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Merentiel strikes twice to lead Boca Juniors to 2-0 win over Talleres in Clausura playoff opener

Written By: TDG Syndication
Last Updated: November 24, 2025 08:45:02 IST

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ARGENTINE PRIMERA LEAGUE TORNEO CLAUSURA PLAY-OFF BETWEEN BOCA JUNIORS AND TALLERES SHOWS: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (NOVEMBER 23, 2025) (ARGENTINA FOOTBALL DISTRIBUTION LLC – No use Argentina. 90 Seconds use only. No use until two hours after final whistle, so no use before 0300GMT Monday, November 24 2025. 72 hours use only, so no use after 0300GMT Thursday, November 27 2025. No archive. No commercial use. No resales. No sublicensing. No monetisation) TALLERES (WHITE JERSEYS) AT BOCA JUNIORS AT LA BOMBONERA 1. CURRENT TALLERES COACH AND FORMER BOCA JUNIORS PLAYER CARLOS TEVEZ (CARLITOS) WALKING ON FIELD AND WAVING TO CROWD 2. TEVEZ AFTER BEING PRESENTED WITH ONE OF HIS BOCA JUNIORS JERSEYS  3. AERIAL OF STADIUM WITH FIREWORKS 1ST HALF 4. OPENING KICKOFF 5. TALLERES' JUAN PORTILLA MISSES SHOT JUST WIDE 6. REPLAY OF PORTILLA SHOT JUST MISSING 7. BOCA GOAL – LEANDRO PAREDES CORNER KICK IS HEADED BY LAUTARO DI LOLLO, BALL BOUNCES OFF CROSSBAR AND GOALPOST AND MIGUEL MERENTIEL HEADS IT OVER THE LINE IN 28TH MINUTE. BOCA 1-0 TALLERES 8. REPLAYS OF DI LOLLO HEADER BOUNCING OFF CROSSBAR AND GOALPOST AND MERENTIEL HEADING IT IN FOR GOAL 9. TALLERES AUGUSTO SCHOTT TRIES TO CENTER BALL BUT IT BOUNCES OFF ARM OF BOCA'S EXEQUIEL ZEBALLOS IN THE PENALTY BOX, REFEREE GOING TO CHECK VAR TO CONFIRM HAND BALL 10. REPLAY SHOWING SCHOTT'S SHOT BOUNCING OFF ARM OF ZEBALLOS IN PENALTY BOX, PENALTY SHOT AWARDED 11. TALLERES' MATEO CACERES TAKES PENALTY SHOT BUT BOCA GOALKEEPER AGUSTIN MARCHESIN MAKES DIVING STOP, KNOCKING BALL OUT OF BOUNDS 12. REPLAYS OF MARCHESIN DIVING SAVE ON CACERES PENALTY SHOT  2ND HALF 13. BOCA GOAL – LAUTARO BLANCO WITH CENTERING PASS TO MERENTIEL WHO ONE TIMES A SHOT PAST TALLERES GOALKEEPER GUIDO HERRERA IN 46TH MINUTE. BOCA 2-0 TALLERES 14. REPLAYS OF BLANCO CENTERING PASS AND MERENTIEL GOAL 15. REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE TO END MATCH 16. BOCA BENCH CELEBRATING 17. AERIAL OF STADIUM 18. BOCA'S PAREDES CELEBRATING AND SCOREBOARD STORY: Boca Juniors advanced to the quarterfinals of the Argentine Clausura tournament Sunday (November 23) with a 2-0 home victory over Talleres, thanks to a brace from striker Miguel Ángel Merentiel. The popular Argentine club will face Argentinos Juniors in the next round, who won 2-0 away at Vélez Sarsfield on Saturday. In the quarterfinal match played at La Bombonera stadium before 57,000 chanting fans, Boca Juniors opened the scoring in the 28th minute when Merentiel headed a ball over the line after it ricocheted off the crossbar and goalpost. The Uruguayan striker scored his second goal in 46th minute, in the first action of the second half, after a pretty cross from Lautaro Blanco. (Production: David Grip)

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