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Boca Juniors Defeats Talleres in Hard-Fought Match at La Bombonera
Buenos Aires – In a match corresponding to the Round of 16 of the Liga Profesional Argentina, Boca Juniors defeated Talleres de Córdoba at the Alberto J. Armando stadium. The game, which was highly contested and saw several cautions, was characterized by Boca’s effectiveness in front of the opponent’s goal and Talleres’ greater ball possession.
Miguel Merentiel emerged as the key player of the match, scoring both goals for Boca Juniors (28′, 46′). Talleres, on the other hand, managed to narrow the gap thanks to an own goal by M. Caceres (45′), after missing a penalty, but it was not enough to overturn the result.
The match was marked by a high number of fouls and cautions. Talleres accumulated four yellow cards (M. A. Galarza, L. Angulo, U. Ortegoza, J. L. Palomino), while Boca Juniors received one (L. Paredes). Statistics reveal that Talleres dominated ball possession with 59%, compared to Boca’s 41%. However, Boca’s effectiveness in attack was key to their victory. Boca Juniors had 10 shots (5 on target), while Talleres attempted 16 (4 on target).
Substitutions talleres cordoba: at minute 46 M. Caceres came in and F. Girotti went out., at minute 71 J. Portilla came in and E. Reynoso went out., at minute 85 Rick came in and N. Bustos went out., at minute 85 U. Ortegoza came in and E. Chiavassa went out.
Substitutions boca juniors: at minute 70 Miguel Merentiel came in and T. Belmonte went out., at minute 77 Carlos Palacios came in and A. Herrera went out., at minute 77 M. Gimenez came in and E. Cavani went out., at minute 83 L. Paredes came in and K. Zenon went out., at minute 83 E. Zeballos came in and R. Battaglia went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Boca Juniors
Titulares:
Talleres Cordoba
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