Boca see off Banfield 2-0, Merentiel and Cavani on target | OneFootball

BOCA confirmed their resurgence and defeated BANFIELD 2-0 at La Bombonera, as part of the sixth round of the Clausura Tournament.

The Xeneize secured their second consecutive victory thanks to goals from their strikers: Miguel Merentiel and Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayans ended their negative streaks and celebrated once again.

Near the end of the first half, Pedro Troglio, Banfield’s coach, was sent off for protesting to the refereeing team.

At 11 minutes into the second half, Miguel Merentiel opened the scoring after a great cross from Aguirre, who had received a phenomenal pass from Leandro Paredes.

La Bestia reached 44 goals wearing the Boca shirt, and has scored the opening goal 17 times. The Uruguayan striker broke his dry spell, as he hadn’t scored in 7 matches (the last one being against Bayern Munich).

Shortly before the end of the match, Edinson Cavani ended his drought and sealed the deal after heading in a rebound.

Miguel Ángel Russo’s Xeneize secured their second win in a row, strengthened their position in the Libertadores zone, and will travel to Mar del Plata next round to face Aldosivi. Banfield, meanwhile, will host Tigre on Friday, August 29.

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