Boca crush Defensa y Justicia as Velasco shines and play-off spot sealed | OneFootball

Boca ran riot in Varela, beating Defensa y Justicia 4-0 to seal play-off qualification, with goals from Milton Giménez, Alan Velasco, Adam Bareiro and Miguel Merentiel.

According to LaNumer12.com.ar, Claudio Úbeda rotated after the Superclásico win, mindful of Tuesday's Libertadores date with Cruzeiro.

The hosts had the better of the first half and saw a Juan Gutiérrez strike ruled out by VAR for a marginal offside. On 22 minutes, Giménez turned in Velasco's pass via a deflection to break the deadlock.

Ascacibar replaced Ángel Romero at the break and Boca found a higher gear, later reinforced by Leandro Paredes' control in midfield. Zeballos then released Velasco, who surged from deep to slot the 2-0.

Paredes threaded Aranda through and his square ball let Bareiro poke in Boca's third. Aranda then won possession and slid Merentiel clear to complete the scoring.

Keeper Leandro Brey kept a clean sheet, his 20th for Boca, while the victory made it four away wins in a row outside La Bombonera.

Source: LaNumer12.com.ar