Boca Juniors seal Apertura last-16 spot with 3-1 win at Belgrano

Updated: Apr 13, 2025, 08:47 am

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ARGENTINE PRIMERA DIVISION MATCH BETWEEN BELGRANO AND BOCA JUNIORS

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SHOWS: CORDOBA, ARGENTINA (APRIL 12, 2025) (ARGENTINA FOOTBALL DISTRIBUTION LLC - See restrictions before use) (NIGHT SHOTS)

PRE-MATCH

1. AERIAL SHOT OF ESTADIO JULIO CESAR VILLAGR STADIUM IN CORDOBA

2. MATCH REFEREE LEADING PLAYERS ON TO PITCH / STADIUM LIGHTS SWITCH OFF

3. AERIAL SHOT OF PRE-MATCH FIREWORK DISPLAY

4. FIREWORKS GOING OFF BEHIND STADIUM FLOODLIGHTS

FIRST HALF

4. CORNER KICK FOR BOCA JUNIORS, MARCOS ROJO SCORES, BOCA LEAD 1-0 AT 38TH MINUTE

5. ROJO RUNNING IN CELEBRATION / TEAMMATES EMBRACE HIM IN CELEBRATION

SECOND HALF

6. LUCAS MENOSSI WITH A HEADER FROM CLOSE RANGE, BELGRANO LEVEL 1-1 AT 61ST MINUTE

7. MENOSSI RUNNING AWAY IN CELEBRATION / CELEBRATING WITH TEAMMATE, FRANCO JARA

8. VARIOUS OF CROWD CELEBRATING

9. MENOSSI’S TEAMMATES CELEBRATING WITH HIM

10. YOUNG FAN GRIPPING PITCH FENCE AND SHOUTING

11. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF MENOSSI’S GOAL

12. BOCA MAKES AN IMMEDIATE COMEBACK, EDISON CAVANI ASSISTS KEVIN ZENON’S 62ND MINUTE GOAL, BOCA LEAD 2-1

13. ZENON CELEBRATING WITH TEAMMATES, SUBSTITUTES JOIN CELEBRATION

14. VAR GOAL CHECK UNDERWAY, REFEREE INDICATES BOCA AWARDED GOAL

15. BOCA’S CARLOS PALACIOS SCORES IN 76TH MINUTE, BOCA LEAD 3-1

16. BOCA’S EDISON CAVANI ASKING FOR VAR CHECK

17. GOAL VAR CHECK DONE, REFEREE INDICATES BOCA AWARDED GOAL

18. VARIOUS OF BOCA JUNIORS CELEBRATING GOAL

STORY: Boca Juniors booked their spot in the last 16 of the Argentine Primera Division Apertura Tournament with a 3-1 victory at Belgrano on Saturday (April 12), thanks to goals from Marcos Rojo, Kevin Zenon and Carlos Palacios.

Boca are leading Group A with 29 points, three points clear of second-placed Argentinos Juniors, with three rounds of the regular phase remaining. The top eight teams from each of the two groups progress to the round of 16.

The hosts thought they had struck early when Lucas Menossi tapped home after seven minutes, only to see the goal disallowed for an offside in the build-up.

Boca eventually found the breakthrough in the 38th minute, when Rojo capitalised on a poor defensive clearance following a corner to score with a scuffed shot.

Rojo emerged as Boca's hero once again early in the second half, heading Nicolas Fernandez's goal-bound shot off the line, but the visitors' defence was undone in the 61st minute when Menossi headed in from close range to draw Belgrano level.

Zenon, however, restored the lead for Boca in the following minute with a fine finish from an Edison Cavani assist, and Palacios sealed the rout, firing into an open goal 14 minutes from time.

Belgrano now sit 12th with 14 points.

(Production: Revathi Hariharan)