Boca beat Racing 3-1 at La Bombonera, in a game that started and closed with goals. In development, he played, ran and fought to achieve a victory that allowed him to gain confidence and leave behind four games without winning in the Professional League, almost a week before the Superclásico against River.
With sheer power and determination, Xeneize, who surprised with Luis Advíncula as offensive midfielder, gave two strokes of movement. After 3 minutes, after a corner, Martin Payero he took advantage of a clearance from Gonzalo Piovi and defined with a right hand. And at six, Advíncula got rid of Piovi, led a run and threw a center back that connected Guillermo Pol Fernandez for 2 to 0.
The meeting continued with pure intensity and friction, which grew with the passing of the minutes. The Academy went on to have the ball, but without generating dangerous situations against a Boca that threatened a counterattack.
The goals and best moments of Boca’s victory against Racing
In the add-on, the fight beat the game and any contact triggered status ailments on both sides. After Valentín Barco escaped the expulsion after hitting Facundo Mura, a kick from Piovi against Luis Vázquez from the ground unleashed a general tumult. With slaps and shoves, the referee Andrés Merlos ended up showing Payero and Juan Nardoni the red card. Minutes later, there was room for another controversy with a blow from Sebastián Villa that cut Mura’s face.
In the middle of the friction Nicholas Reniero marked the discount (69 ‘) for Racing, but it was only a matter of Boca adjusting the counterattacks to define the story. After Villa cannot twice, the entered Miguel Merentiel he ran handsomely and sealed the victory at the end after the departure of goalkeeper Gabriel Arias.
With this victory, Boca is 13th with 18 points, 16 behind the leader River, with whom they will face off next Sunday in the Superclásico. Meanwhile, Racing was one step below Xeneize (14th), with the same number of units.
