Tonight, Boca Juniors managed to qualify for the semifinals of the Copa Argentina after defeating Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in a penalty shootout by 2-1. The match ended in a 1-1 tie in regulation time.
Boca's goalkeeper, Leandro Brey, had an outstanding performance in the penalties by saving four of the five shots taken by Gimnasia, allowing his team to advance to the next phase of the tournament.
In the penalty shootout, Marcos Rojo and Jorge Figal scored for Boca, while Miguel Merentiel and Milton Giménez missed their shots. On Gimnasia's side, only Pablo De Blasis was able to convert, as Leandro Brey stopped the shots from Rodrigo Castillo, Franco Troyansky, Leonardo Morales, and David Salazar.
Regarding the match development, the goals in regulation time were scored by Aaron Anselmino for Boca Juniors at the 9th minute of the first half, and by Pablo De Blasis for Gimnasia at the 21st minute of the second half.
This news is still developing and more details will be revealed in the coming days.
