Week 9 brings us a match on Apr 10th where Vélez Sarsfield hosts Boca Juniors in a meeting of these two Superliga teams in the anticipated Capital Federal derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Vélez Sarsfield recorded a 3-1 win against Lanús. Nicolas Pasquini struck first for Lanús in the 11th minute, then Lucas Janson tied it up for Vélez Sarsfield in the 44th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 51st minute on a goal by Lucas Janson. Vélez Sarsfield is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Boca Juniors is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Arsenal de Sarandi. Luis Vásquez struck first for Boca Juniors in the 34th minute, then Sebastián Lomónaco tied it up for Arsenal de Sarandi in the 62nd minute . With 17 points in their last 10 matches Boca Juniors should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Boca Juniors’s top weapon lately has been Darío Benedetto, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Lucas Janson has been the most prolific scorer on Vélez Sarsfield in his last five matches with 3 goals.