In this week 8 match on Mar 19th, Boca Juniors hosts Instituto in a clash of these two closely matched Superliga teams. Boca Juniors sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Banfield. Quiroz struck first for Banfield in the 28th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Boca Juniors couldn’t manage to score, and Banfield took the shutout win. Boca Juniors is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while instituto is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Atlético Tucumán. Gabriel Graciani struck first for Instituto in the 27th minute, then Mateo Coronel tied it up for Atlético Tucumán in the 68th minute on a feed from Marcelo Estigarribia earning Atlético Tucumán at least a draw. Instituto is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Adrián Martínez has been the most prolific scorer on Instituto in his last five matches with 2 goals. Both Jorge Figal and Langoni have been the hottest scorers for Boca Juniors in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.