0 – 4
“Juan Gutiérrez gives Defensa y Justicia a surprise lead, heading home Agustín Hausch's cross into the bottom right corner after Darío Cáceres had already threatened with a header moments earlier.”
“Milton Giménez levels for Boca with a superb free-kick from outside the box, curling a right-footed effort into the top left corner after Alan Velasco won the set piece — a moment of individual quality that brought Boca back into the match.”
Pivotal“Alan Velasco finishes a devastating Boca counter-attack to make it 2-0, breaking clear from the centre of the box after Defensa had been caught pushing forward — a goal that killed the match as a contest.”
Pivotal“Miguel Merentiel completes the rout in stoppage time, finishing coolly from the left side of the six-yard box to put the final stamp on a brutal 4-0 win for Boca — a scoreline that fully captures their second-half dominance.”
Defensa y Justicia
Boca Juniors
Outstanding performance
Boca Juniors•MidfielderBoca Juniors arrived at Florencio Varela riding strong form and left with a statement victory that underlines their title credentials. The first half was tightly contested — Defensa actually took the lead through Juan Gutiérrez's early header and had more dangerous attacks (66 to 41) and corners (4 to 1), suggesting Boca were being pressed back in phases. Milton Giménez's free-kick equaliser just before the half-hour mark levelled things up, but the defining moment came at the stroke of half-time when Defensa manager Mariano Soso was dismissed for arguing on the touchline, leaving his side not just a man down but without their head coach's guidance for the entire second period. Boca's superior quality was always going to tell against ten men, and so it proved — Alan Velasco's counter-attacking strike on 77 minutes opened the floodgates, before substitute Adam Bareiro tucked home a third at close range and Miguel Merentiel rounded off a miserable night for the hosts in stoppage time. The stats told an interesting story: Defensa had more possession (52%) and more dangerous attacks, yet managed just one shot on target all evening, exposing a fundamental wastefulness that Boca — who converted from four of their seven shots on target — ruthlessly punished.
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Juan Gutiérrez from Defensa y Justicia misses the attempt with a left-footed shot from outside the box that goes too high. Aarón Molinas provided the assist.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 3 minutes of added time.
Foul by Éver Banega for Defensa y Justicia.
Santiago Ascacíbar from Boca Juniors is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner awarded to Defensa y Justicia, conceded by Leandro Brey.
Defensa y Justicia wins a corner, conceded by Leandro Brey.
Leandro Paredes from Boca Juniors wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Alan Coria of Defensa y Justicia.
Attempt missed. Luciano González of Defensa y Justicia takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes just a bit too high.
Aarón Molinas from Defensa y Justicia has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. Mateo Aguiar provided the assist.
Miguel Merentiel of Boca Juniors is caught offside.
Substitution for Defensa y Justicia: Mateo Aguiar comes on for Rubén Botta.
Nicolás Figal's header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Cristopher Fiermarín. The attempt was assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross.
Juan Barinaga from Boca Juniors wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul committed by Elías Pereyra of Defensa y Justicia.
Substitution for Boca Juniors: Miguel Merentiel comes on for Alan Velasco.
assist: Tomás Aranda
Goal! Boca Juniors lead 3-0 over Defensa y Justicia. Adam Bareiro scores with a right-footed shot from very close range to the center of the goal, assisted by Tomás Aranda.
Substitution for Boca Juniors: Tomás Aranda comes on for Exequiel Zeballos.
Substitution for Boca Juniors: Tomás Aranda comes on for Exequiel Zeballos.
assist: Exequiel Zeballos
Goal! Boca Juniors lead 2-0 with Alan Velasco scoring from the center of the box after a fast break.
Corner awarded to Defensa y Justicia after a concession by Juan Barinaga.
Foul committed by Santiago Ascacíbar of Boca Juniors.
Rubén Botta from Defensa y Justicia wins a free kick on the left wing.
Exequiel Zeballos of Boca Juniors is caught offside.
Adam BareiroYellow CardAdam Bareiro from Boca Juniors receives a yellow card.
Adam Bareiro of Boca Juniors receives a yellow card.
Substitution for Defensa y Justicia: Luciano González comes on for Ayrton Portillo.
