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Deportivo Riestra vs Boca Juniors: A hard-fought win for the Xeneize
Deportivo Riestra and Boca Juniors faced off in a thrilling match that ended with a 1-0 victory for the Xeneize. The game, played at the Estadio Alberto José Armando in Buenos Aires, was characterized by Riestra’s strong defense and Boca’s ball dominance.
The first goal came in the 78th minute when Edinson Cavani capitalized on an assist from Matías Saracchi to break the deadlock. Prior to that, Boca Juniors had several scoring opportunities, but Riestra’s defense stood firm.
In the first half, Riestra was forced to play with a man down after Pablo Monje was sent off. Boca, in turn, also suffered the red card of Gonzalo Fernández in the final minute of the match.
Despite the difficulties, Boca managed to hold on to their advantage and secured all three points. The victory allows them to continue climbing the standings in the Argentine Professional League.
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Substitutions boca juniors: at minute 46 M. Gimenez came in and A. Martegani went out., at minute 67 G. Fernandez came in and I. Miramon went out., at minute 76 M. Saracchi came in and L. Blanco went out., at minute 77 J. Saralegui came in and T. Belmonte went out., at minute 90 M. Rojo came in and C. Lema went out.
Substitutions deportivo riestra: at minute 64 M. Rodriguez came in and N. Benegas went out., at minute 64 R. Cavallera came in and B. Sanchez went out., at minute 69 A. Alonso came in and J. Herrera went out., at minute 69 J. Goya came in and J. Goitia went out., at minute 90 G. Pereira came in and M. Celiz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Boca Juniors
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Deportivo Riestra
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