Boca Juniors defeated 1-0 Independent of the Valley to seal their passport to the round of 16 of the South American Cupthanks to a solitary goal from the Uruguayan Edinson Cavani.
After a goalless draw at the Banco de Guayaquil Stadium in Quito, the Xeneize had the support of its fans to beat the Ecuadorian ‘Matagigantes’ by the minimum and continue its path in the continental competition.
The first half was with a Mouth who tried to take control of the game, but Independiente del Valle proposed a one-on-one encounter with Jeison Medina and Michael Hoyos trying to bring concern to Sergio Romero’s area.
After two missed opportunities by the home team, in the 39th minute a cross pass from Miguel Merentiel leave it to Edinson Cavani in front of goalkeeper Moisés Ramírez and after a spectacular dribble he defined with an accurate shot.
Tension took hold of the ‘Bombonera’ because the referee Bully At the request of his assistant, he called an offside position but the VAR rectified the decision and Boca took the lead before half-time.
At the start of the second half, Matonte decided to send off Milton Delgado for a hard tackle on Renato Ibarra in the 61st minute, leaving the hosts playing almost half an hour of the match with ten players.
Independiente del Valle rotated its reserves, just like Boca, and while the visitors were unable to clearly determine how to bring danger to the rival goal and achieve the tie, the home team wasted two chances to seal the victory and increase their lead.
Xeneize will now have to face Cruzeiro in the round of 16, while Independiente del Valle will now have to focus on the local tournament after being eliminated in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores and now on the play-offs of the Sudamericana.
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– Data sheet:
1. Boca Juniors: Sergio Romero; Jabes Saralegui (m.81, Mauricio Benitez), Guillermo ‘Pol’ Fernandez, Milton Delgado, Julian Ceballos (m.71, Frank Fabra); Miguel Merentiel (m.81, Lautaro Di Lollo) and Edinson Cavani (m.94, Luca Langoni).
Coach: Diego Martinez.
0. Independent Valley: Moisés Ramírez; Anthony Landázuri (m.71, Renzo López), Mateo Carabajal, Richard Schunke, Beder Caicedo (m.84, Keny Arroyo); Cristian Zabala (m.84, Justin Lerma), Julio Joao Ortíz; Renato Ibarra, Kendry Páez (m.71, Matías Fernández), Jeison Medina (m.71, Junior Sornoza); and Michael Hoyos.
Coach: Javier Gandolfi
Goals: 1-0, m.39: Edinson Cavani
Referee: Uruguayan Andrés Matonte sent off Milton Delgado (m.61) and cautioned Cristian Lema, Luis Advíncula, Richard Schunke, Michael Hoyos and Junior Sornoza.
Incidents: match valid for the play-off of the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana played at the Alberto J. Armando ‘La Bombonera’ Stadium in Buenos Aires.
