In this 27th week match, on Sat Oct 22nd, Boca Juniors plays host to Independiente in a Superliga match. Boca Juniors sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Newell’s Old Boys. Juan Manuel García scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 47th minute, then Willer Ditta added another in the 81st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Boca Juniors couldn’t manage to score, and Newell’s Old Boys took the shutout win. Boca Juniors is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed Independiente, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Banfield. Damian Batallini scored the first goal for Independiente in the 54th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Banfield couldn’t manage to score, and Independiente took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Independiente should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Estadio Libertadores De América, Independiente and Boca Juniors battled to a 2-2 draw. Darío Benedetto scored the first goal for Boca Juniors in the 17th minute on a penalty kick, but Gastón Togni got the equalizer for Independiente in the 31st minute on a penalty kick .
Independiente hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Javier Nicolas Vallejo and Edgar Elizalde, and they each have 1 goal. Luca Daniel Langoni has been the most prolific scorer on Boca Juniors in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.