Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Boca Juniors vs Independiente Rivadavia, 2025 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Boca Juniors
  • 51': Miguel Merentiel
  • 83': Exequiel Zeballos
FT
2 - 0
Independiente Rivadavia

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    Boca Juniors are hosting Independiente Rivadavia 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.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Luis Sequeira (Independiente Rivadavia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Villa with a cross.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Saracchi.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Saracchi (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milton Giménez with a headed pass.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Barinaga.
    • 9': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Iván Villalba.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Williams Alarcón with a cross.
    • 10': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors).
    • 10': Victorio Ramis (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Foul by Mauro Peinipil (Independiente Rivadavia).
    • 11': Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Camilo Rey (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Luis Sequeira (Independiente Rivadavia).
    • 14': Attempt saved. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Juan Barinaga with a cross.
    • 14': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Ezequiel Centurión.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Williams Alarcón with a cross.
    • 15': Foul by Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors).
    • 15': Victorio Ramis (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Luis Sequeira (Independiente Rivadavia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Cardillo.
    • 16': Corner, Independiente Rivadavia. Conceded by Ayrton Costa.
    • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors).
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Lautaro Di Lollo replaces Tomás Belmonte because of an injury.
    • 21': Foul by Lautaro Di Lollo (Boca Juniors).
    • 21': Sebastián Villa (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Iván Villalba (Independiente Rivadavia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Sequeira with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Mauricio Cardillo (Independiente Rivadavia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 22': Hand ball by Mauricio Cardillo (Independiente Rivadavia).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Amarfil (Independiente Rivadavia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Sequeira.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Mauricio Cardillo (Independiente Rivadavia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Iván Villalba.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Lautaro Di Lollo (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milton Giménez with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Saracchi with a cross.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Mauricio Cardillo (Independiente Rivadavia) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victorio Ramis.
    • 31': Foul by Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors).
    • 31': Luciano Gómez (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Camilo Rey (Boca Juniors).
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Tomás Bottari (Independiente Rivadavia).
    • 36': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Mauricio Cardillo.
    • 37': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors).
    • 37': Maximiliano Amarfil (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 42': Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Luis Sequeira (Independiente Rivadavia).
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Foul by Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors).
    • 43': Luciano Gómez (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors).
    • 45': Tomás Bottari (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Boca Juniors 0, Independiente Rivadavia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Boca Juniors 0, Independiente Rivadavia 0.
    • 48': Foul by Maximiliano Amarfil (Independiente Rivadavia).
    • 48': Juan Barinaga (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Foul by Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors).
    • 50': Tomás Bottari (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Foul by Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors).
    • 51': Luciano Gómez (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Goal! Boca Juniors 1, Independiente Rivadavia 0. Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Mauricio Cardillo (Independiente Rivadavia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Mauricio Cardillo (Independiente Rivadavia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, Independiente Rivadavia. Conceded by Williams Alarcón.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Sheyko Studer (Independiente Rivadavia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Sequeira with a cross.
    • 57': Hand ball by Camilo Rey (Boca Juniors).
    • 58': Iván Villalba (Independiente Rivadavia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Lautaro Di Lollo (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Victorio Ramis (Independiente Rivadavia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sebastián Villa following a set piece situation.
    • 60': Foul by Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors).
    • 60': Mauricio Cardillo (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Offside, Independiente Rivadavia. Sebastián Villa is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Luis Sequeira (Independiente Rivadavia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Gómez.
    • 65': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Joaquín Ruíz replaces Miguel Merentiel.
    • 65': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos replaces Alan Velasco.
    • 66': Substitution, Independiente Rivadavia. Juan Barbieri replaces Mauricio Cardillo.
    • 66': Substitution, Independiente Rivadavia. Kevin Retamar replaces Victorio Ramis.
    • 66': Corner, Independiente Rivadavia. Conceded by Juan Barinaga.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors).
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Foul by Tomás Bottari (Independiente Rivadavia).
    • 69': Joaquín Ruíz (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Joaquín Ruíz (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milton Giménez.
    • 72': Corner, Independiente Rivadavia. Conceded by Marcelo Saracchi.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Williams Alarcón.
    • 78': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Luciano Gómez.
    • 79': Substitution, Independiente Rivadavia. Fabrizio Sartori replaces Luis Sequeira.
    • 79': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Luis Advíncula replaces Juan Barinaga.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Exequiel Zeballos.
    • 81': Foul by Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors).
    • 81': Maximiliano Amarfil (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Zeballos.
    • 83': Goal! Boca Juniors 2, Independiente Rivadavia 0. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 84': Substitution, Independiente Rivadavia. Matías Fernández replaces Tomás Bottari.
    • 84': Substitution, Independiente Rivadavia. Diego Tonetto replaces Maximiliano Amarfil.
    • 84': Camilo Rey (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Diego Tonetto (Independiente Rivadavia).
    • 85': Camilo Rey (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Kevin Retamar (Independiente Rivadavia).
    • 87': Foul by Matías Fernández (Independiente Rivadavia).
    • 87': Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Joaquín Ruíz (Boca Juniors).
    • 89': Matías Fernández (Independiente Rivadavia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Matías Fernández (Independiente Rivadavia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luciano Gómez.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Matías Fernández (Independiente Rivadavia).
    • 90'+1': Marcelo Saracchi (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Matías Fernández (Independiente Rivadavia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kevin Retamar (Independiente Rivadavia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Boca Juniors 2, Independiente Rivadavia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Boca Juniors 2, Independiente Rivadavia 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 3
    50.5 Possession 49.5
    14 SHOTS 16
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    294 Accurate Passes 293
    382 Passes 373
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 7
    20 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    72 Long Balls 35
    37 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 6
    16 Effective Tackles 13
    23 Tackles 15
    0.7 Tackle % 0.9
    8 Interceptions 9
    20 Effective Clearances 30
    20 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

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

    Argentine LPF Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Estudiantes de La Plata 7 +6 15
    2 Argentinos Juniors 6 +4 14
    3 Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 7 +7 13
    4 Tigre 6 +5 12
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    25 Agustín Marchesín (GK)
    32 Ayrton Costa Yellow Card
    5 Rodrigo Battaglia
    38 Camilo Rey
    3 Marcelo Saracchi
    24 Juan Barinaga
    20 Alan Velasco Yellow Card
    15 William Alarcón Yellow Card
    30 Tomás Belmonte
    9 Milton Gimenez
    16 Miguel Merentiel
    Boca Juniors Substitutes:
    Brian Aguirre, Lucas Janson, Joaquín Ruíz, Santiago Dalmasso, Lautaro Blanco, Agustín Martegani, Ignacio Miramon, Exequiel Zeballos, Luis Advíncula, Lautaro Di Lollo, Mateo Mendia, Leandro Brey.

    RIV Independiente Rivadavia (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ezequiel Centuríon (GK)
    42 Sheyko Studer
    40 Ivan Villalba Yellow Card
    14 Luciano Gómez
    4 Mauro Peinipil
    7 Victorio Ramis
    5 Tomás Bottari
    8 Luis Sequeira
    25 Maximiliano Amarfil
    21 Mauricio Cardillo
    22 Sebastián Villa
    Independiente Rivadavia Substitutes:
    Leonard Costa, Santiago Flores, Diego Tonetto, Mateo Schwartz, Fabricio Amato, Matías Valenti, Nicolas Retamar, Fabrizio Sartori Prieto, Agustín Lastra, Matías Fernández, Juan Ignacio Barbieri, Pedro Souto.

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