Fifth-choice GK can't save COVID-hit River in loss to Boca
Boca Juniors overcame arch-rivals River Plate on Sunday, despite the heroics of River's fifth-choice goalkeeper who made his debut.
Carlos Tevez
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Pen 1 |
Gonzalo Montiel
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Sebastián Villa
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Pen 2 |
Fabrizio Angileri
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Edwin Cardona
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Pen 3 |
Julián Álvarez
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Carlos Izquierdoz
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Pen 4 |
Leonardo Ponzio
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Julio Buffarini
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Pen 5 |
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No. | Name | |
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Saves
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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18
Frank Fabra
38'
Goals
0
73'
3
Emmanuel Más
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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33
Alan Varela
43'
Goals
0
74'
21
Jorman Campuzano
Goals
0
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Goals
0
74'
8
Edwin Cardona
88'
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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10
Carlos Tevez
11'
Goals
1
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22
Sebastián Villa
72'
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Substitutes | ||
Goals
0
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Saves
0
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Goals
0
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38
Luis Vázquez
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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No. | Name | |
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32
Alan Díaz
Saves
0
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6
Héctor Martínez
90'+3'
Goals
0
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4
Jonathan Maidana
58'
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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24
Enzo Pérez
13'
Goals
0
45'
26
José Paradela
Goals
0
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20
Milton Casco
Goals
0
66'
33
Tomás Galván
Goals
0
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9
Julián Álvarez
68'
Goals
1
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Goals
0
81'
34
Daniel Lucero
Goals
0
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Goals
0
65'
18
Lucas Beltran
Goals
0
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Substitutes | ||
Goals
0
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28
Felipe Peña
Goals
0
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16
Alex Vigo
Goals
0
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Saves
0
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- | Match ends, Boca Juniors 1(4), River Plate 1(2). | |
98' | Penalty Shootout ends, Boca Juniors 1(4), River Plate 1(2). | |
97' | Goal! Boca Juniors 1(4), River Plate 1(2). Julio Buffarini (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. |
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18 | Fouls | 15 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
1 | Saves | 4 |
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