Boca Juniors edged out Estudiantes de La Plata 1-0 in the Superliga, with Santiago Ascacíbar's goal on the stroke of half-time separating the sides. Boca controlled possession but had to survive a late push from Estudiantes, whose four shots on target forced Boca's goalkeeper into four saves.
The only goal arrived in first-half stoppage time, Lautaro Blanco providing the assist for Santiago Ascacíbar to fire Boca into a 1-0 lead at the break. The second half brought bookings for Ezequiel Piovi, Leonel Flores, Gabriel Neves and Gastón Benedetti, but no further goals as Boca held on.
The numbers underline Boca's dominance of the ball – 62% possession and 525 accurate passes to Estudiantes' 301 – yet Estudiantes had four shots on target to Boca's two, and it took four saves from the Boca goalkeeper to secure the points.
