Estudiantes beat Boca 1-0, in the rain and in their modern stadium, in the framework of the match postponed for the eleventh date of the Professional League Cup, they were the runner-up and entered the qualifiers for the Playoffs.
Javier Correa was the author of the only goal that gave victory to the team led by Eduardo Domínguez, with the complicity of Chiquito Romero, who lost the ball from his hands.
With this result, Estudiantes climbed to second position, with 24 points and were five behind the leader, Godoy Cruz, already classified. Boca, with a lackluster task, finished fifth with 22 points. They will have to beat Tomba, this Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m., in the Bombonera.
Boca, which lost after six games, ended the match with ten players due to the expulsion of full-back Lautaro Blanco for a double warning.
The match ends
Estudiantes beat Boca 1-0, with a goal from Javier Correa, in the resumption of the match postponed due to Javier Altamirano’s decompensation.
ST, 35′ White, sent off
Lautaro Blanco, Boca’s best player, is sent off for a harsh infraction. He leaves for a double yellow. An absence of weight in the last exam.
ST, 22′ Student Goal
Corner from Piatti (just entered), header from Javier Correa, with some complicity from Chiquito Romero, who lost the ball through his hands.
ST, 19′ Does not lift
There are more spaces, because Estudiantes attacks more and Boca responds with dangerous bursts. The match is still flat, predictable, but at least there is a little more excitement.
ST, 11′ El León, on the attack
Forced to win (at least, much more than Boca), Estudiantes attacks with greater insistence. Without clear ideas, the key is Cetré.
The second time begins
Without changes, the second half begins. There is a lot at stake.
First half ends
At 33 minutes, the first half ends. Estudiantes and Boca draw without goals. Rojo and Lema complain, Enzo Pérez gets involved and Echenique laughs. All that, on the way to the locker room at Uno. “You directed it,” he jokes and points at Lema.
PT, 31′ It’s still raining
The show, without shine and with a strong leg, is played under persistent rain, which does not stop in La Plata. One more element to take into account in the match. Anyway, the grass is immaculate.
PT, 27′ The middle zone
Enzo Pérez, Ascacibar and Zuqui, on the local side. Pol Fernández, Equi Fernández and Medina, for the visiting sector. The middle zone is the key to a close match, with crossfire, between tactics and strategies. There are no winners or losers.
PT, 17′ More fight than game
Good intentions, but poorly carried out. You fight, you fight, you argue more than you play. The two teams, with their weapons, move forward.
PT, 11′ There is no dominator
They lend each other the ball during the first minutes. Boca a little better at the start, Estudiantes a little better in the following moments. There are no clear arrivals.
The match begins
It is played from 7:30 p.m. at Stadium One; Two 32-minute halves are disputed, since there were 64 remaining to be played in total, with the same refereeing by Fernando Echenique and Jorge Baliño in the VAR.
19.15 The headlines
Eduardo Domínguez and Diego Martínez defined the starting teams of Estudiantes and Boca, who will face each other from 7:30 p.m., in La Plata. The formations: Mansilla; Mancuso, Lollo, Romero and Benedetti; Sosa, Ascacíbar, Enzo Pérez and Zuqui; Cetré and Carrillo. The visiting team, Romero; Advíncula, Lemma, Red and White; Pol Fernández, Equi Fernández, Medina and Zenón; Langoni and Cavani.
19.03 Pincha World
Estudiantes are sixth in the table, with one point less than Boca. A victory would ensure a place in the qualifying zone, but the battle for the next stage will be defined on the last day against Lanús. With significant losses such as those of Federico Fernández and Tiago Palacios, Eduardo Domínguez’s team will seek to assert its home team and add three key points.
18.55 All data
Boca, which is coming off two wins against Newell’s and against Sportivo Trinidense for the Copa Sudamericana, seeks to secure its place in the quarterfinals. To do this, Diego Martínez will line up his best starting 11, with important figures such as Sergio Romero in goal and Edinson Cavani up front.
18.50 All data
After the forced break, both teams resume the game with their sights set on the classification, this Friday, at 7:30 p.m. in Stadium One. Two 32-minute halves will be played, since there were 64 left to be played in total, with the same refereeing of Fernando Echenique and Jorge Baliño in the VAR. Television will be provided by ESPN Premium.
18.45 Estudiantes and Boca, live
Students from La Plata and Boca play tonight to resume the match suspended for the eleventh round, interrupted by the decompensation of Javier Altamirano, a León player, for the League Cup.