Boca close in on title

BUENOS AIRES: Late goals from Rodrigo Palacio and Cristian Chavez helped Boca Juniors win 3-1 over a San Lorenzo squad weakened by two red cards in the Argentine playoff race on Saturday.

The victory puts the Buenos Aires club in position to clinch the Apertura title with just a draw on Tuesday, when they play Tigre in the final match of a round-robin to break a three-way logjam at the top of the regular season standings.

"It was a tough match and we hope to repeat against Tigre," Boca coach Carlos Ischia said. "We're almost there."