It has been 45 minutes with emotions from start to finish. For the 24th round of the Argentine Professional League, Boca Juniors and Aldosivi face off at La Bombonera in a match where the 'xeneizes' are looking for three points to stay in the title race and the Tiburon a victory to continue fighting for survival. This has made it possible to see a match with a lot of intensity, in which Martin Payero and Nicolas Valentini scored the first goals.
It was the 11th minute when a defensive error by the visiting team would be well taken advantage of by the 24-year-old forward, who stole the ball in the opponent's half, advanced a few meters and shot from outside the box to easily overcome the resistance of goalkeeper Jose Antonio Devecchi.
But it wouldn't take long for the reaction of the team led by Villar and Somoza. In the 16th minute, from a corner kick, the ball ended up at the feet of Francisco Ferro, who sent a new cross into the local area for Valentini to score the equalizer with a great header, impossible to save for Agustín Rossi.
Martín Payero's Goal
Nicolás Valentini's Goal
Boca vs Aldosivi: What's Next for Both
After this match, the team led by Hugo Ibarra faces a heated end of the season. This Wednesday they will face Sarmiento as visitors and next weekend they will play at Newell's Old Boys' stadium, and later face Independiente. However, the match against Gimnasia La Plata, which was suspended a few days ago due to incidents between fans and local police, is still pending.
On the other hand, Aldosivi will face Banfield in the next fixture, before playing against Talleres de Córdoba at home on Sunday and San Lorenzo away on the 22nd of this month.
Before this afternoon's match at La Bombonera, Boca Juniors had 42 points in the league table and was surpassed by Atlético Tucumán (who has played all their matches) with 44. Meanwhile, the Costa Atlántica team has only gathered 16 points throughout the current season.
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