Boca Juniors, with a goal from Carlos Tevez in injury time, earned a valuable 1-1 draw on Wednesday in their visit to Palmeiras, the leader of Group H of the Copa Libertadores, which could be decisive for the final qualification.
The Argentine team, which played defensively at the Allianz Parque stadium and managed to neutralize a Palmeiras where Colombian striker Miguel Borja went unnoticed, returns to Buenos Aires with a precious point despite Keno's goal for the home team just one minute before the end of the match.
Two minutes later, Tevez, who came on as a substitute and played again after recovering from an injury, equalized the score and silenced the Palmeiras stadium, which was met with boos in their own home.
Despite the result, Palmeiras remains the leader of Group H with 7 points, thanks to their away victories against Colombian Junior and Peruvian Alianza Lima at home, while Boca Juniors remained their closest rival with 5 points.
Palmeiras vs Boca Juniors - Technical Sheet
1. Palmeiras: Jailson; Marcos Rocha, Antônio Carlos, Thiago Martins, Diogo Barbosa; Felipe Melo, Bruno Henrique (m.79, Alejandro Otero), Lucas Lima (m.66, Moisés); Dudu, Miguel Borja (m.57, Willian) and Keno. Coach: Roger Machado.
1. Boca Juniors: Agustín Rossi; Leonardo Jara, Paolo Goltz (m.84, Santiago Vergini), Lisandro Magallán, Frank Fabra; Pablo Pérez, Wilmar Barrios, Emmanuel Reynoso (m.85, Julio Buffarini); Edwin Cardona (m.69, Carlos Tevez), Ramón Ábila and Cristian Pavón. Coach: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
Referee: Uruguayan Andrés Cunha cautioned Felipe Mello, Magallán, and Keno.
Goals: 1-0, m.89, Keno. 1-1, m.91, Tevez.
Incidents: match for the third round of Group H of the Copa Libertadores played at the Allianz Parque stadium in Sao Paulo with 37,192 spectators. EFE