Boca Juniors drew 1-1 with Unión in a match for the eleventh round of the 2026 Apertura. The teams played at the 15 de Abril stadium in Santa Fe. According to the Argentine News Agency, the home team took the lead from the 41st minute with a goal from winger Julián Palacios, however, forward Miguel Merentiel equalized when 12 minutes of the second half had been played. With the draw, the 'Xeneize' achieved its sixth consecutive match without a defeat, although it has only won two of them, and is sixth in Zone A with 14 points, while the team coached by Leonardo Madelón is second in the group with two points more. In the next round, Claudio Úbeda's team will host Instituto on Sunday, March 22 at 8:00 PM, while the 'Tatengue' will visit Defensa y Justicia in Florencio Varela on Saturday, 21 starting at 5:45 PM. The first chance was for the home team, at three minutes, with a shot from outside the area by forward Cristian Tarragona, which goalkeeper Agustín Marchesin managed to save on his left post. Boca had no chances until the 19th minute of the first half, when a good combination between midfielders Leandro Paredes and Santiago Ascacibar set up forward Miguel Merentiel, whose low shot was going in softly at the far post, although full-back Mateo Del Blanco ran at full speed and arrived in time to clear the ball centimeters from the goal line. At 36 minutes, the center forward Marcelo Estigarribia moved to the right to receive and put in a chipped cross to the near post for the run of winger Braian Cuello, who shot awkwardly and over the bar. Just two minutes later, midfielder Rafael Profini picked up a rebound in the edge of the area, controlled, and shot with his left foot, a frontal shot that went straight and just over the bar. At 41 minutes, winger Julián Palacios received a cross from the right to the far post, controlled, and shot from the edge of the area, which entered at medium height, past the left post of a Marchesin who had no reaction. The first arrival of the second half was from Boca, at four minutes, with a cross to the far post by midfielder Milton Delgado for the forward Adam Bareiro, who shot with a scissors kick but could not get past the goalkeeper Matías Mansilla, who deflected it over the bar. At nine minutes, world champion midfielder Leandro Paredes had his first dangerous situation, taking a low shot to the near post from a free kick, which was saved by Mansilla. Boca equalized the match at 11 minutes, when Merentiel picked up the rebound of a Bareiro shot that hit the bar, after another scissors kick definition, and shot first time to the goal, against an unbalanced goalkeeper. The 'Xeneize' came back nine minutes later, with a solo counterattack handled masterfully by Merentiel, after a run down the left, gathering the marks of two rivals and putting the pass back to assist Bareiro, although Mansilla shrank well and stayed great with the Paraguayan's shot, extending his right arm. Unión had its first approach of the second half at 31 minutes, with a free kick on the left side of the frontal area that was executed by midfielder Mauro Pittón, with a low shot to the far post that was stopped by the former Argentine national team goalkeeper. At 45 minutes, forward Diego Armando Díaz received on the right and, unmarked, could look for a low shot to the far post, which went near the right post of Marchesin. Match summary: 2026 Apertura. Zone A. Round 11. Unión 1 - 1 Boca. Stadium: 15 de Abril. Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez. VAR: Lucas Novelli.
