Boca see off Banfield 2-0, Merentiel and Cavani on target | OneFootball

BOCA confirmed their comeback and defeated BANFIELD 2-0 at La Bombonera, continuing the sixth round of the Torneo Clausura.

The Xeneize secured their second consecutive victory thanks to the goals from their forwards: Miguel Merentiel and Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayans ended their negative streaks and celebrated once again.

Near the end of the first half, Pedro Troglio, Banfield's coach, was sent off for protesting to the referee team.

At 11 minutes into the second half, Miguel Merentiel opened the score after a good cross from Aguirre, who received a phenomenal pass from Leandro Paredes.

The Beast reached 44 goals wearing Boca's jersey and has scored the opening goal 17 times. The Uruguayan forward ended his bad streak, as he hadn't scored in the last 7 matches (the last being against Bayern Munich).

Shortly before the end of the match, Edinson Cavani ended his drought and sealed the game by heading in a rebound.

Miguel Ángel Russo's Xeneize achieved their second consecutive victory, solidifying their position in the Libertadores zone, and in the next round, they will head to Mar del Plata to face Aldosivi. Banfield, on the other hand, will host Tigre on Friday, August 29.

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