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Boca Let Gimnasia Equalize in Stoppage Time

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Boca Juniors drew 2-2 with Gimnasia y Esgrima after Esteban Fernández equalized in the first minute of added time.
  • Boca fell to sixth in Zone A, while Gimnasia moved top with 16 points alongside Vélez Sarsfield.
  • San Lorenzo beat Talleres 1-0, and Aldosivi defeated Banfield 3-1 in other eighth-round matches.

Boca Juniors let a win slip away in added time on Saturday, drawing 2-2 with Gimnasia y Esgrima in Mendoza in the eighth round of Argentina’s Torneo Clausura.

Boca had taken a 2-1 lead through goals by Alan Velasco and Kevin Zenón. Esteban Fernández equalized in the 90th minute plus one, forcing the teams to share the points.

The result left Boca sixth in Zone A. Gimnasia moved into first place with 16 points, level with Vélez Sarsfield, who beat Estudiantes de La Plata 1-0 through a goal by Paraguay’s Ronaldo Martínez.

Boca had reached the Copa Argentina quarterfinals by beating Vélez on penalties and will host São Paulo on Tuesday in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals. Other Saturday results included San Lorenzo’s 1-0 win over Talleres, Aldosivi’s 3-1 victory over Banfield and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata’s 2-1 win against Tigre.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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