River Plate vs Boca Juniors: Thrilling Copa de la Liga Clash

River Plate

2–3Match Finished

Boca Juniors ✓

Match Summary

In a captivating match at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Boca Juniors edged out River Plate 3-2 in the Copa de la Liga Profesional. M. Borja opened the scoring for River in the 10th minute, but Boca responded with M. Merentiel equalizing just before halftime. E. Cavani then put Boca ahead in the 62nd minute, with Merentiel adding another shortly after. River fought back, with P. Díaz scoring in stoppage time, but it wasn't enough to alter the outcome.

Match Events

10'M. Borja (C. Echeverri) River Plate
40'Claudio Echeverri River Plate
44'Miguel Merentiel Foul Boca Juniors
45+1'Nacho Fernández Handball River Plate
45+1'M. Merentiel (L. Advíncula) Boca Juniors
48'Miguel Borja Argument River Plate
48'Marcos Rojo Argument Boca Juniors
55'Marcelo Herrera River Plate
60'I. Fernández (M. Lanzini) River Plate
60'C. Echeverri (E. Barco) River Plate
62'E. Cavani (K. Zenón) Boca Juniors
64'J. Saralegui (N. Figal) Boca Juniors
67'M. Merentiel Boca Juniors
70'Edinson Cavani Foul Boca Juniors
70'R. Aliendro (P. Solari) River Plate
73'Facundo Colidio Foul River Plate
73'E. Cavani (D. Benedetto) Boca Juniors
76'Lautaro Blanco Foul Boca Juniors
79'Rodrigo Villagra Foul River Plate
80'M. Herrera (S. Simón) River Plate
80'R. Villagra (N. Fonseca) River Plate
86'M. Merentiel (L. Langoni) Boca Juniors
86'G. Fernández (J. Campuzano) Boca Juniors
90+3'Pablo Solari Argument River Plate
90+6'Nicolás Figal Foul Boca Juniors
90+7'P. Díaz River Plate

Statistics

River Plate		Boca Juniors
7	Shots on Goal	5
4	Shots off Goal	6
13	Total Shots	12
2	Blocked Shots	1
7	Shots insidebox	7
6	Shots outsidebox	5
12	Fouls	15
4	Corner Kicks	4
0	Offsides	2
52%	Ball Possession	48%
6	Yellow Cards	5
	Red Cards
2	Goalkeeper Saves	5
334	Total passes	314
262	Passes accurate	254
78%	Passes %	81%
	expected_goals

Lineups

River Plate 4-3-1-2

1F. Armani

13E. Díaz

17P. Díaz

14L. González

15M. Herrera

29R. Aliendro

23R. Villagra

26I. Fernández

19C. Echeverri

11F. Colidio

9M. Borja

1 F. Armani G
15 M. Herrera D
14 L. González D
17 P. Díaz D
13 E. Díaz D
26 I. Fernández M
23 R. Villagra M
29 R. Aliendro M
19 C. Echeverri M
9 M. Borja F
11 F. Colidio F

Substitutes

10 M. Lanzini M
21 E. Barco M
36 P. Solari F
31 S. Simón M
4 N. Fonseca M
5 M. Kranevitter M
22 D. Zabala D
20 M. Casco D
33 E. Centurión G
8 A. Palavecino M
30 F. Mastantuono M
2 S. Boselli D

Coach: M. Demichelis

Boca Juniors 4-3-1-2

1S. Romero

23L. Blanco

6M. Rojo

2C. Lema

17L. Advíncula

8G. Fernández

21E. Fernández

47J. Saralegui

22K. Zenón

16M. Merentiel

10E. Cavani

1 S. Romero G
17 L. Advíncula D
2 C. Lema D
6 M. Rojo D
23 L. Blanco D
47 J. Saralegui M
21 E. Fernández M
8 G. Fernández M
22 K. Zenón M
10 E. Cavani F
16 M. Merentiel F

Substitutes

4 N. Figal D
9 D. Benedetto F
14 L. Langoni F
49 J. Campuzano M
39 V. Taborda M
40 L. Di Lollo D
3 M. Saracchi D
12 L. Brey G
29 N. Briasco F
5 E. Bullaude M
18 F. Fabra D
43 M. Delgado M

Coach: D. Martínez

Player Stats

Top Rated: Miguel Merentiel (highest match rating)

