Boca Juniors vs River Plate 1-0

Boca Juniors beat River Plate 1-0 at Alberto J. Armando after Lautaro Di Lollo’s first-half goal settled a match that River finished with nine men. Lucas Martinez Quarta was sent off in the 10th minute after a VAR review upgraded the card, and Gonzalo Montiel also went off late on.

The only goal came in the 27th minute, when Di Lollo scored from Sebastián Villa’s assist to make it 1-0. Boca were already on top by then and took that lead into half-time, with River forced into an early change when Lucas Beltran was replaced by Lautaro Rivero on 13 minutes.

River’s task became harder after the break and, after a two-minute flurry of substitutions on 71 minutes, they could not find a route back into the game. Boca also had to manage a stoppage in play of their own, with Facundo Ezequiel Herrera replaced by Ayrton Enrique Costa on 45 minutes and later two changes on 88 minutes, when Sebastián Villa and Leandro Paredes made way. Montiel’s red card in the 79th minute left River down to nine, and Boca saw out the rest without allowing a shot on target.

The numbers fitted the scoreline: Boca had 70% possession, 507 passes to River’s 216, 16 shots to 3, and 6 shots on target to none. They also won 10 corners to 2 and posted 1.23 expected goals against River’s 0.13, while River’s goalkeeper made 5 saves and Boca finished with 0.

The bookings were stacked on the Boca side, with Lautaro Di Lollo, Facundo Ezequiel Herrera, Leandro Paredes, Lautaro Blanco, Alan Velasco, Enner Valencia and Ayrton Enrique Costa all booked. River’s yellow cards went to Marcos Acuña and Rafael Borré, and the two dismissals were Lucas Martinez Quarta in the 10th minute and Gonzalo Montiel in the 79th.