Boca suffered more than necessary, but finally won 2-1 against Unión on Friday, October 20th, for the ninth round of the Professional League Cup. With goals from Marcos Rojo and Miguel Merentiel, the 'Xeneize' imposed themselves and obtained three important points. Mauro Luna Diale temporarily equalized the score. It is worth noting that the visiting team played with one player less in the second half due to the expulsion of Franco Calderón. With this victory, Jorge Almirón's team returned to the path of triumph after six matches without being able to win. Check out the incidents of the match at La Bombonera in this Depor article.
Boca vs. Unión: confirmed line-ups
- Boca: Sergio Romero; Lucas Blondel, Bruno Valdez, Marcos Rojo, Frank Fabra; Cristian Medina, Ezequiel Fernández, Guillermo Fernández, Valentín Barco; Edinson Cavani and Miguel Merentiel.
- Unión: Nicolás Campisi; Federico Vera, Nicolás Paz, Franco Pardo, Claudio Corvalán; Enzo Roldán, Joaquín Mosqueira, Kevin Zenón; Jerónimo Dómina, Gonzalo Morales and Mauro Luna Diale.