With several new faces, Boca took a draw from their visit to Defensa y Justicia

In the second leg of the Professional League after the Copa America in the United States, Boca drew 2-2 against Defensa y Justicia in an entertaining match at Florencio Varela.After not being able to use the reinforcements in the Copa Sudamericana, Diego Martínez sent the new additions of Xeneize to the field from the start: Gary Medel, Tomás Belmonte, Brian Aguirre and Milton Giménez. However, Varela’s Halcón started better and, at 13 minutes, took the lead with a goal by Santiago Ramos Mingo.However, Boca responded quickly and equalized things through a penalty that required the intervention of the VAR. Once Ayrton Portillo’s handball inside the area was confirmed, Miguel Merentiel shot from 12 steps and made it 1-1. The goals and best moments of the draw between Defensa y Justicia and BocaThe match continued to be played with intensity and, ten minutes before the break (35′), Aarón Molinas signed the third law of the former with a strong shot from mid-distance, which put the home side back in the lead. In the second half, Giménez faced goalkeeper Cristopher Fiermarín and scored crossed. When the ball was about to go in, Kevin Gutiérrez dived to try to clear it but ended up putting it into his own goal, establishing the final 2-2. With this result, Boca reached 8 points and has already put the mint back in the Copa Sudamericana, where next Wednesday they will face Independiente del Valle for the second leg of the 16th finals. Meanwhile, Defensa y Justicia is still unable to win in the tournament, and has 4 points.

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