Xeneize was third in its zone, one point behind the leaders and El Guapo was tenth and complicated its classification to the next round of the Clausura.
Boca beat Barracas Central by 3 goals to 1, and returned to the direct qualification zone for the Copa Libertadores.
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Boca Juniors beat Barracas Central by three goals to oneafter Guapo started winning with a real great goal and one less player. The match that was played this Monday at 4 p.m. in the renovated Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia stadium, gave Xeneize the winner, thanks to the goals of Milton Giménez (in duplicate) and Miguel Merentiel.
Boca – Barracas: a very spicy match at the Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia Stadium
At minute 2 of the match, Rafael Barrios, right back of Barracaspunched Merentiel in the head. For his part, the referee Nicolas Lamolina He could not observe the play, since the ball was in another area of the field of play. Given this situation, the VAR should have intervened to at least review the play, although there was no such call.
Later, at minute 14, another unusual moment occurred in the match. Ivan Tapia, captain of Guapo, wanted to foul Leandro Paredes, which he threw himself when he saw the extension of the leg of the 10 from Barracas. However, the referee ended up calling the play a foul, and did not hesitate to show the yellow card.
Having already been reprimanded, the team led by Darío Insua was left with 10 players in less than a quarter of the game, in a play that can be considered compensation for Barrios’ aggression minutes before.
At the end of the first half, Boca was not on the field and did not generate many chances, but a good combination between Zeballos and Giménez, allowed Xeneize to tie the game eight minutes into the second half. Quickly, a good possession by Claudio Úbeda’s team ended with a cross from Barinaga, and a subsequent header from Giménez, which, in the face of a weak response from the Guapo goalkeeper, became a partial victory at minute 11 of the second half.
At twenty-one minutes, with Barracas launching the attack, he was badly stopped and allowed the overflow of “Changuito” Zeballos, who launched a low cross for Merentiel to define and end the match 3 to 1.
What is coming to Boca at the end of the Clausura regular phase.
This victory placed Boca in all the tables, and now it faces two key games of the three that remain in the regular phase: it must visit Estudiantes in La Plata on Sunday, November 2, and on the 9th it receives River in La Bombonera, in a duel that, in addition to the Super Clásico, will be in dispute for a qualifying spot for the 2026 Copa Libertadores.
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