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⌚ 90+6'
End of the match! BOCA WON! Great victory for the champion at Velez's home to get the third in the championship. 2-1, final score.
🟨 90+5'
Yellow card. Miguel Merentiel was cautioned for Boca.
⌚ 90'
Five more minutes will be played in the match.
🔄 90'
Change in Vélez. Leonardo Jara replaces Tomas Guidara.
🟨 87'
Yellow card. Lautaro Gianetti is cautioned for Vélez.
⚽ 87'
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL for Boca! JORGE FIGAL! The defender appeared in the box to shoot in front of the goal after a cross from the right that deflected and was left in front of the goal.
🟨 85'
Yellow card. Diego Godín was cautioned in Vélez.
🔄 84'
Change in Vélez. Lucas Pratto replaces Abiel Osorio.
🔄 82'
Double change in Boca. Juan Edgardo Ramírez and Alan Varela replace Óscar Romero and Pol Fernández.
⌚ 80'
Final stretch of the match. The last 10 minutes of the match remain.
🔄 75'
Substitution at Boca. Cristian Medina replaces Luca Langoni.
🔄 72'
Change in Vélez. Julián Fernández replaces Lucas Janson, who felt a discomfort in his right knee.
🟨 69'
Yellow card. Luis Advíncula was cautioned for Boca.
🟥 68'
RED CARD! Ezequiel Fernández leaves the match after a hard tackle on Santiago Castro.
🅿⚽ 67'
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL for Velez! LUCAS JANSON! Good shot by the striker to the left side of Sergio Romero, who dived to the right.
🅿 65'
Penalty for Vélez! The referee penalizes a handball by Ezequiel Fernandez in the area and now Velez will have a chance to equalize.
🟨 64'
Yellow card. Frank Fabra is booked for Boca.
🔄🟨 59'
There is a change in Boca. Sebastián Villa replaces Martín Payero, who was cautioned by the referee for delaying his exit from the field.
⌚ 55'
The score remains 1-0. Not many scoring options so far in the second half.
⌚ 50'
First minutes of the second half. Not much new so far.
Second half begins
The match restarts at Estadio José Amalfitani.
There were changes in the teams. Vélez substituted Mateo Seoane in place of José Florentín, while Boca substituted Frank Fabra in place of Agustín Sández.
⌚ 45+3'
Boca had it! Óscar Romero had a good shot from a free kick and Leo Burián had to do his best to keep it out for a corner kick.
⌚ 45'
One more minute will be played in the first half.
⌚ 39'
Vélez came close. José Florentín's shot went over the goal.
⚽ 32'
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL for Boca! LUCA LANGONI! The striker scores after receiving a pass from Miguel Merentiel, who had stolen the ball from the defense.
⌚ 30'
Half an hour into the match. The score remains 0-0 so far.
⌚ 25'
The match is still tied. For now, there have not been many scoring chances, although Boca is starting to move forward.
🟨 21'
Yellow card. Agustín Sandez was cautioned for Boca.
🟨 20'
First yellow card of the match. José Florentín was cautioned for Vélez.
⌚ 20'
Boca came close. Miguel Merentiel's shot went over the goal.
⌚ 15'
First quarter of the match. The match is still 0-0.
⌚ 11'
Elías Cabrera's shot from a free kick went over the goal.
⌚ 5'
Two Velez chances! Double save by 'Chiquito' Romero! First it was a cross shot by Lucas Janson and then a shot by José Florentín.
Match starts
The match between Boca Juniors and Vélez Sarsfield gets underway.
Match officials
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez
Assistant No.1: Ezequiel Brailovsky
Assistant No.2: Pablo Gualtieri
Fourth Official: Juan Pafundi
VAR: Jorge Baliño
Assistant VAR: Gerardo Carretero
Teams on the field
The players of Vélez Sarsfield and Boca Juniors take the field at José Amalfitani.
Boca Juniors' arrival at José Amalfitani
¡Se viene Boooca! 👊😤🔵🟡🔵 pic.twitter.com/hfLTyqZlwq — Boca Juniors (@BocaJrsOficial) February 25, 2023
Substitutes - Boca Juniors
13. Javier García (GK), 05. Alan Varela, 07. Exequiel Zeballos, 09. Darío Benedetto, 14. Esteban Rolón, 15. Nicolás Valentini, 18. Frank Fabra, 20. Juan Ramírez, 22. Sebastián Villa, 29. Norberto Briasco, 36. Cristian Medina, 38. Luis Vázquez, 39. Gabriel Aranda, 57. Marcelo Weigandt.
