Match Report
In the standings it was Boca Juniors 1st on 29 points, Argentinos Juniors 1st on 33 — separated by 4. On recent form Argentinos Juniors sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Boca Juniors 1.75 scored and 0.75 conceded per game, Argentinos Juniors 1.5 and 0.56, with the league averaging 0.98.
Boca Juniors had won five straight, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Argentinos Juniors had won three straight.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 5 Boca Juniors wins, 2 for Argentinos Juniors, 5 draws, at 1.67 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 17% saw more than two goals. Recent meetings have been cagier — 0.8 goals per game across the last five against 1.67 historically.
The match was played at Estadio Alberto José Armando (capacity 54,000). Boca Juniors led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Boca Juniors: Ayrton Costa (5')
Key stats
Possession: Boca Juniors 55% · Argentinos Juniors 45% · Total shots: 3-9 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 3-8