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Remontada Newell's Old Boys vs Boca Juniors in Liga Profesional

Liga Profesional·Round 3 Sun 2/8·23:00
Newell's Old Boys
2-2 FT
Boca Juniors
  • Cóccaro50'
  • Regiardo59'
  • Ascacíbar30'
  • Velasco81'
Estadio Marcelo Alberto BielsaReferee: Andrés Merlos
Comeback
Difficulty
45

Newell's Old Boys trailed by one goal, then came back to draw

  1. 30'Trailed by one goal
  2. 50'Equaliser

Why they came back

Took their chances

From minute 30: Newell's Old Boys had 7 shots to 11 for Boca Juniors, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 19% of fans backed Newell's Old Boys to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT30'50'59'81'Substitution 66'Substitution 84'Substitution 90+3'Substitution 90+3'Substitution 90+3'Lowest pointEqualiser
BehindLevelAheadNewell's Old Boys goal Boca Juniors goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Newell's Old Boys chances, below: Boca Juniors. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
Newell's Old …Boca Juniors04590

Match story

  1. 30'

    Ascacíbar opened the scoring for Boca Juniors, assisted by Villa, putting Boca Juniors ahead 1-0.

  2. 50'

    Cóccaro equalised for Newell's Old Boys, assisted by Guch, to make it 1-1.

  3. 59'

    Regiardo completed the turnaround for Newell's Old Boys, assisted by Rios, putting Newell's Old Boys ahead 2-1.

  4. 81'

    Velasco equalised for Boca Juniors, assisted by Aranda, to make it 2-2.

The match in numbers

Newell's Old BoysBoca Juniors
40%Possession60%
0.54Chance quality (xG)1.62
9Shots16
2On target4
0Big chances5
5Corners7
274Passes403

Top players

1
VelascoBoca Juniors · Left Forward
7.7
2
RegiardoNewell's Old Boys · Midfielder
7.5
3
AscacíbarBoca Juniors · Midfielder
7.5
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Newell's 19%Draw 14%Boca Jrs. 67%
from 5,063 votes

Line-ups

Boca Juniors4-2-3-1
5.9 Reinatti 5.4 Russo 6.9 Giannetti 6.7 Goitea 6.3 Escobar 7.5 Regiardo 6.5 Sotelo 7.0 Rios 7.4 Guch 6.2 Mazzantti 7.3 Cóccaro 6.4 Montero 6.5 Blanco 6.5 Costa 6.9 Di Lollo 6.4 Gorosito 7.5 Ascacíbar 7.3 Paredes 7.4 Villa 7.4 Aranda 6.9 Flores 6.5 Merentiel
Newell's Old Boys4-2-3-1
Newell's Old Boys coach: Kudelka Boca Juniors coach: R. Arruabarrena

Match events

Newell's Old BoysBoca Juniors
  1. AscacíbarGoal · assist: Villa
    30'
  2. GiannettiYellow card
    43'
  3. CostaYellow card
    45+1'
  4. CóccaroGoal · assist: Guch
    50'
  5. RegiardoYellow card
    55'
  6. RegiardoGoal · assist: Rios
    59'
  7. GiménezSubstitution · for Merentiel
    63'
  8. RamírezSubstitution · for Cóccaro
    66'
  9. ParedesYellow card
    68'
  10. LozanoSubstitution · for Gorosito
    75'
  11. VelascoSubstitution · for Villa
    75'
  12. VelascoYellow card
    80'
  13. VelascoGoal · assist: Aranda
    81'
  14. G. MattarSubstitution · for Sotelo
    84'
  15. CabreraSubstitution · for Escobar
    90+3'
  16. AcuñaSubstitution · for Guch
    90+3'
  17. BenedettoSubstitution · for Rios
    90+3'