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Boca Juniors edge out Barracas Central in a close encounter
Boca Juniors defeated Barracas Central 2-1 in a thrilling match played at the Estadio Alberto José Armando in Buenos Aires.
The match began with an early goal by M. Zalazar for Barracas Central in the 7th minute, but Boca Juniors quickly responded and equalized in the 37th minute with a goal from M. Gimenez.
In the second half, Boca Juniors dominated possession and created more scoring opportunities. Ultimately, they managed to score the winning goal, leaving Barracas Central unable to respond.
Boca Juniors finished the match with 60% possession and 23 shots, 3 of them on target, while Barracas Central had 40% possession and 16 shots, also 3 on target.
Referee Fernando Echenique issued yellow cards to three Boca Juniors players and one from Barracas Central.
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Substitutions boca juniors: at minute 46 B. Aguirre came in and L. Di Lollo went out., at minute 69 J. Saralegui came in and E. Zeballos went out., at minute 88 J. Ceballos came in and A. Martegani went out.
Substitutions barracas central: at minute 62 J. Candia came in and A. Cantero went out., at minute 63 D. Juarez came in and M. Iacobellis went out., at minute 68 I. Tapia came in and A. Dominguez went out., at minute 82 A. Juarez came in and M. Zalazar went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Boca Juniors
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Barracas Central
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