Boca Juniors vs Newells Old Boys
Ref: Dario Herrera, ArgentinaEstadio Alberto José Armando, Ciudad de Buenos Aires · 49,000 cap
Match recap
Boca Juniors beat Newells Old Boys 2–0 in their Liga Profesional Argentina fixture. Blanco and Paredes scored for Boca Juniors. Boca Juniors held 60% possession to 40% for Newells Old Boys. Boca Juniors sit 2nd in the Liga Profesional Argentina table while Newells Old Boys are 14th.
First Half
14'
Mattar
Yellow Card
19'
Herrera
Yellow Card
28'
Luciano
Yellow Card
Zufiaurre
Yellow Card
⚽
Blanco
Assist: Zeballos
Di Lollo
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Núñez
⇄
Zufiaurre
46'
⇄
Mattar
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Paredes
Penalty
Ascacíbar
Yellow Card
67'
⇄
Facundo Gauch
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Gelini
71'
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Cóccaro
⇄
Herrera
79'
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Herrera
⇄
Paredes
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Estudiantes L.P. | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | +12 | 31 |
| 2 |  Boca Juniors | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | +13 | 30 |
| 3 |  Velez Sarsfield | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | +6 | 28 |
| 13 |  Central Cordoba de Santiago | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 16 |
| 14 |  Newells Old Boys | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -12 | 15 |
| 15 |  Deportivo Riestra | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 11 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Boca JuniorsNewells Old Boys
9Won
Statistical edge
9–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack4 · 0 won
8
Shots
6
5
Shots on target
1
4
Shots in the box
4
4
Shots outside box
2
3
Shots off goal
3
2
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
399
Total passes
264
319
Accurate passes
197
80%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline1 · 1 won
15
Fouls
23
3
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
0
Blocked shots
2
Boca Juniors
4-3-3
Newells Old Boys
4-2-3-1Boca Juniors
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Agustín Federico MarchesínG
- 2Lautaro Federico Di LolloD
- 3Lautaro Emanuel BlancoD
- 5Leandro Daniel ParedesM
- 7Oscar Exequiel ZeballosF
- 21Ander HerreraM
- 24Juan Ignacio BarinagaD
- 25Santiago Lionel AscacíbarM
- 32Ayrton Enrique CostaD
- 37G. GeliniF
- 41Iker ZufiaurreF
Substitutes
- 4Jorge Nicolás FigalD
- 12Leandro Leonel BreyG
- 15Williams Héctor Alarcón CepedaM
- 18Milton DelgadoM
- 19Agustín Alberto MarteganiM
- 22Kevin Andrés ZenónM
- 23Marcelo Alexis WeigandtD
- 26Marco PellegrinoD
- 27Malcom Nahuel BraidaM
- 29Ángel Rodrigo Romero VillamayorF
- 30Tomás BelmonteM
- 36Tomás ArandaM
Newells Old Boys
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Martín Abel LucianoD
- 13Matías Fernando Cóccaro FerreiraF
- 14Armando Jesús Méndez AlcortaD
- 15Saúl Savin Salcedo ZárateD
- 19Jerónimo Gómez MattarM
- 20Facundo GauchM
- 21Gabriel Arias ArroyoG
- 23Nicolás Omar Eduardo GoiteaD
- 26Rodrigo Ezequiel HerreraM
- 27Luciano Ramón HerreraM
- 33Walter Claudio NúñezM
Substitutes
- 1Williams BarlasinaG
- 5Luca RegiardoM
- 6Jherson Steven Mosquera CastroD
- 8David José SoteloM
- 9Michael Ryan HoyosM
- 10Valentino Andres AcuñaM
- 17Franco Manuel GarcíaF
- 24Gabriel Adolfo Risso PatrónD
- 28Jerónimo RussoM
- 29Marcelo César EspondaM
- 99Juan Ignacio Ramírez PoleroF
Boca Juniors
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lautaro Blanco | D | 95 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Leandro Paredes(C) | M | 87 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Exequiel Zeballos | F | 95 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5/11 |
| Juan Barinaga | D | 95 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Lautaro Di Lollo | D | 95 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayrton Costa | D | 95 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ander Herrera | M | 71 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Agustín Marchesín | G | 95 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santiago Ascacíbar | M | 95 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gonzalo Gelini | F | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Iker Zufiaurre | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Agustín Martegani | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Brey | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Pellegrino | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomas Aranda | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malcom Braida | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcelo Weigandt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolás Figal | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Williams Alarcón | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ángel Romero | F | 50 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kevin Zenón | M | 24 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Milton Delgado | M | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tomás Belmonte | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Newells Old Boys
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martín Luciano | D | 95 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Gabriel Arias(C) | G | 95 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Herrera | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Jerónimo Gómez Mattar | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Nuñez | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Facundo Guch | M | 67 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Saúl Salcedo | D | 95 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nicolás Goitea | D | 95 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matías Cóccaro | F | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Armando Méndez | D | 95 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/5 |
| Luciano Herrera | M | 95 | 5.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3/7 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luca Regiardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valentino Torrente | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Williams Barlasina | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeronimo Russo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jherson Mosquera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Risso Patrón | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcelo Esponda | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Sotelo | M | 50 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Valentino Acuña | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Juan Ignacio Ramírez | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franco García | F | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Michael Hoyos | M | 50 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |