On Jul 24th, Estudiantes will travel to Buenos Aires to battle Boca Juniors in a clash of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. In their last match, 14th placed Boca Juniors, recorded a 0-2 loss against Argentinos Juniors. Gabriel Carabajal scored the first goal for Argentinos Juniors in the 23rd minute, then Gastón Verón added another in the 42nd minute In the end, Boca Juniors couldn’t muster any offence and Argentinos Juniors ran away with the shutout win. Boca Juniors is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Estudiantes is fresh off their 3-1 win against Barracas Central. Leandro Díaz struck first for Estudiantes in the 11th minute, but Ivan Tapia got the equalizer for Barracas Central in the 21st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Ciudad De La Plata, Boca Juniors won by a score of 1 to 0. Luis Advíncula scored the first goal for Boca Juniors in the 54th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Estudiantes couldn’t muster any offence and Boca Juniors ran away with the shutout win.
For Estudiantes, their top scorers are Pablo Piatti and Leandro Díaz, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Boca Juniors’s top weapon lately has been Marcos Rojo, who has two goals in the last five matches.