Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Defensa y Justicia vs Boca Juniors, 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Defensa y Justicia
  • Red Card 40':
FT
0 - 4
Boca Juniors
  • 22': Milton Gimenez
  • 77': Alan Velasco
  • 81': Adam Bareiro
  • 90'+2': Miguel Merentiel

About

Defensa y Justicia are hosting Boca Juniors at Norberto Tomaghello, 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.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Darío Cáceres (Defensa y Justicia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ayrton Portillo with a cross.
  • 5': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Juan Gutiérrez is caught offside.
  • 5': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Juan Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 8': VAR Decision: No Goal Defensa y Justicia 0-0 Boca Juniors.
  • 9': Foul by Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors).
  • 9': Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Darío Cáceres (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milton Delgado.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Aarón Molinas (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Santiago Sosa (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors).
  • 21': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Rubén Botta is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors).
  • 22': Aarón Molinas (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Goal! Defensa y Justicia 0, Boca Juniors 1. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alan Velasco.
  • 26': Santiago Sosa (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors).
  • 30': Delay in match (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Malcom Braida.
  • 33': Delay in match (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Juan Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Rubén Botta with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Delay in match (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Delay in match (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Santiago Sosa (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Darío Cáceres is caught offside.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Ayrton Portillo (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 45'+5': Malcom Braida (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors).
  • 45'+7': Santiago Sosa (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Defensa y Justicia 0, Boca Juniors 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Santiago Ascacíbar replaces Ángel Romero.
  • 45': Second Half begins Defensa y Justicia 0, Boca Juniors 1.
  • 47': Foul by Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors).
  • 47': Santiago Sosa (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Malcom Braida (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Malcom Braida following a fast break.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Santiago Ascacíbar (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cristopher Fiermarín (Defensa y Justicia). Assisted by Malcom Braida with a through ball.
  • 52': Foul by Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors).
  • 52': Ayrton Portillo (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cristopher Fiermarín (Defensa y Justicia). Assisted by Alan Velasco.
  • 54': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Alan Coria replaces Agustín Hausch.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Santiago Ascacíbar (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Velasco.
  • 59': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Juan Barinaga.
  • 62': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Leandro Paredes replaces Milton Delgado.
  • 62': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Adam Bareiro replaces Milton Giménez.
  • 66': Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Malcom Braida (Boca Juniors).
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Ayrton Portillo.
  • 69': Offside, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos is caught offside.
  • 70': Alan Coria (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors).
  • 71': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Elías Pereyra replaces Darío Cáceres.
  • 72': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Éver Banega replaces Emiliano Amor.
  • 72': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Luciano González replaces Ayrton Portillo.
  • 72': Foul by Lucas Souto (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 72': Malcom Braida (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Offside, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos is caught offside.
  • 74': Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Santiago Ascacíbar (Boca Juniors).
  • 77': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Juan Barinaga.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Juan Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Éver Banega with a cross.
  • 77': Goal! Defensa y Justicia 0, Boca Juniors 2. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Zeballos following a fast break.
  • 79': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Tomás Aranda replaces Exequiel Zeballos.
  • 81': Goal! Defensa y Justicia 0, Boca Juniors 3. Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Aranda.
  • 82': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Miguel Merentiel replaces Alan Velasco.
  • 82': Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Elías Pereyra (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 83': Attempt saved. Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Defensa y Justicia). Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross.
  • 84': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Mateo Aguiar replaces Rubén Botta.
  • 84': Offside, Boca Juniors. Miguel Merentiel is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Aarón Molinas (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Luciano González (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 86': Foul by Alan Coria (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 86': Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Alan Coria (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Leandro Brey (Boca Juniors). Assisted by Luciano González.
  • 87': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Leandro Brey.
  • 88': Santiago Ascacíbar (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Éver Banega (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Juan Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aarón Molinas.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Defensa y Justicia 0, Boca Juniors 4. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Aranda with a through ball following a fast break.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 90'+3': VAR Decision: Goal Boca Juniors - Defensa y Justicia 0-4 Boca Juniors (Miguel Merentiel).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Defensa y Justicia 0, Boca Juniors 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Defensa y Justicia 0, Boca Juniors 4.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 3
47.8 Possession 52.2
11 SHOTS 8
7 ON GOAL 1
0.6 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
309 Accurate Passes 339
381 Passes 408
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 3
5 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 51
28 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 2
16 Effective Tackles 9
25 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 9
14 Effective Clearances 18
14 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Venue: Norberto Tomaghello
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentine LPF Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Estudiantes de La Plata 16 +12 31
2 Boca Juniors 16 +13 30
3 Vélez Sarsfield 16 +6 28
4 Talleres (Córdoba) 16 +4 26
Full Table

Line-Ups

DYJ Defensa y Justicia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
22 Cristopher Fiermarin (GK)
6 Emiliano Amor
29 Damián Fernández
33 Lucas Souto
15 Santiago Sosa
10 Aaron Molinas
26 Dario Cáceres
16 Ayrton Portillo
20 Rubén Botta Yellow Card
17 Agustin Hausch
24 Juan Gutiérrez
Defensa y Justicia Substitutes:
Julián López, Facundo Altamira, Alan Coria, Nazareno Roselli, Héctor Martínez, Elías Pereyra, David Barbona, Luciano Gonzalez, Lautaro Amade, Éver Banega, Mateo Aguiar, César Pérez.

CABJ Boca Juniors (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Leandro Brey (GK)
26 Marco Pellegrino
4 Jorge Figal
27 Malcom Braida
24 Juan Barinaga
20 Alan Velasco
30 Tomás Belmonte
18 Milton Delgado Yellow Card
9 Milton Gimenez
7 Exequiel Zeballos
29 Ángel Romero
Boca Juniors Substitutes:
Adam Bareiro, Lautaro Blanco, William Alarcón, Javier García, Ayrton Costa, Santiago Ascacibar, Lautaro Di Lollo, Miguel Merentiel, Leandro Paredes, Tomás Aranda, Marcelo Weigandt, Kevin Zenón.

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