Unión (Santa Fe) vs Boca Juniors, 2025 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura
· Argentine Liga Profesional de FútbolBoca Juniors let lead slip as Union snatch 1-1 dramatic draw
Boca Juniors missed out on their first win in the Argentine Primera Division's Apertura tournament after a last-gasp Franco Fragapane goal for Union cancelled out Marcelo Saracchi's early opener for the visitors on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors).
- 2': Franco Pardo (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, Unión Santa Fe. Agustín Colazo is caught offside.
- 5': Goal! Unión Santa Fe 0, Boca Juniors 1. Marcelo Saracchi (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 6': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Jerónimo Dómina (Unión Santa Fe).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Merentiel.
- 7': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Mauro Pittón.
- 8': Attempt missed. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Williams Alarcón with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Mauricio Martínez (Unión Santa Fe).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Williams Alarcón.
- 12': Foul by Lautaro Di Lollo (Boca Juniors).
- 12': Jerónimo Dómina (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Claudio Corvalán (Unión Santa Fe) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Verde.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Merentiel.
- 16': Agustín Colazo (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors).
- 17': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Marcelo Saracchi.
- 19': Foul by Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe).
- 19': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Offside, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos is caught offside.
- 28': Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Nicolás Paz (Unión Santa Fe).
- 29': Foul by Nicolás Paz (Unión Santa Fe).
- 29': Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Delay in match (Boca Juniors).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Attempt missed. Agustín Colazo (Unión Santa Fe) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jerónimo Dómina.
- 34': Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Bruno Pittón (Unión Santa Fe).
- 34': Bruno Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Offside, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt missed. Mauricio Martínez (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 39': Claudio Corvalán (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Lautaro Di Lollo (Boca Juniors).
- 40': Foul by Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors).
- 40': Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Rodrigo Battaglia.
- 43': Attempt missed. Franco Pardo (Unión Santa Fe) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lionel Verde with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Foul by Lionel Verde (Unión Santa Fe).
- 44': Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Agustín Colazo (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors).
- 45'+1': Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Unión Santa Fe 0, Boca Juniors 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Unión Santa Fe 0, Boca Juniors 1.
- 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Juan Barinaga replaces Lucas Blondel.
- 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Kevin Zenón replaces Exequiel Zeballos.
- 45': Substitution, Unión Santa Fe. Lucas Gamba replaces Jerónimo Dómina.
- 46': Foul by Mauricio Martínez (Unión Santa Fe).
- 46': Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors).
- 46': Franco Pardo (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Lautaro Di Lollo.
- 53': Claudio Corvalán (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Colazo.
- 53': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Tomás Belmonte.
- 57': Hand ball by Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors).
- 58': Substitution, Unión Santa Fe. Franco Fragapane replaces Lionel Verde.
- 58': Substitution, Unión Santa Fe. Julián Palacios replaces Nicolás Paz.
- 61': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Carlos Palacios replaces Alan Velasco.
- 62': Foul by Julián Palacios (Unión Santa Fe).
- 62': Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Julián Palacios (Unión Santa Fe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Unión Santa Fe. Ezequiel Ham replaces Mauricio Martínez.
- 67': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ham (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Palacios.
- 67': Claudio Corvalán (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors).
- 68': Foul by Franco Fragapane (Unión Santa Fe).
- 68': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Milton Giménez replaces Miguel Merentiel.
- 69': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Camilo Rey replaces Williams Alarcón.
- 69': Substitution, Unión Santa Fe. Mateo Del Blanco replaces Bruno Pittón.
- 69': Foul by Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors).
- 69': Mateo Del Blanco (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors).
- 70': Lucas Gamba (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Offside, Unión Santa Fe. Lucas Gamba is caught offside.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Franco Pardo (Unión Santa Fe).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Attempt saved. Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Palacios with a through ball.
- 78': Attempt missed. Julián Palacios (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 79': Foul by Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors).
- 79': Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Carlos Palacios.
- 82': Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe).
- 84': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Marcelo Saracchi.
- 84': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Milton Giménez.
- 85': Attempt missed. Agustín Colazo (Unión Santa Fe) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Fragapane with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Franco Pardo.
- 86': Attempt missed. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Zenón with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Attempt saved. Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milton Giménez.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Marcelo Saracchi.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Agustín Colazo (Unión Santa Fe) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezequiel Ham with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Goal! Unión Santa Fe 1, Boca Juniors 1. Franco Fragapane (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 90'+5': Foul by Agustín Colazo (Unión Santa Fe).
- 90'+5': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Agustín Colazo (Unión Santa Fe) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lucas Gamba (Unión Santa Fe).
- 90'+5': Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Unión Santa Fe 1, Boca Juniors 1.
- 0': Match ends, Unión Santa Fe 1, Boca Juniors 1.
Statistics
 CABJ |
USF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.3 | Possession | 54.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 322 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
| 398 | Passes | 447 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 6 | Crosses | 38 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 25 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 40 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Venue: 15 de Abril
Location: Santa Fé, Argentina
Venue: 15 de Abril
Location: Santa Fé, Argentina
Argentine LPF Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigre | 9 | +9 | 21 |
| 2 | Huracán | 10 | +9 | 21 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 10 | +5 | 21 |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 9 | +7 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Unión (Santa Fe) (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Thiago Cardozo (GK) |
| 34 | Franco Pardo |
| 3 | Claudio Corvalán |
| 32 | Nicolás Paz |
| 14 | Bruno Pittón  |
| 22 | Francisco Gerometta |
| 28 | Mauro Pittón |
| 10 | Lionel Verde |
| 16 | Mauricio Martínez |
| 21 | Agustin Colazo |
| 9 | Jerónimo Domina |
Boca Juniors (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Leandro Brey (GK) |
| 5 | Rodrigo Battaglia |
| 32 | Ayrton Costa |
| 40 | Lautaro Di Lollo |
| 30 | Tomás Belmonte |
| 15 | William Alarcón |
| 3 | Marcelo Saracchi |
| 42 | Lucas Blondel |
| 16 | Miguel Merentiel |
| 20 | Alan Velasco |
| 7 | Exequiel Zeballos |
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