Independiente and Boca Juniors tied 2-2 this Saturday in an intense match for the fourth round of the Professional League Cup at the Libertadores de América stadium, which was suspended 20 minutes due to heavy rain.
Xeneize was twice up on the scoreboard, but Independiente matched him in the middle of a deluge which led to the referee Facundo Tello interrupting the actions two minutes from the end of the commitment.
Boca Juniors went ahead on the scoreboard when Darío Benedetto put the 0-1 penalty in the 17th minuteafter a foul on Colombian Sebastián Villa.
Gastón Togni equalized the actions at 31 minutes and gave the air back to the home side. However, again Benedetto made Boca celebrate by scoring his second goal at 45 minutes of the night with a left foot and the partial 1-2.
In the second half Boca Juniors suffered the loss of Colombian Frank Fabrawho was sent off for a double yellow card after 70 minutes, after an infraction against Damián Batallini.
Immediately the deluge came and when Boca seemed to win, American midfielder Alan Soñora, 23, converted Independiente’s second goal in the 80th minute.
With two minutes remaining in the match, the referee Tello suspended it due to the impossibility of playing due to the rain.
the encounter resumed 20 minutes later to stop a bit of rain without changing the 2-2.
In Group B Independiente accumulates nine points and Boca reaches eight integers. Both are located behind the leader Colón who has 10 and that he beat the bottom side Barracas Central this Saturday 2-1.
In other games on Saturday, Godoy Cruz beat Rosario Central 1-2 as a visitor and Aldosivi and Central Córdoba tied 0-0.