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Boca Juniors defeated Independiente Rivadavia with a convincing 2-0 victory in a match played at the Estadio Alberto José Armando in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The game, part of the 5th round of the 2025 Argentine Professional League’s initial phase, was officiated by Facundo Tello. The match was characterized by a dynamic game and several yellow cards.
Boca slightly dominated possession (51%) and created more scoring opportunities (18 shots, 6 on target), converting two of them. Miguel Merentiel opened the scoring in the 51st minute, and Exequiel Zeballos sealed the victory in the 83rd minute. Independiente Rivadavia, despite a decent performance (13 shots, 3 on target), couldn’t overcome Boca’s solid defense.
Yellow cards were shown to Agustín Costa (15′), Agustín Velasco (50′), Luca Di Lollo (58′), and W.H. Alarcon Cepeda (81′) for Boca, and Iván Villalba (58′) and Matías Fernández (90′) for Independiente Rivadavia. Boca Juniors accumulated four yellow cards, while Independiente Rivadavia received only one. The win strengthens Boca Juniors’ position in the league table.
Substitutions boca juniors: at minute 19 L. Di Lollo came in and T. Belmonte went out., at minute 65 J. Ruiz came in and Miguel Merentiel went out., at minute 65 E. Zeballos came in and A. Velasco went out., at minute 78 L. Advincula came in and J. Barinaga went out.
Substitutions independ. rivadavia: at minute 66 J. Barbieri came in and M. Cardillo went out., at minute 66 K. Retamar came in and V. Ramis went out., at minute 79 F. Sartori came in and L. Sequeira went out., at minute 84 D. Tonetto came in and M. Amarfil went out., at minute 84 M. Fernandez came in and T. Bottari went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Boca Juniors
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Independ. Rivadavia
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