Boca Juniors defeated Olimpo 1-0 in Bahía Blanca. In the last fifteen minutes, Gigliotti scored the goal.
After the victory of River, the leader of the Torneo de Transición, Boca was made to beat Olimpo in order to stay in the title race.
In Bahía Blanca, the local team had the first action of the match. Cristian Villanueva executed a long shot, though it was easy for Agustín Orion.
On the 13th minute, Miguel Borja was sent off for a head-butt to Mariano Echeverría. With numerical advantage, the “Xeneize” had the bulk of the possession, but they could not break Olimpo’s strong defense, who was in a tight block, near the area.
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Boca’s fans had to wait until the second half to see a better version of the team. Jonathan Calleri received a good pass into the penalty area from Marcelo Meli, but the forward was not accurate in the definition. It was a warning. A few minutes later, Emmanuel Gigliotti scored the goal: he headed from inside the box to the right of the goal, assisted by Fernando Gago.
Since Rodolfo Arruabarrena took over as Boca’s coach, things are looking up. The performance of the team is coming along very well, completely different from Bianchi’s period. “We have to improve”, said the coach, beyond the victory.
The next match will be on September 14th at 6:15, against Racing in the Bombonera.
League Table: River, 16 points; Vélez, 13; Newell’s and Independiente, 12; Central and Lanús, 10; Boca, Estudiantes, Rafaela, Racing and Arsenal, 9.
MATCH RECORD:
Olimpo (0): Nereo Champagne; Juan Ignacio Sills, Iván Furios, Néstor Moiraghi, Cristian Villanueva; Mauricio Cuero (Orlando Gaona Lugo 81), Jonathan Blanco, Leonardo Gil, David Vega (Jacobo Mansilla 63); Juan Manuel Olivares (Agustín Vuletich 82) and Miguel Borja. Coach: Walter Perazzo.
Boca Juniors (1): Agustín Orion; Leandro Marín, Mariano Echeverría, Daniel Díaz, Nicolás Colazo; Marcelo Meli, Federico Bravo (Juan Manuel Martínez 45), Fernando Gago; Federico Carrizo (Emanuel Insúa 72), Emmanuel Gigliotti and Andrés Chávez (Jonathan Calleri 56). Coach: Rodolfo Arruabarrena.
Goal: 78′ Emmanuel Gigliotti (B).
Yellow cards: 36’ David Vega (O), 67’ Cristian Villanueva (O), 70’ Mariano Echeverría (B), 83’ Juan Ignacio Sills (O), 87’ Iván Furios (O).
Red cards: 13’ Miguel Borja (O), 89’ Juan Ignacio Sills (O)
Referee: Diego Ceballos.
Stadium: Roberto Natalio Carminatti (Olimpo’s stadium).