Rubén Botta from Defensa y Justicia receives a yellow card.
Malcom Braida from Boca Juniors wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution for Defensa y Justicia: Éver Banega comes on for Emiliano Amor.
Substitution for Defensa y Justicia: Elías Pereyra comes on for Darío Cáceres.
Alan Coria from Defensa y Justicia is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Tomás Belmonte of Boca Juniors.
Exequiel Zeballos from Boca Juniors is caught offside.
Boca Juniors win a corner after Ayrton Portillo concedes.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Juan Barinaga from Boca Juniors.
Foul committed by Malcom Braida of Boca Juniors.
Rubén Botta from Defensa y Justicia is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution for Boca Juniors: Adam Bareiro comes on for Milton Giménez.
Substitution for Boca Juniors: Leandro Paredes comes on for Milton Delgado.
Corner awarded to Defensa y Justicia, conceded by Juan Barinaga.
Santiago Ascacíbar's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution for Defensa y Justicia: Facundo Altamira comes on for Agustín Hausch.
Attempt saved. Milton Giménez of Boca Juniors has a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but Cristopher Fiermarín of Defensa y Justicia saves it in the center of the goal. The assist comes from Alan Velasco.
Ayrton Portillo of Defensa y Justicia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Exequiel Zeballos of Boca Juniors.
Ayrton Portillo from Defensa y Justicia wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Exequiel Zeballos from Boca Juniors misses a right-footed shot from the left side of the box after a fast break.
Malcom Braida from Boca Juniors misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the right.
Milton DelgadoYellow CardMilton Delgado from Boca Juniors receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul committed by Milton Delgado of Boca Juniors.
Santiago Sosa from Defensa y Justicia wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The second half begins with Defensa y Justicia trailing Boca Juniors 1-0.
The second half begins with Defensa y Justicia trailing Boca Juniors 1-0.
First half ends with Defensa y Justicia 0, Boca Juniors 1.
Santiago Sosa from Defensa y Justicia wins a free kick on the right wing.
First half ends with Defensa y Justicia 0, Boca Juniors 1.
Foul committed by Exequiel Zeballos of Boca Juniors.
Santiago Sosa from Defensa y Justicia wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ayrton Portillo of Defensa y Justicia.
Malcom Braida wins a free kick for Boca Juniors on the left wing.
Defensa y Justicia wins a corner after Juan Barinaga concedes.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 7 minutes of added time.
Foul committed by Tomás Belmonte of Boca Juniors.
Santiago Sosa from Defensa y Justicia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Juan Gutiérrez from Defensa y Justicia misses a right-footed shot from a tough angle on the right after a corner.
Defensa y Justicia wins a corner after Malcom Braida concedes.
Ayrton Portillo's header from the right side of the box for Defensa y Justicia is saved.
Foul committed by Tomás Belmonte of Boca Juniors.
Santiago Sosa of Defensa y Justicia wins a free kick in the attacking half.
assist: Alan Velasco
Goal! Boca Juniors take the lead 1-0 with Milton Giménez scoring a right-footed shot from outside the box into the top left corner, assisted by Alan Velasco.
Aarón Molinas from Defensa y Justicia wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Milton Delgado of Boca Juniors.
Defensa y Justicia is called offside. Rubén Botta is the player caught offside.
Foul by Milton Delgado of Boca Juniors.
Santiago Sosa from Defensa y Justicia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Aarón Molinas from Defensa y Justicia.
Milton Giménez from Boca Juniors misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box.
Attempt missed. Darío Cáceres from Defensa y Justicia takes a left-footed shot from outside the box after a set piece situation.
Foul committed by Milton Delgado of Boca Juniors.
Rubén Botta from Defensa y Justicia wins a free kick on the right wing.
VAR decision: No goal. The match remains 0-0 between Defensa y Justicia and Boca Juniors.
VAR decision confirms no goal. The match remains 0-0 between Defensa y Justicia and Boca Juniors.
Goal! Defensa y Justicia lead Boca Juniors 1-0. Juan Gutiérrez scores with a header from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Agustín Hausch's cross.
Attempt missed. Darío Cáceres of Defensa y Justicia heads the ball from the center of the box.
