Boca Juniors defeat Unión and short streak without wins in the Argentine league

With the victory within the framework of the ninth date, Boca reached 10 points in the standings and was in tenth place in Zone B, seven units behind the leader Belgrano de Córdoba.

In the match played at the La Bombonera stadium in front of 57,000 fans, the goals of the team led by Jorge Almirón were scored by Marcos Rojo and the Uruguayan Miguel Merentiel at minutes 7 and 71.

Unión’s goal was scored by Mauro Luna Diale in the 42nd minute with a shot at the near post that beat goalkeeper Sergio Romero.

Unión was left with one man less in the 28th minute due to the expulsion of Franco Calderón, who received the red card for an infringement on the Uruguayan Edinson Cavani.

“It is important to have returned to victory and on our court, we had been trying but it didn’t happen. This is an important victory,” Merentiel told local television after the victory.

Earlier, Instituto de Córdoba overcame an adverse score and beat Huracán 3-1 as a visitor, Newell’s Old Boys beat Tigre 2-0 as a visitor, while Talleres de Córdoba and Arsenal de Sarandí tied 1-1.

On Thursday, the current champion River Plate tied 2-2 with Colón de Santa Fe, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata beat Argentinos Juniors 3-2 and San Lorenzo added its eighth match without a win by losing 1-0 to Godoy Cruz de Mendoza.

For its part, Racing Club tied 1-1 with Sarmiento de Junín, while Rosario Central and Vélez Sarsfield tied by the same score.

On Wednesday, Independiente de Avellaneda beat Barracas Central 3-0 and Platense won an agonizing 2-1 victory against Estudiantes de La Plata. (Reporting by Ramiro Scandolo. Editing by Carlos Calvo Pacheco)