tobio Burgos (Estudiantes de La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Guido Carrillo (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 71': Foul by Gastón Benedetti (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 71': Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Gastón Benedetti (Estudiantes de La Plata) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Fabricio Iacovich.
  • 74': Fabricio Pérez (Estudiantes de La Plata) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Lautaro Di Lollo (Boca Juniors).
  • 74': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Gonzalo Gelini replaces Tomás Belmonte.
  • 76': Substitution, Estudiantes de La Plata. Franco Domínguez Ávila replaces Joaquín Tobio Burgos.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Offside, Boca Juniors. Iker Zufiaurre is caught offside.
  • 81': Goal! Estudiantes de La Plata 2, Boca Juniors 1. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Gelini with a headed pass.
  • 82': Substitution, Estudiantes de La Plata. Alexis Castro replaces Ezequiel Piovi.
  • 82': Substitution, Estudiantes de La Plata. Facundo Farías replaces Fabricio Pérez.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Iker Zufiaurre (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
  • 86': Cristian Medina (Estudiantes de La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors).
  • 87': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Tomás Aranda replaces Kevin Zenón.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Tomás Aranda (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Fabricio Iacovich (Estudiantes de La Plata). Assisted by Ander Herrera.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Ander Herrera (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Zeballos.
  • 89': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Santiago Núñez.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Estudiantes de La Plata. Gabriel Neves replaces Cristian Medina.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Estudiantes de La Plata. Conceded by Lautaro Blanco.
  • 90'+3': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Franco Domínguez Ávila (Estudiantes de La Plata).
  • 90'+4': Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors).
  • 90'+5': Guido Carrillo (Estudiantes de La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Estudiantes de La Plata 2, Boca Juniors 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Estudiantes de La Plata 2, Boca Juniors 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 2
66.4 Possession 33.6
10 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
392 Accurate Passes 173
459 Passes 234
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 6
30 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.4
63 Long Balls 48
42 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 5
15 Effective Clearances 42
15 Clearances 42

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Venue: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi
Location: La Plata, Argentina

Argentine LPF Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lanús 3 +2 7
2 Platense 3 +2 7
3 Vélez Sarsfield 3 +2 7
4 Boca Juniors 3 +2 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

EST Estudiantes de La Plata (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Fabricio Iacovich (GK)
14 Leandro González Pírez
4 Santiago Núñez
13 Gastón Benedetti
20 Eric Meza
25 Cristian Medina
21 Ezequiel Piovi
32 Mikel Amondarain
9 Guido Carrillo
17 Joaquín Tobio Burgos
29 Fabricio Pérez Yellow Card
Estudiantes de La Plata Substitutes:
Gabriel Neves, Eros Mancuso, Facundo Rodríguez, Lucas Cornejo, Rodrigo Borzone, Alexis Castro, Facundo Farías, Lucas Alario, Franco Dominguez, Franco Basualdo, Valente Pierani, Adolfo Gaich.

CABJ Boca Juniors (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Agustín Marchesín (GK)
32 Ayrton Costa
2 Lautaro Di Lollo
3 Lautaro Blanco
24 Juan Barinaga
5 Leandro Paredes Yellow Card
15 William Alarcón
30 Tomás Belmonte
41 Iker Zufiaurre
7 Exequiel Zeballos
22 Kevin Zenón
Boca Juniors Substitutes:
Gonzalo Gelini, Lucas Blondel, Agustín Martegani, Marcelo Weigandt, Leonel Flores, Jorge Figal, Malcom Braida, Milton Delgado, Leandro Brey, Ander Herrera, Marco Pellegrino, Tomás Aranda.

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