Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional

Boca Juniors vs Newell's Old Boys, 2023 Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional, Group Stage

· Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional
Boca Juniors
  • 90': Miguel Merentiel (P)
FT
1 - 0
Newell's Old Boys

    About

    Boca Juniors are hosting Newell's Old Boys at Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Boca Juniors. Sergio Romero tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
    • 3': Foul by Aaron Anselmino (Boca Juniors).
    • 3': Guillermo Balzi (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Aaron Anselmino (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 4': Corner, Newell's Old Boys. Conceded by Edinson Cavani.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Guillermo Balzi (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Glavinovich.
    • 5': Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Ian Glavinovich (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Iván Gómez (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Velázquez with a headed pass.
    • 7': Corner, Newell's Old Boys. Conceded by Aaron Anselmino.
    • 9': Cristian Ferreira (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors).
    • 9': Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
    • 18': Offside, Newell's Old Boys. Guillermo Balzi tries a through ball, but Jorge Recalde is caught offside.
    • 20': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Ian Glavinovich.
    • 25': Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Leonel Vangioni (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 25': Leonel Vangioni (Newell's Old Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Medina.
    • 29': Offside, Boca Juniors. Valentín Barco tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
    • 30': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors).
    • 30': Leonel Vangioni (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Cristian Ferreira (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 31': Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Armando Méndez (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 32': Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Ángelo Martino.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Barco with a cross.
    • 36': Armando Méndez (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Foul by Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Gustavo Velázquez (Newell's Old Boys) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Ferreira with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Saracchi.
    • 41': Offside, Newell's Old Boys. Leonel Vangioni tries a through ball, but Ángelo Martino is caught offside.
    • 43': Offside, Newell's Old Boys. Iván Gómez tries a through ball, but Ángelo Martino is caught offside.
    • 44': Hand ball by Ángelo Martino (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 45'+1': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Gustavo Velázquez.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valentín Barco with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Boca Juniors 0, Newell's Old Boys 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Boca Juniors 0, Newell's Old Boys 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Jabes Saralegui replaces Cristian Medina.
    • 45': Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Francisco González replaces Cristian Ferreira.
    • 45': Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Guillermo May replaces Jorge Recalde.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Jabes Saralegui (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude with a headed pass.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 46': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Ángelo Martino.
    • 51': Foul by Ian Glavinovich (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 51': Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Ian Glavinovich (Newell's Old Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentín Barco.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Merentiel.
    • 54': Foul by Jabes Saralegui (Boca Juniors).
    • 54': Francisco González (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 58': Hand ball by Armando Méndez (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 59': Foul by Guillermo Balzi (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 59': Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Portillo (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 62': Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Juan Sforza replaces Marcos Portillo because of an injury.
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Foul by Iván Gómez (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 63': Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Juan Sforza (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Guillermo Balzi.
    • 65': Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Juan Sforza (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 65': Juan Sforza (Newell's Old Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Armando Méndez (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors).
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Darío Benedetto replaces Edinson Cavani because of an injury.
    • 69': Foul by Armando Méndez (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 69': Marcelo Saracchi (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Foul by Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors).
    • 70': Francisco González (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Nicolás Valentini replaces Aaron Anselmino.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miguel Merentiel following a fast break.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Guillermo May (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Guillermo Balzi with a through ball.
    • 74': Foul by Armando Méndez (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 74': Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Valentín Barco (Boca Juniors).
    • 76': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Lucas Janson replaces Ezequiel Bullaude.
    • 76': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Jorman Campuzano replaces Valentín Barco because of an injury.
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Foul by Jorman Campuzano (Boca Juniors).
    • 76': Francisco González (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Guillermo May (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángelo Martino.
    • 79': Corner, Newell's Old Boys. Conceded by Sergio Romero.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Gustavo Velázquez (Newell's Old Boys) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Francisco González with a cross.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Francisco González (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Armando Méndez.
    • 81': Foul by Iván Gómez (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 81': Lucas Janson (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Guillermo Balzi (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 82': Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Jabes Saralegui (Boca Juniors).
    • 83': Ángelo Martino (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jabes Saralegui.
    • 88': Penalty Boca Juniors. Miguel Merentiel draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 88': Penalty conceded by Guillermo Balzi (Newell's Old Boys) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 88': Guillermo Balzi (Newell's Old Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Goal! Boca Juniors 1, Newell's Old Boys 0. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Iván Gómez (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 90'+1': Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Gustavo Velázquez (Newell's Old Boys) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Iván Gómez (Newell's Old Boys).
    • 90'+4': Iván Gómez (Newell's Old Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Boca Juniors 1, Newell's Old Boys 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Boca Juniors 1, Newell's Old Boys 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Boca Juniors 1, Newell's Old Boys 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 8
    6 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 4
    41.7 Possession 58.3
    9 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    216 Accurate Passes 309
    284 Passes 402
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    15 Crosses 17
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    50 Long Balls 72
    23 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    4 Effective Tackles 12
    7 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 3
    21 Effective Clearances 15
    21 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional

    Venue: Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)
    Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Argentine Copa LPF Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 14 +10 29
    2 Estudiantes de La Plata 14 +10 27
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    4 Boca Juniors 14 +8 25
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Sergio Romero (GK)
    38 Aaron Anselmino Yellow Card
    4 Jorge Figal
    3 Marcelo Saracchi
    17 Luis Advíncula
    16 Miguel Merentiel
    8 Guillermo Fernández Yellow Card
    5 Ezequiel Bullaude
    19 Valentín Barco
    36 Cristian Medina
    10 Edinson Cavani
    Boca Juniors Substitutes:
    Javier García, Jabes Saralegui, Luca Langoni, Marcelo Weigandt, Jorman Campuzano, Nicolás Valentini, Bruno Valdez, Lucas Janson, Diego González, Darío Benedetto, Lucas Blondel, Vicente Taborda.

    NOB Newell's Old Boys (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lucas Hoyos (GK)
    37 Ivan Glavinovich Yellow Card
    21 Leonel Vangioni Yellow Card
    25 Gustavo Velázquez Yellow Card
    22 Marcos Portillo
    7 Ivan Gomez Yellow Card
    23 Ángelo Martino
    14 Armando Méndez
    28 Jorge Recalde
    30 Cristian Ferreira
    47 Guillermo Balzi Yellow Card
    Newell's Old Boys Substitutes:
    Jeremías Pérez Tica, Facundo Mansilla, Bruno Pittón, Juan Sforza, Francisco González, Lisandro Montenegro, Guillermo May, Pablo Pérez, Guillermo Ortiz, Giovani Chiaverano, Augusto Schott, Williams Barlasina.

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