Starting XI - Boca Juniors
Coach: Hugo Ibarra
Velez Sarsfield's arrival at Jose Amalfitani
🔝 El plantel ya está en el José Amalfitani listo para la quinta fecha del torneo.#JuegaVélez pic.twitter.com/mW0JpiDqxv — Vélez Sarsfield (@Velez) February 25, 2023
Substitutes - Vélez Sarsfield
01. Gastón Gómez (GK), 10. Walter Bou, 12. Lucas Pratto, 14. Lenny Lobato, 18. Julián Fernández, 23. Patricio Pernicone, 26. Mateo Seoane, 28. Miguel Brizuela, 29. Leonardo Jara, 31. Valentín Gómez, 32. Christian Ordoñez, 42. Gianluca Prestianni.
Starting XI - Vélez Sarsfield
| 24. Tomas Guidara | | 05. Francisco Ortega |
Coach: Alexander Medina
Dressing rooms ready
🔥 Todo listo para la fecha 5️⃣ del #ToneoBinance 2023.#JuegaVélez pic.twitter.com/0vJrifqqop — Vélez Sarsfield (@Velez) February 25, 2023
Se acerca la hora de partido 👊⚽️
— Boca Juniors (@BocaJrsOficial) February 25, 2023
🔜 Vélez#DaleBoca 🔵🟡🔵 pic.twitter.com/dAcpijrFUO
Last five matches - Boca Juniors
February 19 - Torneo Binance: 3-1 vs Platense (Won)
February 11 - Torneo Binance: 2-1 vs Talleres (Lost)
February 5 - Torneo Binance: 0-0 vs Central Córdoba (Lost)
January 29 - Torneo Binance: 1-0 vs Atlético Tucumán (Won)
January 13 - Friendly Match: 0-0 vs Everton Viña del Mar
Last five matches - Vélez Sarsfield
February 20 - Torneo Binance: 1-1 vs Atlético Tucumán (Won)
February 11 - Torneo Binance: 0-0 vs Independiente
February 3 - Torneo Binance: 1-0 vs Newell's (Lost)
January 30 - Torneo Binance: 3-1 vs Gimnasia LP (Won)
January 14 - Friendly Match: 1-2 vs Defensor Sporting (Won)
Squad List - Boca Juniors
🔜 ¡𝗣𝗥𝗢́𝗫𝗜𝗠𝗢 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗗𝗢!
⚽ #TorneoBinance
🆚 Vélez
🗓 Sábado 25/02
🕙 21:30
🏟 José Amalfitani
💻 https://t.co/MxPeQREH4R#DaleBoca 🔵🟡🔵 pic.twitter.com/i6TUfVJkKo — Boca Juniors (@BocaJrsOficial) February 24, 2023
Squad List - Vélez Sarsfield
📋 Estos son los jugadores convocados por Alexander Medina para enfrentar a Boca Juniors en Liniers.#JuegaVélez pic.twitter.com/ZBSMbn0H7n — Vélez Sarsfield (@Velez) February 24, 2023
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Key player - Boca Juniors
In Boca Juniors, the presence of Óscar Romero stands out. The 30-year-old Paraguayan midfielder is one of the most outstanding players of the team so far this season in the Argentinean Professional League, with one goal and two assists in four games played, where he has been a starter in all of them. He has a total of 324 minutes.
Key player - Vélez Sarsfield
In Vélez Sarsfield, the presence of Walter Bou stands out. The 29-year-old Argentine striker is one of the team's most outstanding players so far this season in the Argentine Professional League, where he has scored two goals in four games played, and has been a starter in three of them. He has a total of 206 minutes.
Vélez Sarsfield vs Boca Juniors history
If we take into account the number of times these two teams have faced each other since amateurism, we count 175 matches. The statistics are in favor of Boca Juniors, who have been victorious on 89 occasions, while Velez Sarsfield has won on 45 occasions, leaving a balance of 41 draws.
In professionalism...
Referring only to the times that these teams have faced each other in the professionalism, we count 171 matches, where the Xeneize has won 85 times, while the Fortín has won 45 times, for a total of 41 draws.
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors arrives at this match after beating Platense 3-1 at La Bombonera, thus recovering from the defeat by Talleres and adding its second victory at the beginning of the championship, where it is expected to be fighting at the top of the table. Currently, El Xeneize is in seventh position with seven points from the four matches it has played.
Vélez Sarsfield
Velez Sarsfield is coming off a 1-1 draw away to Atletico Tucuman. El Fortín has had a regular start in the tournament and after starting the competition with a win against Gimnasia de La Plata, it has been three games without success and will have the opportunity to get back to winning ways in front of its people. Currently, the team is in 15th place in the standings with five points out of a possible 12.
The match will be played at the José Amalfitani Stadium
The Velez Sarsfield vs Boca Juniors match will be played at the Jose Amalfitani Stadium, located in the Liniers neighborhood in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. This stadium, inaugurated in 1951, has a capacity for 49,450 spectators.
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