Boca Juniors thrashed Defensa y Justicia 3-0 in matchday 16 of the Torneo Apertura at Estadio Norberto 'Tito' Tomaghello in Florencio Varela. Goals came from Milton Giménez, Alan Velasco and Adam Bareiro. The match featured incidents including the ejection of coach Mariano Soso and a stoppage for a distressed fan.
Boca Juniors defeated Defensa y Justicia 3-0 in Florencio Varela, extending their unbeaten run of 13 matches under coach Claudio Úbeda. The Xeneize entered with 24 points in third place in Zona A, following a 1-0 win over River last matchday.
In the first half, Defensa scored at the 4th minute through Juan Gutiérrez, but VAR disallowed it for offside at the 7th. Boca took the lead at the 22nd with Milton Giménez's long-range strike, confirmed by VAR. At the 30th, Leandro Paredes requested a stoppage to attend to a distressed fan in the visitors' stand; later, a local fan invaded the pitch at the 35th. Mariano Soso was ejected at the 40th for protesting a penalty claim.
