Boca Juniors vs Independiente, 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura
· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
45'+11': About
Boca Juniors are hosting Independiente
at Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires, 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.
- 5': Attempt saved. Ángel Romero (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rodrigo Rey (Independiente). Assisted by Alan Velasco with a cross.
- 9': Attempt missed. Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Gutiérrez with a cross following a fast break.
- 9': Goal! Boca Juniors 0, Independiente 1. Matías Abaldo (Independiente) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Ávalos following a fast break.
- 15': Attempt missed. Santiago Arias (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Pérez Curci.
- 16': Ángel Romero (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Facundo Zabala (Independiente).
- 19': Offside, Boca Juniors. Milton Giménez is caught offside.
- 19': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Marco Pellegrino.
- 20': Attempt missed. Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Arias with a cross.
- 22': Attempt saved. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rodrigo Rey (Independiente).
- 23': Attempt missed. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ander Herrera with a through ball.
- 25': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Santiago Arias.
- 29': Foul by Facundo Zabala (Independiente).
- 29': Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Matías Abaldo.
- 30': Attempt missed. Marco Pellegrino (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Romero following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Maximiliano Gutiérrez (Independiente).
- 32': Malcom Braida (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors).
- 34': Facundo Zabala (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Matías Abaldo (Independiente) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Ander Herrera (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Iván Marcone (Independiente).
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Marcone (Independiente).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Malcorra (Independiente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Gutiérrez.
- 42': Facundo Zabala (Independiente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Ander Herrera (Boca Juniors).
- 43': Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Ignacio Malcorra (Independiente).
- 45': Attempt missed. Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juan Barinaga.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': Penalty conceded by Sebastián Valdéz (Independiente) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+4': Penalty Boca Juniors. Alan Velasco draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+6': VAR Decision: Penalty Boca Juniors.
- 45'+11': Goal! Boca Juniors 1, Independiente 1. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+11': First Half ends, Boca Juniors 1, Independiente 1.
- 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Miguel Merentiel replaces Ángel Romero.
- 45': Second Half begins Boca Juniors 1, Independiente 1.
- 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Adam Bareiro replaces Milton Giménez.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcom Braida.
- 47': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Sebastián Valdéz.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
- 49': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Marco Pellegrino.
- 50': Attempt missed. Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matías Abaldo with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Iván Marcone (Independiente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Ávalos.
- 52': Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Iván Marcone (Independiente).
- 54': Malcom Braida (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Maximiliano Gutiérrez (Independiente).
- 55': Mateo Pérez Curci (Independiente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors).
- 55': Mateo Pérez Curci (Independiente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Malcorra (Independiente) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt saved. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rodrigo Rey (Independiente). Assisted by Alan Velasco with a through ball.
- 66': Attempt missed. Matías Abaldo (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Zabala.
- 67': Foul by Iván Marcone (Independiente).
- 67': Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Offside, Boca Juniors. Malcom Braida is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Santiago Ascacíbar replaces Alan Velasco.
- 69': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos replaces Ander Herrera.
- 69': Camilo Rey Domenech (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Ignacio Malcorra (Independiente).
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Lomónaco (Independiente).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, Independiente. Juan Fedorco replaces Kevin Lomónaco because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Milton Delgado replaces Camilo Rey Domenech.
- 75': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Mateo Pérez Curci (Independiente).
- 75': Ignacio Malcorra (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors).
- 76': Foul by Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente).
- 76': Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Mateo Pérez Curci (Independiente).
- 78': Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 81': Foul by Juan Fedorco (Independiente).
- 81': Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Substitution, Independiente. Facundo Valdéz replaces Maximiliano Gutiérrez.
- 83': Substitution, Independiente. Rodrigo Fernández Cedrés replaces Mateo Pérez Curci.
- 83': Substitution, Independiente. Nicolás Freire replaces Ignacio Malcorra.
- 83': Attempt missed. Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milton Delgado with a cross.
- 87': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Facundo Valdéz (Independiente).
- 88': Foul by Facundo Zabala (Independiente).
- 88': Santiago Ascacíbar (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors).
- 88': Santiago Arias (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors).
- 90': Matías Abaldo (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Independiente. Felipe Tempone replaces Gabriel Ávalos.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Marco Pellegrino.
- 90'+3': Foul by Facundo Zabala (Independiente).
- 90'+3': Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Facundo Zabala (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rodrigo Rey (Independiente).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Boca Juniors 1, Independiente 1.
- 0': Match ends, Boca Juniors 1, Independiente 1.
Statistics
 IND |
CABJ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 38.7 | Possession | 61.3 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 242 | Accurate Passes | 469 |
| 350 | Passes | 558 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 10 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 21 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 19 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Venue: Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venue: Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine LPF Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 15 | +10 | 28 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 15 | +12 | 27 |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 14 | +6 | 26 |
| 4 | Talleres (Córdoba) | 15 | +4 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Boca Juniors (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Agustín Marchesín (GK) |
| 26 | Marco Pellegrino |
| 4 | Jorge Figal |
| 27 | Malcom Braida |
| 24 | Juan Barinaga |
| 30 | Tomás Belmonte |
| 38 | Camilo Rey |
| 9 | Milton Gimenez |
| 29 | Ángel Romero |
| 20 | Alan Velasco |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
Independiente (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Rodrigo Rey (GK) |
| 36 | Sebastian Valdez |
| 26 | Kevin Lomónaco |
| 22 | Facundo Zabala  |
| 4 | Santiago Arias |
| 40 | Víctor Malcorra |
| 23 | Iván Marcone |
| 16 | Mateo Perez |
| 9 | Gabriel Ávalos |
| 19 | Matías Abaldo |
| 28 | Maximiliano Gutiérrez |
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