(Reuters) – Two blunders by visiting goalkeeper Ezequiel Centurion helped Boca Juniors to a 2-0 victory over Independiente Rivadavia at La Bombonera stadium in the Argentine Primera Division Apertura tournament on Tuesday.
The second-half goals by Miguel Merentiel and Exequiel Zeballos’ meant Boca secured their second win in five games to climb to seventh with eight points in Group A.
Rivadavia, who have the same points, sit fifth on goal difference.
Merentiel opened the scoring six minutes after the break, after Centurion fumbled an easy ball to allow the Uruguayan to score from close-range.
Rivadavia came close to an equaliser when Sheyko Studer’s volley struck the crossbar after a fine Agustin Marchesin save just five minutes later, while Boca missed a chance to extend their lead as substitute Zeballos also hit the woodwork in the 75th minute.
But Zeballos managed to seal the win for the hosts seven minutes from time, scoring off a rebound from Centurion, who had blocked a powerful shot from Milton Gimenez, but could not save the 22-year-old’s strike.
(Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
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