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Gimnasia de Mendoza vs. Boca: live minute-by-minute coverage

From La Nación · () Spanish

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

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  • Gimnasia de Mendoza hosted Boca in the eighth round of the Torneo Clausura at the Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie Stadium.
  • Boca fielded a largely reserve lineup after eliminating Vélez on penalties in the Copa Argentina and beating Lanús 1-0 in its previous Clausura match.
  • Gimnasia entered the match second in Zone A with 15 points from five wins and two defeats, while Boca nearly conceded in the opening minute.

Boca nearly fell behind in the opening minute against Gimnasia de Mendoza, whose attack from the right created an early chance at the Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie Stadium.

A Gimnasia player arrived unmarked after a cross and shot against goalkeeper Álvaro Montero. Montero reacted in time, and the ball struck the post before Matías Satas cleared the danger.

The match formed part of the eighth round of Argentina’s Torneo Clausura. Boca arrived after eliminating Vélez on penalties in the Copa Argentina round of 16 and defeating Lanús 1-0 in its previous Clausura fixture. Captain Leandro Paredes carried a muscle strain and was among the regular starters rested for the match.

Coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena selected a largely reserve Boca lineup. Gimnasia, coached by Darío Franco, entered in strong Clausura form with 15 points from five wins and two defeats, leaving the team second in Zone A, one point behind Instituto.

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