Boca Juniors claimed their first victory of the Argentine Primera Division’s Apertura season with a thrilling 2-1 win over Huracan, highlighted by Carlos Palacios’ decisive strike.
After drawing with Argentinos Juniors and Union, Boca Juniors delivered a functionality forged in the first part. Edinson Cavani opened the scoring with a diverted kick that discovered the Hernan Galindez network in the 19th minute suspicion of obstruction.
At the time, Boca Juniors recovered his attack impulse. Miguel Merentiel Palacios, who took the victory in the 68th minute with a notable purpose at the Bombonera stadium. Palacios paid tribute to Juan Roman Riquelme with a “Topo Gigio” celebration with the win, Boca Juniors went up to fourth position in Group A and then will face the racing club on Saturday.
(With inputs from agencies.)