Superliga: Boca Juniors draws 0-0 with Rosario Central with G. Fernandez missing a penalty
BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors 0-0 Rosario Central could not score a single goal after G. Fernandez missed a penalty.
BUENOS AIRES. Boca Juniors 0-0 Rosario Central didn’t manage to score any goal on Thursday. Boca Juniors was far superior when it came to possession ball (67%).
Both teams missed a decisive penalty. For Boca Juniors Ronaldo missed the penalty in the 45th minute. For Rosario Central Messi missed the penalty at the 12th minute.
G. Fernandez missed 1 penalty (45′ + 8′) for Boca Juniors. Also, on the the opposite side, G. Servio missed 1 penalty (12′) for Rosario Central.
The match was held at the Estadio Alberto José Armando Stadium in Buenos Aires on Thursday and this began at 12:30 am UTC. The referee was Pablo Echavarría with the help of Cristian Navarro and Pablo Acevedo. The 4th official was Carlos Andrés Gariano. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.42 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 48%.
Match Statistics
Boca Juniors was in firm control of the ball 67% while Rosario Central was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Boca Juniors was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Boca Juniors to win the match.
Boca Juniors shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Rosario Central shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Boca Juniors received 3 yellow cards (L. Advincula, F. Fabra and A. Varela). On the other side, Rosario Central received 1 yellow card (A. Veliz).
After this contest, Boca Juniors will have 19 points to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Rosario Central will have 17 points like Arsenal de Sarandi, Central Cordoba SdE and Sarmiento to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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12'12'
L. Advincula
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12'12'
G. Servio
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41'41'
F. Fabra
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45'45'
G. Fernandez
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55'55'
A. Varela
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61'61'
A. Marinelli
I. Malcorra
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61'61'
G. Infantino
K. Ortiz
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65'65'
J. Ramirez
G. Fernandez
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65'65'
L. Langoni
O. Romero
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73'73'
A. Veliz
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77'77'
F. Oviedo
A. Veliz
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81'81'
N. Orsini
C. Medina
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90'90'
F. Frias
D. Martinez
Next match
In the upcoming Superliga match, Boca Juniors will play away against Defensa y Justicia on the 21st of August with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Boca Juniors (1 draw).
Rosario Central will host Banfield on the 22nd of August with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Banfield (2 draws).
Boca Juniors: Formation and Lineups
Boca Juniors started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia chose to play with the following team: Agustín Rossi , Luis Advíncula , Facundo Roncaglia , Agustín Sández , Frank Fabra , Cristian Medina , Alan Varela , Pol Fernández , Óscar Romero , Luis Vázquez and Sebastián Villa .
Substitutes
Boca Juniors made 3 changes: G. Fernandez for J. Ramirez (65′), O. Romero for L. Langoni (65′) and C. Medina for N. Orsini (81′).
Top player: Sebastián Villa
Probably the most impressive player in Boca Juniors was Sebastián Villa.
His rating is with 19 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 18. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Rosario Central: Formation and Lineups
Rosario Central started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Carlos Alberto Tevez played with: Gaspar Servio , Ismael Cortez , Christian Javier Báez , Juan Gabriel Rodríguez , Lautaro Blanco , Francis Mac Allister , Damián Martínez , Kevin Ortíz , Facundo Buonanotte , Ignacio Malcorra and Alejo Veliz .
Substitutes
Rosario Central made 4 changes: I. Malcorra for A. Marinelli (61′), K. Ortiz for G. Infantino (61′), A. Veliz for F. Oviedo (77′) and D. Martinez for F. Frias (90′).
Best player: Gaspar Servio
The player that probably impressed the most for Rosario Central was the goalkeeper: Gaspar Servio. His rating is 7.45. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
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