Boca Juniors vs Instituto (Córdoba), 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Alex Luna (Instituto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors).
- 1': Attempt blocked. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Aranda.
- 1': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Gustavo Abregú.
- 7': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Leonel Mosevich.
- 9': Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Fernando Alarcón (Instituto).
- 11': Attempt saved. Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Manuel Roffo (Instituto). Assisted by Marcelo Weigandt.
- 13': Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Fernando Alarcón (Instituto).
- 18': Attempt missed. Alex Luna (Instituto) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gastón Lodico following a fast break.
- 21': Attempt missed. Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lautaro Blanco with a cross.
- 23': Attempt saved. Jhon Córdoba (Instituto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors).
- 24': Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Jhon Córdoba (Instituto).
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Luna (Instituto).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Attempt saved. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Manuel Roffo (Instituto). Assisted by Tomás Aranda.
- 27': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 28': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 29': Attempt saved. Giuliano Cerato (Instituto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors). Assisted by Gustavo Abregú.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Tomás Aranda (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt saved. Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Manuel Roffo (Instituto). Assisted by Ander Herrera.
- 36': Attempt missed. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 38': Alex Luna (Instituto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors).
- 40': Corner, Instituto. Conceded by Lautaro Blanco.
- 41': Corner, Instituto. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
- 42': Attempt saved. Fernando Alarcón (Instituto) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors). Assisted by Gastón Lodico with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Giuliano Cerato.
- 42': Attempt missed. Marcelo Weigandt (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Ander Herrera (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Fernando Alarcón (Instituto).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Weigandt with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Jhon Córdoba (Instituto).
- 45'+1': Jhon Córdoba (Instituto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Bareiro.
- 45'+1': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Diego Sosa.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Boca Juniors 0, Instituto 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Boca Juniors 0, Instituto 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Aranda.
- 46': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Agustín Massaccesi.
- 47': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Gustavo Abregú.
- 47': Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ander Herrera with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Tomás Aranda (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
- 50': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Leonel Mosevich.
- 51': Goal! Boca Juniors 1, Instituto 0. Tomás Aranda (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Merentiel.
- 53': Corner, Instituto. Conceded by Ander Herrera.
- 54': Attempt missed. Gustavo Abregú (Instituto) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gastón Lodico with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Attempt saved. Agustín Massaccesi (Instituto) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors). Assisted by Fernando Alarcón.
- 54': Corner, Instituto. Conceded by Agustín Marchesín.
- 54': Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Agustín Massaccesi (Instituto).
- 56': Goal! Boca Juniors 2, Instituto 0. Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 61': VAR Decision: Goal Boca Juniors 2-0 Instituto (Adam Bareiro).
- 64': Alex Luna (Instituto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Marcelo Weigandt (Boca Juniors).
- 66': Offside, Instituto. Alex Luna is caught offside.
- 67': Ander Herrera (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Leonel Mosevich (Instituto).
- 68': Substitution, Instituto. Matías Tissera replaces Agustín Massaccesi.
- 68': Substitution, Instituto. Nicolás Guerra replaces Matías Fonseca.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Alex Luna (Instituto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Lodico.
- 70': Attempt missed. Diego Sosa (Instituto) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gustavo Abregú.
- 71': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Alan Velasco replaces Ander Herrera.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Luna (Instituto).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, Instituto. Jeremías Lázaro replaces Alex Luna because of an injury.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Offside, Instituto. Matías Tissera is caught offside.
- 77': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jeremías Lázaro (Instituto) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 79': VAR Decision: No Goal Boca Juniors 2-0 Instituto.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt saved. Jhon Córdoba (Instituto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors).
- 81': Corner, Instituto. Conceded by Agustín Marchesín.
- 82': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Leandro Brey replaces Agustín Marchesín because of an injury.
- 84': Handball by Matías Tissera (Instituto).
- 86': Attempt missed. Jeremías Lázaro (Instituto) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 86': Substitution, Instituto. Matías Gallardo replaces Gastón Lodico.
- 87': Substitution, Instituto. Luca Rafaelli replaces Jhon Córdoba.
- 89': Attempt missed. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Marcelo Weigandt with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Instituto. Conceded by Lautaro Blanco.
- 90': Attempt missed. Matías Tissera (Instituto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matías Gallardo with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors).
- 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Iker Zufiaurre replaces Tomás Aranda.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Camilo Rey Domenech replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Giuliano Cerato (Instituto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Rafaelli.
- 90'+6': Foul by Luca Rafaelli (Instituto).
- 90'+6': Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Nicolás Guerra (Instituto).
- 90'+6': Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Nicolás Guerra (Instituto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Boca Juniors 2, Instituto 0.
- 0': Match ends, Boca Juniors 2, Instituto 0.
Statistics
IACC |
CABJ![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 31.4 | Possession | 68.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 194 | Accurate Passes | 539 |
| 267 | Passes | 609 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 22 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 9 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 14 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine LPF Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vélez Sarsfield | 12 | +5 | 22 |
| 2 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 12 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 12 | +7 | 20 |
| 4 | Unión (Santa Fe) | 12 | +6 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Boca Juniors (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Agustín Marchesín (GK) |
| 32 | Ayrton Costa |
| 2 | Lautaro Di Lollo |
| 5 | Leandro Paredes |
| 3 | Lautaro Blanco |
| 23 | Marcelo Weigandt |
| 36 | Tomás Aranda |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
| 18 | Milton Delgado |
| 16 | Miguel Merentiel |
| 28 | Adam Bareiro |
Instituto (Córdoba) (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Manuel Roffo (GK) |
| 26 | Leonel Mosevich |
| 6 | Fernando Alarcón |
| 22 | Agustín Massaccesi |
| 19 | Gastón Lodico |
| 55 | Gustavo Abregú |
| 3 | Diego Sosa |
| 44 | Giuliano Cerato |
| 11 | Matias Fonseca |
| 10 | Alex Luna |
| 20 | Jhon Córdoba |
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