Racing Club vs Boca Juniors, 2025 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura
· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
89': Kevin ZenónRacing rise to second after 2-0 win over Boca Juniors
Luciano Vietto's early strike and Adrian Martinez's late header gave Racing Club a 2-0 home win over Boca Juniors in the Apertura tournament of the Argentine Primera Division on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Juan Barinaga.
- 3': Attempt missed. Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Gastón Martirena with a cross.
- 3': Foul by Adrián Martínez (Racing Club).
- 3': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Juan Barinaga.
- 6': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Ayrton Costa.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Marco Di Césare (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Vietto with a cross.
- 7': Attempt missed. Agustín Almendra (Racing Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 8': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Rodrigo Battaglia.
- 9': Attempt missed. Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Palacios.
- 11': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Nazareno Colombo.
- 11': Foul by Agustín Almendra (Racing Club).
- 11': Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt missed. Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Williams Alarcón with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 15': Foul by Juan Nardoni (Racing Club).
- 15': Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Barinaga.
- 16': Goal! Racing Club 1, Boca Juniors 0. Luciano Vietto (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Solari.
- 17': Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
- 19': Offside, Boca Juniors. Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 20': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Rodrigo Battaglia.
- 20': Foul by Marco Di Césare (Racing Club).
- 20': Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Santiago Solari (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 23': Delay in match (Boca Juniors).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Offside, Boca Juniors. Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 26': Delay in match (Boca Juniors).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Offside, Boca Juniors. Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Luciano Vietto (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrián Martínez.
- 29': Foul by Luciano Vietto (Racing Club).
- 29': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Palacios.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors).
- 31': Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Gastón Martirena (Racing Club).
- 35': Marcelo Saracchi (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Gastón Martirena (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors).
- 37': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Adrián Martínez (Racing Club).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Attempt missed. Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 41': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors).
- 41': Luciano Vietto (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Gastón Martirena (Racing Club).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Marcelo Saracchi.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Marco Di Césare (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Rojas with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors).
- 45'+2': Nazareno Colombo (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors).
- 45'+3': Santiago Quirós (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Hand ball by Agustín Almendra (Racing Club).
- 45'+4': Agustín Almendra (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 45'+4': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Marco Di Césare.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alan Velasco with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Racing Club 1, Boca Juniors 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Racing Club 1, Boca Juniors 0.
- 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos replaces Alan Velasco.
- 46': Foul by Marcelo Saracchi (Boca Juniors).
- 46': Santiago Solari (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors).
- 47': Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Rodrigo Battaglia.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Merentiel.
- 52': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors).
- 52': Juan Nardoni (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Luciano Vietto (Racing Club).
- 53': Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Adrián Martínez (Racing Club).
- 54': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Belmonte.
- 56': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Santiago Solari (Racing Club).
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Solari (Racing Club).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Saracchi.
- 58': Attempt missed. Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miguel Merentiel.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt missed. Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Saracchi with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Racing Club. Maximiliano Salas replaces Luciano Vietto.
- 63': Substitution, Racing Club. Martín Barrios replaces Agustín Almendra.
- 63': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Milton Giménez replaces Edinson Cavani.
- 64': Foul by Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club).
- 64': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Martín Barrios (Racing Club).
- 65': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Gastón Martirena (Racing Club).
- 66': Marcelo Saracchi (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Attempt missed. Martín Barrios (Racing Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 70': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Frank Fabra replaces Marcelo Saracchi.
- 70': Substitution, Racing Club. Facundo Mura replaces Gastón Martirena.
- 72': Foul by Facundo Mura (Racing Club).
- 72': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Facundo Mura (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Williams Alarcón.
- 73': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Marco Di Césare.
- 73': Foul by Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors).
- 73': Gabriel Arias (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Mura with a cross.
- 76': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Juan Barinaga.
- 77': Attempt saved. Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Marco Di Césare (Racing Club).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': VAR Decision: No Penalty Boca Juniors.
- 83': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Kevin Zenón replaces Carlos Palacios.
- 83': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Luis Advíncula replaces Juan Barinaga.
- 83': Substitution, Racing Club. Germán Conti replaces Marco Di Césare.
- 84': Santiago Solari (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Racing Club. Matías Zaracho replaces Santiago Solari.
- 85': Foul by Juan Nardoni (Racing Club).
- 85': Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors).
- 87': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Zaracho.
- 87': Goal! Racing Club 2, Boca Juniors 0. Adrián Martínez (Racing Club) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 89': Foul by Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors).
- 89': Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) is shown the red card.
- 90': Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Maximiliano Salas (Racing Club).
- 90'+3': Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Matías Zaracho (Racing Club).
- 90'+4': Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Williams Alarcón.
- 90'+8': Foul by Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors).
- 90'+8': Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Racing Club 2, Boca Juniors 0.
- 0': Match ends, Racing Club 2, Boca Juniors 0.
Statistics
 CABJ |
RAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 57.7 | Possession | 42.3 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 298 | Accurate Passes | 179 |
| 374 | Passes | 262 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 33 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Venue: Presidente Perón (Cilindro de Avellaneda)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venue: Presidente Perón (Cilindro de Avellaneda)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine LPF Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigre | 9 | +9 | 21 |
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | +7 | 21 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 9 | +7 | 20 |
| 4 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 9 | +7 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Racing Club (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Gabriel Arias (GK) |
| 23 | Nazareno Colombo |
| 35 | Santiago Quirós |
| 3 | Marco Di Cesare |
| 32 | Agustín Almendra  |
| 5 | Juan Nardoni |
| 27 | Gabriel Rojas |
| 15 | Gastón Martirena |
| 9 | Adrián Nahuel Martínez |
| 10 | Luciano Vietto |
| 28 | Santiago Solari |
Boca Juniors (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Agustín Marchesín (GK) |
| 32 | Ayrton Costa |
| 5 | Rodrigo Battaglia |
| 30 | Tomás Belmonte |
| 3 | Marcelo Saracchi |
| 24 | Juan Barinaga |
| 8 | Carlos Palacios |
| 20 | Alan Velasco |
| 15 | William Alarcón |
| 10 | Edinson Cavani |
| 16 | Miguel Merentiel |
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