Boca Tops Zona A After 2-1 Win Over Central Córdoba — Central Córdoba - Boca Juniors
central córdoba - boca juniors ended with Boca back on top of Zona A after a 2-1 win in Santiago del Estero. Claudio Úbeda’s reserve-heavy side got the result it needed after the club’s 14-match unbeaten run ended with a 1-0 loss to Cruzeiro in the Copa Libertadores.
Velasco Opens, Giménez Finishes
Alan Velasco started the scoring when his effort took a deflection off Yuri Casermeiro and beat the home defense. Milton Giménez added the second after a cross from Exequiel Zeballos, and that was enough to settle the match despite Central Córdoba pulling one back through Michael Santos.
Giménez had already seen one goal wiped away for offside, a setback that could have changed the tempo of the game. Boca still kept pushing, and the second finish finally gave the visitors the cushion they needed in a tight away match.
Aguerre And Brey In Focus
Alan Aguerre kept Central Córdoba alive with two one-on-one saves against Miguel Merentiel, and those stops prevented Boca from stretching the lead earlier. On the other end, Leandro Brey held up his side with a save on Santos after a lateral throw-in move.
Those moments framed a match decided by efficiency rather than volume. Boca did not need a long spell of control to leave Santiago del Estero with three points; it needed two clean finishes and enough goalkeeping to survive the pressure when Central Córdoba found its chance.
Zona A Turns Boca’s Way
The win pushed Boca to the top of Zona A and left the club in 2° position as the table sorted itself around the result. For Úbeda, the reserve-heavy lineup answered the immediate test after the Cruzeiro loss, and the points came in a game that carried real weight for the run into the playoffs.
That is the useful takeaway for Boca now: the team can lean on depth and still produce a result on the road. With Zona A tightened at the top, this was the kind of response that keeps the standings in Boca’s favor while the season moves into its decisive stretch.
