Boca Juniors and Gimnasia de La Plata play their postponed match from week 23 of the Argentine Professional League this Thursday. The team led by Hugo Ibarra knows that they need a victory to get closer to the title, so they went in search of the goal from the start. Thus, when the 38th minute of the first half was being played, Frank Fabra opened the scoring at the Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium.
The Colombian full-back received a great assist from Óscar Romero, escaped down the left side of the field, and unleashed a powerful shot to beat goalkeeper Rodrigo Rey and make the visiting fans explode.
This is Fabra's third goal of the season. He had scored against Rosario Central in February and against Tigre in June. In both matches, Boca Juniors got the three points.
As it is remembered, on October 6, the match between Boca and Gimnasia was suspended just nine minutes into the first half due to incidents outside the stadium that affected the development of the match. The actions were interrupted when the players began to feel the effects of the tear gas launched by the Buenos Aires police due to clashes outside the field, which reached the playing field.
Hours later, the authorities of the San Martín hospital in La Plata confirmed the death of César Regueiro, a 57-year-old fan, due to a cardiorespiratory arrest while being transferred for medical attention.
What does Boca need to be champion?
After this match, the Buenos Aires team closes its participation in the Argentine championship by facing Independiente at La Bombonera. A victory would be enough for them to be crowned league champions, as long as they get the three points this Thursday. If they draw or lose, Boca Juniors must win against Racing Club and hope for a stumble.
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