Deportivo Recoleta

CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Deportivo Recoleta WLLLLL

0:4

Finished

Kick-off was 18 Aug, 23:00 BST

Boca Juniors DDWWDW

Venue: Estadio Defensores del Chaco City: Asunción

In the CONMEBOL Sudamericana game on 18 August 2026, Boca Juniors beat Deportivo Recoleta 0:4. Match numbers: shots on target 4:11, corners 8:5.

Match report

Boca Juniors dismantled Deportivo Recoleta 4-0 at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco in their Sudamericana Cup Round of 16 tie on Wednesday evening. The visitors took control early and never looked back, advancing to the quarter-finals with a performance that left little doubt about who deserved to progress. And here's the thing — this wasn't even a contest after the first twenty minutes.

Santiago Ascacibar opened the scoring in the 30th minute, giving Boca a deserved lead before the break. To be fair, Deportivo had the better of possession at 52 per cent, but their shots lacked conviction. Villa doubled the advantage just before half-time with a clinical finish in the 43rd minute, and by then the match had effectively been decided.

Miguel Merentiel restored the two-goal cushion in the 52nd minute, and his subsequent substitution in the 57th minute felt like a message. The fourth goal came through A. Velasco in the 77th minute, capping a comprehensive display. Deportivo made three changes at the restart in a desperate attempt to find foothold, but the visitors had already closed the game out.

The statistics told the story clearly. Boca registered 11 shots on target against Deportivo's 4, while their expected goals figure of 2.8 dwarfed the hosts' 0.96. Deportivo created three big chances but could not convert any, whereas Boca turned four opportunities into goals. It was efficiency over volume, and that is what separates the two sides in this tie.

The result means Boca Juniors have one foot in the next round, while Deportivo Recoleta remain top of their league table with eight points from six games — a record now shadowed by this heavy defeat. We had backed the visitors with 54 per cent confidence before kick-off, and the outcome vindicated that assessment without any flourish required.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 4 – 11

Shots off target 2 – 5

Expected goals 0.96 – 2.80

⚽ 30' S. Ascacibar — Goal ⚽ 43' S. Villa — Goal ⇄ 46' T. Aranda — Substitution ⇄ 46' L. Cardozo — Substitution ⇄ 46' B. Medina — Substitution 🟨 50' R. Dominguez — Yellow card ⚽ 52' Miguel Merentiel — Goal ⇄ 57' M. Delgado — Substitution ⇄ 57' Miguel Merentiel — Substitution ⇄ 65' S. Ascacibar — Substitution ⇄ 71' A. Silva — Substitution ⚽ 77' A. Velasco — Goal ⇄ 78' A. Costa — Substitution 🟨 81' N. Ferreira — Yellow card ⇄ 83' R. Dominguez — Substitution ⇄ 83' K. Parzajuk — Substitution

Match events

30' 0:1 Boca Juniors Goal S. Ascacibar
43' 0:2 Boca Juniors Goal S. Villa
46' 0:2 Boca Juniors Substitution T. Aranda off: A. Velasco
46' 0:2 Deportivo Recoleta Substitution L. Cardozo off: H. Lopez
46' 0:2 Deportivo Recoleta Substitution B. Medina off: P. Charpentier
50' 0:2 Deportivo Recoleta Yellow card R. Dominguez
52' 0:3 Boca Juniors Goal Miguel Merentiel assist: M. Delgado
57' 0:3 Boca Juniors Substitution M. Delgado off: C. Rey Domenech
57' 0:3 Boca Juniors Substitution Miguel Merentiel off: E. Valencia
65' 0:3 Boca Juniors Substitution S. Ascacibar off: K. Zenon
71' 0:3 Deportivo Recoleta Substitution A. Silva off: M. Pereira
77' 0:4 Boca Juniors Goal A. Velasco assist: K. Zenon
78' 0:4 Boca Juniors Substitution A. Costa off: F. Herrera
81' 0:4 Deportivo Recoleta Yellow card N. Ferreira
83' 0:4 Deportivo Recoleta Substitution R. Dominguez off: F. Galeano
83' 0:4 Deportivo Recoleta Substitution K. Parzajuk off: M. Schupp

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

4 Shots on target 11

2 Shots off target 5

0.96 Expected goals 2.80

3 Big chances 4

117 Attacks 69

8 Corners 5

14 Fouls 3

3 Free kicks 14

2 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 3

24 Throw-ins 25

All statistics

11/2446% Aerial duels 13/2454%

65 Backward passes 81

5 Blocked shots 2

18 Clearances 22

6/2129% Crosses 2/825%

9/1656% Dribbles 18/3060%

0.59 Expected assists 0.92

84 Failed passes 91

7 Goalkeeper saves 4

11 Interceptions 14

8 Key passes 12

31/5161% Long passes 20/5536%

72 Passes into the final third 55

248 Passes in the opposition half 175

227 Passes in own half 254

0.36 Shot accuracy 0.61

2 Shots from outside the box 7

9 Shots inside the box 11

10/1759% Tackles 9/1656%

454 Total passes 421

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
12	Nelson Ferreira	12
3	Luis Carlos Cardozo Espillaga	3
5	Nicolás Marotta	5
15	B. Medina	15
32	Lucas Monson	32
6	Jose Espinola	6
7	Ronal Iván Domínguez Colmán	7
10	Alejandro Daniel Silva González	10
18	P. Rios	18
11	Kevin Daniel Parzajuk Rodríguez	11
33	Aldo Walmor González Román	33

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Oscar Toledo	13
4	Marcos Pereira	4
23	Juan Nunez	23
27	Julio Dominguez	27
8	Fernando Galeano	8
19	H. Lopez	19
20	Marcelo Cañete	20
21	Claudio Gahary	21
31	M. Shupp	31
9	Richard Ortiz	9
24	Tiago Vidal	24
30	Paul Charpentier	30

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Boca Juniors

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Álvaro David Montero Perales	1
3	Lautaro Emanuel Blanco	3
4	Jorge Nicolás Figal	4
24	Dylan Gorosito	24
32	Ayrton Enrique Costa	32
8	Tomás Belmonte	8
18	Milton Delgado	18
25	Santiago Lionel Ascacíbar	25
10	T. Aranda	10
16	Miguel Merentiel	16
22	Sebastián Villa Cano	22

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Leandro Leonel Brey	12
2	Lautaro Di Lollo	2
42	Facundo Herrera	42
20	Alan Velasco	20
21	Kevin Andrés Zenón	21
23	Camilo Rey Domenec	23
27	Malcom Braida	27
7	Carlos Palacios	7
9	Milton Giménez	9
11	Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor	11
19	L. Flores	19
30	Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra	30

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Match prediction: Deportivo Recoleta — Boca Juniors

Win: Boca Juniors

Confidence 54%

Reasoning

Средняя линия 43 букмекеров: победа Бока Хуниорс 2.02, ничья 4.11, победа Депортиво Реколета 5.66
Конторы расходятся в оценке: от 1.47 до 15.00 (920%)
Депортиво Реколета идёт 1-м: 8 очков после 6 матчей (1 побед, 5 ничьих, 0 поражений)
Последние 5 матчей Депортиво Реколета: 2 побед, 0 ничьих, 3 поражений
Последние 5 матчей Бока Хуниорс: 2 побед, 3 ничьих, 0 поражений
Очные встречи за последние годы: сыграно 1, побед Депортиво Реколета — 0, ничьих 0, побед Бока Хуниорс — 1

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