The game ended 1-0 for “Ciclón” thanks to an own goal by “Pol” Fernández
Both teams will play the Libertadores next week
Boca Juniors debuted the Almirón era with a heavy defeat by 1-0 in view of San Lorenzo at the Nuevo Gasómetro stadium in one of the matches on the eleventh day of the Argentine Soccer Professional League Tournament. with a goal from Guillermo ‘Pol’ Fernández in own goal, the ‘Cyclone’ embittered the debut of Jorge Almirón as coach of Boca Juniors, who took over from Hugo Ibarra after Mariano Herrón’s internship. Boca Juniors finished the match with ten players for the expulsion of Nicolás Figal In the second half.
With this result, San Lorenzo led by Rubén Darío Insúa reached 23 points and was one behind River Plate, which this Thursday will receive Gimnasia in one of the games that will close this day. Boca, who made Almirón official as coach on Monday, accumulated his third straight loss in the local tournament and adds just 14 points out of 33 possible to be in the middle of the table.
The immediate future of Boca Juniors will be next Saturday against Estudiantes at home at La Bombonera in the local tournament and then on Tuesday they will host the Colombian Deportivo Pereira in the second day of group F of the Copa Libertadores, after the debut with a goalless draw against to Monagas as a visitor in Maturín. For San Lorenzo, meanwhile, after the victory in the classic against Boca, they will visit Talleres in Córdoba this Sunday in the domestic competition and on Wednesday they will receive Fortaleza in group H of the Copa Libertadores, in which they had a triumphant debut against Estudiantes from Mérida as a visitor.
