Boca Juniors 1–1 Huracán: Gil shocks La Bombonera early; Giménez levels late after VAR

Final score and fixture

Club Atlético Boca Juniors drew 1–1 with Club Atlético Huracán at Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera) in Buenos Aires on Saturday 9 May 2026. The fixture sits inside the 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol calendar framed as Apertura football—including round-of-sixteen knockout sequencing on competition metadata tied to this tie.

• Scoreline after regulation (90 minutes): Boca Juniors 1–1 Huracán
• Venue: La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
• Listed kick-off (UTC feed): 2026-05-09 22:00Z (evening window in Argentina)
• Competition strand: Liga Profesional · Apertura phase · knockout bracket stage

Scoring sequence

Huracán landed the psychological blow almost immediately; Boca spent most of the night chasing territory before a dead-ball scramble and VAR intervention flipped the emotional ledger near full time.

1. 5′ — 0–1. Leonardo Gil (Huracán) scores with his right foot from central positions inside the box—low finish to the bottom-left.
2. 87′ — 1–1. Milton Giménez (Boca) finishes from very close range after a set-piece situation; the strike is confirmed following VAR review.
3. 90′ — Log registers a VAR decision affirming Giménez’s goal for 1–1.

Full-time statistics (match totals)

Boca monopolised corners (fourteen to none) and shots, yet Huracán’s seven listed saves illustrate how long rearguard shifts can preserve lead minutes even when possession tilts heavily toward the favourite.

Tactical notes

Gil’s early strike forced Boca into progressive wide patterns—twenty-three attempts registered—but Huracán defended lead territory with discipline and goalkeeping volume. Giménez’s late leveller after VAR underscores modern South American football’s fusion of set-piece chaos and video oversight.

Discipline

• Huracán: four cautions (Lucas Carrizo, Facundo Waller, César Ibáñez, Fabio Pereyra named on the feed reviewed for this desk)
• Boca: Leandro Paredes booked among home fouls
• Simulation layer caveat: official AFA suspension sheets remain the authority for carry-over bans

Substitutions and squad load

Boca acted early when Adam Bareiro made way for Milton Giménez after an injury delay; later windows brought Malcom Braida for Marcelo Weigandt and Exequiel Zeballos for Santiago Ascacíbar. Huracán rotated Emmanuel Ojeda for Óscar Cortés, Juan Bisanz for Facundo Kalinger, Eric Ramírez for Jordy Caicedo, Óscar Romero for Leonardo Gil, and Hugo Nervo for Lucas Carrizo—fresh legs trying to close down Bombonera waves.

Knockout context

Because this pairing sits inside Apertura round-of-sixteen scaffolding on the league metadata attached to the fixture, advancement may depend on aggregate rules or extra-time formats defined by the AFA table for this edition—readers should confirm tie-break mechanics on the official Liga Profesional portal when aggregate second legs or deciders exist.

Bottom line

Boca Juniors 1–1 Huracán at La Bombonera is a story of early shock (Gil) against late justice (Giménez VAR). Boca dominated volume metrics; Huracán banked organisation until the eighty-seventh minute—exactly the tension knockout football sells on May nights by the Riachuelo.