Match Report
In the standings it was Boca Juniors 2nd on 30 points, Lanús 6th on 24 — separated by 6. Lanús had been under-performing their position — 44th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Boca Juniors 1.38 scored and 0.56 conceded per game, Lanús 1.13 and 0.94, with the league averaging 1.03.
7 matches unbeaten backed Boca Juniors's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The sides have met 17 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Boca Juniors, 4 draws and 5 for Lanús, at 2.29 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 41% of meetings won.
Estadio Alberto José Armando, capacity 54,000, hosted the game. P. Dóvalo took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Boca Juniors: Tomás Belmonte (90')
Key stats
Possession: Boca Juniors 58% · Lanús 42% · Total shots: 19-10 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 11-3