MATCH REPORT

Enner Valencia’s 90th-minute goal gives Boca Juniors Liga Profesional Argentina win in Clausura - 16

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Enner Valencia’s late finish rewarded Boca Juniors’ territorial and statistical dominance, while Defensa Y Justicia stayed competitive through goalkeeper M. Borgogno’s saves until the 90th minute.

Turning points

What we said before the matchBoca’s 9 home clean sheets face Defensa’s 20 away goals→

Valencia decides it at the death

How did Boca Juniors beat Defensa Y Justicia? Enner Valencia’s 90th-minute goal, assisted by Lautaro Di Lollo, settled a match Boca had largely controlled and made the score 1-0 in the Liga Profesional Argentina’s Clausura - 16 round.

Valencia had entered in the 76th minute for Leandro Paredes, then delivered the decisive moment late on. Di Lollo was also Boca’s standout performer, earning a match rating of 8.0 after completing 90 minutes and recording the assist, one shot on target, one key pass and one tackle.

Boca controlled the numbers

The result was narrow, but the performance was not evenly balanced. Boca held 63% possession, completed 410 accurate passes to Defensa’s 224 and produced 22 shots against 10. The hosts also led 13-4 for shots inside the box, 5-1 for shots on goal and 1.78-0.44 on expected goals.

Defensa goalkeeper M. Borgogno kept his team in the game with four saves, while Boca goalkeeper duty produced one save. Boca’s 10 corners to Defensa’s two further reflected the pressure, although the visitors’ resistance kept the score level until the final minute.

Discipline and table impact

Paredes was booked for Boca in the 57th minute. Defensa received yellow cards for Maximiliano Porcel, Tiziano Perrotta, Santiago Sosa and Valentín Pucheta Loza, with no red cards recorded.

Before kick-off, Boca were ranked #2 in Clausura - Group A on 30 points from 15 games, while Defensa were #4 on 28. Boca now have 33 points from 16 games and Defensa remain on 28, leaving Boca five points ahead. Boca’s latest three listed results before the match were wins; Defensa’s were a draw, a win and a draw.

Explore match and season data

Sat, Nov 7

Alberto J. Armando

Boca Juniors

2nd in league

16W - 12D - 4L

Recent Form

WWWDW

Defensa Y Justicia

10th in league

12W - 11D - 8L

Recent Form

DWLWW

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Goals/Game

1.5

1.3

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Conceded/Game

0.8

1.1

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Form Points

League Context

Standings source snapshot

These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.

2nd30 pts

Matchday32

10th19 pts


1	Estudiantes L.P.	DDLLD	16	9	4	3	19	7	31
2	Boca Juniors	WWWDW	16	8	6	2	22	9	30
3	Velez Sarsfield	LDWWL	16	7	7	2	18	12	28
4	Talleres Cordoba	DWLLD	16	7	5	4	17	13	26
5	Independiente	WDLDD	16	6	6	4	24	20	24
6	Lanus	DDWWD	16	6	6	4	18	15	24
7	San Lorenzo	LDDWW	16	5	7	4	14	14	22
8	Union Santa Fe	WDWDL	16	5	6	5	24	20	21
9	Instituto Cordoba	DWWDW	16	6	3	7	17	17	21
10	Defensa Y Justicia	DWLWW	16	4	7	5	18	21	19
11	Gimnasia M.	DDLLW	16	5	4	7	14	22	19
12	Platense	WWWLD	16	3	7	6	10	15	16
13	Central Cordoba de Santiago	LLLDD	16	4	4	8	11	21	16
14	Newells Old Boys	DDWLD	16	3	6	7	15	27	15
15	Deportivo Riestra	LLLDL	16	1	8	7	5	12	11
1	Independ. Rivadavia	DWLDL	16	10	4	2	29	15	34
2	River Plate	WLWWD	16	9	2	5	22	12	29
3	Argentinos JRS	WWWDW	16	8	5	3	17	13	29
4	Rosario Central	WWWWD	16	8	4	4	20	16	28
5	Belgrano Cordoba	LDLLW	16	7	5	4	17	13	26
6	Gimnasia L.P.	WWWWD	16	8	2	6	19	19	26
7	Huracan	LLLLW	16	5	7	4	17	13	22
8	Racing Club	LWLDL	16	5	6	5	17	15	21
9	Barracas Central	WDWDW	16	5	6	5	15	15	21
10	Tigre	WWLDL	16	4	8	4	18	15	20
11	Sarmiento Junin	LLLDD	16	6	1	9	13	20	19
12	Banfield	DLDLW	16	5	3	8	17	19	18
13	Atletico Tucuman	DLWLD	16	3	5	8	15	20	14
14	Aldosivi	LLWLL	16	0	8	8	6	19	8
15	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	LLWLL	16	1	2	13	5	24	5
1	Instituto Cordoba	DWWDW	15	10	3	2	24	13	33
2	Boca Juniors	WWWDW	15	8	6	1	23	14	30
3	Velez Sarsfield	LDWWL	16	7	7	2	25	17	28
4	Defensa Y Justicia	DWLWW	15	8	4	3	21	14	28
5	Lanus	DDWWD	15	7	4	4	18	11	25
6	Independiente	WDLDD	16	6	5	5	15	16	23
7	Newells Old Boys	DDWLD	15	5	7	3	14	11	22
8	Gimnasia M.	DDLLW	16	6	4	6	18	17	22
9	Union Santa Fe	WDWDL	16	6	3	7	24	24	21
10	Platense	WWWLD	16	5	5	6	18	20	20
11	San Lorenzo	LDDWW	16	5	4	7	9	16	19
12	Estudiantes L.P.	DDLLD	16	4	4	8	21	22	16
13	Talleres Cordoba	DWLLD	16	3	4	9	17	23	13
14	Deportivo Riestra	LLLDL	16	2	6	8	11	19	12
15	Central Cordoba de Santiago	LLLDD	15	2	4	9	11	25	10
1	Rosario Central	WWWWD	15	9	4	2	24	12	31
2	Argentinos JRS	WWWDW	15	9	4	2	20	12	31
3	Gimnasia L.P.	WWWWD	16	9	4	3	25	20	31
4	River Plate	WLWWD	16	8	2	6	21	14	26
5	Barracas Central	WDWDW	16	7	5	4	17	13	26
6	Belgrano Cordoba	LDLLW	16	6	5	5	17	15	23
7	Independ. Rivadavia	DWLDL	16	6	5	5	21	24	23
8	Sarmiento Junin	LLLDD	16	6	3	7	23	24	21
9	Tigre	WWLDL	16	5	4	7	16	16	19
10	Huracan	LLLLW	15	5	4	6	12	16	19
11	Atletico Tucuman	DLWLD	16	4	6	6	16	17	18
12	Banfield	DLDLW	16	3	6	7	18	25	15
13	Racing Club	LWLDL	16	4	3	9	16	24	15
14	Aldosivi	LLWLL	16	3	2	11	16	26	11
15	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	LLWLL	15	2	3	10	10	21	9