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Boca Juniors Dominates Tigre in La Bombonera Victory
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In a match held at the Estadio Alberto José Armando, Boca Juniors defeated Tigre with a score of 2 to 0, in a match corresponding to the Argentine Professional League. The home team’s dominance was evident, reflected in an overwhelming 74% possession of the ball.
While Tigre showed competitiveness with 12 total shots, precision was not their forte, with only 4 shots directed at the goal. Boca, for its part, generated 10 scoring opportunities, also with 4 shots on target. The match was characterized by intense play, with 14 fouls committed by Tigre, resulting in three yellow cards for J. Lopez, A. Oviedo and S. Medina. Boca Juniors received only one warning, directed at M. Delgado.
The scoring opened in the 73rd minute, thanks to a goal by A. Costa, assisted by L. Paredes. The victory was sealed in the 90th minute with a penalty converted by E. Cavani. The referee of the match, Dario Herrera, had a demanding job in a match where the intensity was maintained until the last minute. With this result, Boca Juniors adds valuable points in its quest to climb positions in the league.
Substitutions tigre: at minute 63 D. Romero came in and G. Pineiro went out., at minute 64 E. Cabrera came in and A. Oviedo went out., at minute 81 S. Medina came in and S. G. Rivero went out., at minute 81 J. Lopez came in and B. Martinez went out.
Substitutions boca juniors: at minute 75 A. Herrera came in and E. Cavani went out., at minute 85 Carlos Palacios came in and T. Belmonte went out., at minute 90 J. Figal came in and M. Mendia went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Boca Juniors
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Tigre
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