Boca Juniors beat Vélez Sarsfield 4-3 on penalties after a scoreless draw at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba on September 2, advancing to face Racing Club in the Copa Argentina quarterfinals.
Neither side broke through in 90 minutes of a tightly contested Round of 16 match, sending the tie directly to a penalty shootout under the tournament’s single-elimination format.
Goalkeeper Álvaro Montero was the decisive figure in the shootout, saving two of Vélez’s penalty attempts to give Boca the edge it needed to convert its own kicks and advance.
The Copa Argentina runs alongside the country’s league season and offers qualification for continental competition to its eventual champion, giving mid-season knockout matches like this one added weight for clubs still competing on multiple fronts.