Boca Juniors and Cruzeiro Share a Goal-Fest in a Dramatic Match
Boca Juniors and Cruzeiro played a frenetic match in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana Round of 16, with a final score of 9-9 that leaves the tie wide open for the return leg.
The match started at a rapid pace, and just two minutes after the whistle, Boca Juniors’ Luis Advincula received a red card, complicating things for the Argentine team. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Boca Juniors opened the scoring in the 45th minute with a goal from Miguel Giménez.
In the second half, Cruzeiro dominated the match, and with two goals from Matheus Henrique and Walace, they took the lead. However, Boca Juniors did not give up and managed to tie the game with a goal from Carlos Lema.
The match went into extra time, where a constant exchange of goals took place. Cruzeiro took the lead several times, but Boca Juniors always responded with a goal. The final score, 9-9, leaves the tie completely open.
The match was marked by the large number of yellow cards, with a total of 10 for Boca Juniors and 4 for Cruzeiro. In addition, there were 23 chances to score, with a total of 18 goals scored.
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, under the direction of Colombian referee Wilmar Roldan.
Substitutions boca juniors: at minute 6 J. Figal came in and A. Martegani went out., at minute 69 G. Medel came in and K. Zenon went out., at minute 86 T. Belmonte came in and G. Fernandez went out., at minute 86 M. Saracchi came in and M. Gimenez went out.
Substitutions cruzeiro: at minute 57 A. Barreal came in and L. Romero went out., at minute 65 Arthur Gomes came in and L. Diaz went out., at minute 66 Marlon came in and Kaiki went out., at minute 80 Kaio Jorge came in and Walace went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cruzeiro
Boca Juniors
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