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·31 de marzo de 2025
Boca Juniors suffer crushing defeat against Newell's Old Boys
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Boca Juniors had a poor performance in Rosario, where they lost 2-0 to Newell's Old Boys on Matchday 11 of the 2025 Opening Tournament of the Professional Football League (LPF).
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Under intense rain, Boca Juniors had a very complicated match and lost 2-0 to Newell's Old Boys at the "Coloso" Marcelo Bielsa Stadium. Fernando Gago's team suffered in Rosario, where they ended a positive streak of six consecutive wins and couldn't regain the lead in the Zone A standings.
Newell's quickly took the lead. Only 4 minutes had passed when a long ball from Keylor Navas ended up at the feet of Luciano Herrera, who defined effectively against Agustín Marchesín.
Boca improved as the minutes went by and generated some dangerous chances, but near the end of the first half, the second goal arrived after a stopped ball executed by Éver Banega that was headed by Luciano Lollo in a spectacular manner.
Facing the second half, Gago brought in Luis Advíncula, Rodrigo Battaglia, and Ander Herrera for Lucas Blondel, Luciano Di Lollo, and Milton Delgado. However, far from improving, everything got worse for Boca Juniors.
Carlos González and Gonzalo Maroni hit shots on the posts at the start of the second half. To make matters worse, Ander Herrera left the field due to physical problems (he was replaced by Exequiel Zeballos) and Edinson Cavani missed a penalty in favor.
Keylor Navas played a key role in maintaining the lead on the scoreboard, and as the minutes went by, Boca Juniors' impotence became evident.
With this defeat in Rosario, Boca Juniors remained in second place in Zone A with 23 points, one less than Tigre. Newell's reached 11 units and managed to escape the last positions.
Boca Juniors' next match will be on Sunday, April 6, against Barracas Central at La Bombonera for Matchday 12 of the 2025 Opening Tournament of the Professional Football League (LPF).
