Boca scores and is third

Boca Juniors defeated away from home by 0-3 to Hurricane in one of the most outstanding matches this Saturday on the 16th day of the Argentine tournament and rose to third place in the rankings.

So many of Agustín Almendra, Luis Vázquez and Marcos Rojo, from a penalty, allowed the ‘Xeneize’ to add its seventh victory and reach 27 points to be 6 behind the leader River Plate and 5 behind the Talleres de Córdoba guard.

In another of the meetings of the Saturday day, Lanús and Banfield matched 1-1 in a new edition of the classic of the south of the Buenos Aires suburbs, after the respective goals of José Manuel López and Juan Manuel Cruz.

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After this result, Lanús was 4th with 27 points, while Banfield is in 22nd position with just 15 points.

The remaining results of this 16th day recorded the defeat of Estudiantes by 2-1 against Banfield, the fall of Racing Club at home 0-1 against Platense and the triumph of Unión 3-4 against Sarmiento.

What’s more, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata won 1-0 against Newell’s Old BoysRosario Central beat Patronato de Paraná in an agonizing way 3-2, while there were two goalless draws between Godoy Cruz with Central Córdoba and Vélez Sarsfield with Arsenal.

This Sunday the 16th day will be completed with four duels where it stands out the classic between the River Plate leader against San Lorenzo, the visit of the Talleres de Córdoba escort to Colón, while Independiente will play Aldosivi in ​​Mar del Plata and Atlético Tucumán will host Argentinos Juniors.