Leonel Flores completes Boca Juniors’ 2-1 comeback

Galarza lead overturned by Boca’s second-half winner

Boca Juniors beat Talleres Cordoba 2-1 in Liga Profesional Argentina’s Clausura - 13, recovering from an early deficit to claim the match. Talleres opened the scoring in the 11' when Matias Alejandro Galarza finished with Rick Lima’s assistance, making it 0-1.

Boca levelled in the 18'. Miguel Merentiel scored after a pass from Lautaro Blanco to make it 1-1. The decisive goal arrived in the 49', when Leonel Flores converted Milton Delgado’s assist for 2-1. That was the last goal of the match and completed Boca’s comeback.

Delgado received Boca’s only yellow card in the 34', while Diego Valoyes was booked for Talleres in the 55'. Neither team received a red card.

Boca created the clearer chances

The teams recorded 11 shots each, but Boca’s attempts were more threatening. Boca had 8 shots inside the box against Talleres’ 1, led shots on goal 5-1 and held 59% possession. Talleres took 10 shots from outside the box, compared with Boca’s 3, yet their expected-goals figure was 0.45 against Boca’s 0.92. Boca also made 396 accurate passes, compared with Talleres’ 375.

Boca reaches 24 Clausura points

Before kick-off, Boca had 21 points in Clausura - Group A and Talleres had 9. After the result, Boca moved to 24 points from 13 games and Talleres remained on 9 from 13, with Talleres provisionally #15. Instituto Cordoba lead on 29 points, leaving Boca 5 points behind and Talleres 20 behind.

In the pre-match Apertura - Group A table, Boca were #2 on 30 points and Talleres #4 on 26, a 4-point gap. Flores was the standout performer, rating 8.2 after 86 minutes and recording 2 shots on target.