River Plate

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Franco Armani	G	98'	—	—	6.6
Marcelo Herrera	D	80'	—	—	6.5
Leandro González Pírez	D	98'	—	—	6.2
Paulo Díaz	D	98'	1	—	8.2
Enzo Díaz	D	98'	—	—	6.6
Nacho Fernández	M	60'	—	—	6.2
Rodrigo Villagra	M	80'	—	—	6.2
Rodrigo Aliendro	M	70'	—	—	6.9
Claudio Echeverri	M	60'	—	1	7.3
Miguel Borja	F	98'	1	—	7.2
Facundo Colidio	F	98'	—	—	6.5
Manuel Lanzini sub	M	38'	—	—	6.9
Esequiel Barco sub	M	38'	—	—	6.9
Pablo Solari sub	F	28'	—	—	6.6
Santiago Simón sub	M	18'	—	—	6.3
Nicolas Fonseca sub	M	18'	—	—	6.7
Ezequiel Centurión sub	G	—	—	—	—
Daniel Zabala sub	D	—	—	—	—
Sebastián Boselli sub	D	—	—	—	—
Milton Casco sub	D	—	—	—	—
Matías Kranevitter sub	M	—	—	—	—
Franco Mastantuono sub	M	—	—	—	—
Agustín Palavecino sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Franco Armani	—	17/–/15%	—	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
Marcelo Herrera	1/2	27/–/14%	2	3/6	1/2	–/1	0/0
Leandro González Pírez	—	31/–/25%	1	2/7	—	1/–	0/0
Paulo Díaz	3/3	46/2/40%	—	3/6	—	—	0/0
Enzo Díaz	1/2	35/–/28%	3	5/9	–/1	1/2	0/0
Nacho Fernández	—	21/1/14%	2	3/7	–/1	–/2	1/0
Rodrigo Villagra	—	29/–/23%	1	4/7	—	1/2	1/0
Rodrigo Aliendro	—	28/–/24%	5	6/8	—	1/1	0/0
Claudio Echeverri	—	13/2/12%	—	6/8	4/4	2/–	1/0
Miguel Borja	1/1	6/–/3%	1	1/4	—	–/1	1/0
Facundo Colidio	—	16/–/9%	—	1/8	–/1	1/2	1/0
Manuel Lanzini	1/1	30/1/25%	1	3/3	—	2/–	0/0
Esequiel Barco	–/1	23/1/20%	—	2/2	—	2/–	0/0
Pablo Solari	–/1	1/–/–	1	3/4	–/1	2/–	1/0
Santiago Simón	—	3/–/3%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Nicolas Fonseca	—	8/–/7%	—	–/1	—	–/1	0/0
Ezequiel Centurión	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Daniel Zabala	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Sebastián Boselli	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Milton Casco	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Matías Kranevitter	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Franco Mastantuono	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Agustín Palavecino	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Boca Juniors

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Sergio Romero	G	98'	—	—	7.2
Luis Advíncula	D	98'	—	1	6.6
Cristian Lema	D	98'	—	—	6.9
Marcos Rojo	D	98'	—	—	6.3
Lautaro Blanco	D	98'	—	—	6.7
Jabes Saralegui	M	64'	—	—	6.9
Ezequiel Fernández	M	98'	—	—	6.9
Pol Fernández	M	86'	—	—	6.3
Kevin Zenón	M	98'	—	1	7.7
Edinson Cavani	F	73'	1	—	7.2
Miguel Merentiel ★ Top Rated	F	86'	2	—	8.9
Nicolás Figal sub	D	34'	—	—	6.2
Darío Benedetto sub	F	25'	—	—	6.3
Jorman Campuzano sub	M	12'	—	—	6.2
Luca Langoni sub	F	12'	—	—	6.3
Leandro Brey sub	G	—	—	—	—
Frank Fabra sub	D	—	—	—	—
Lautaro Di Lollo sub	D	—	—	—	—
Marcelo Saracchi sub	D	—	—	—	—
Ezequiel Bullaude sub	M	—	—	—	—
Milton Delgado sub	M	—	—	—	—
Norberto Briasco sub	F	—	—	—	—
Vicente Taborda sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Sergio Romero	—	17/–/10%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Luis Advíncula	—	29/1/21%	1	6/14	3/6	2/1	0/0
Cristian Lema	1/1	31/–/27%	1	4/7	—	–/1	0/0
Marcos Rojo	—	36/–/27%	—	3/4	—	1/–	1/0
Lautaro Blanco	—	46/1/35%	2	3/6	1/2	–/2	1/0
Jabes Saralegui	—	20/–/19%	1	1/2	—	—	0/0
Ezequiel Fernández	–/1	37/1/36%	1	8/15	1/2	4/3	0/0
Pol Fernández	—	36/–/32%	—	1/6	–/1	–/3	0/0
Kevin Zenón	–/2	28/3/22%	1	2/6	1/4	—	0/0
Edinson Cavani	2/4	15/–/11%	1	4/7	–/1	2/1	1/0
Miguel Merentiel	2/2	11/2/10%	—	4/9	2/2	1/–	1/0
Nicolás Figal	—	3/–/1%	1	2/4	—	1/2	1/0
Darío Benedetto	–/1	2/–/–	—	–/1	—	–/1	0/0
Jorman Campuzano	—	2/–/2%	—	–/1	—	–/1	0/0
Luca Langoni	—	1/–/1%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Leandro Brey	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Frank Fabra	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lautaro Di Lollo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marcelo Saracchi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ezequiel Bullaude	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Milton Delgado	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Norberto Briasco	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Vicente Taborda	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: Copa de la Liga Profesional
Round: 1st Phase - Quarter-finals
Venue: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Ciudad de Córdoba, Provincia de Córdoba
Referee: Y. Falcón