Boca move to within touching distance of Argentine title

Buenos Aires May 7 (IANS) Ramon Abila scored twice in the last 15 minutes as Boca Juniors edged closer to the Superliga Argentina football title with a 2-0 victory over Union Santa Fe.

Abila scored from two Cristian Pavon assists to net his eighth and ninth goals of the campaign at Boca s Bombonera stadium on Sunday reports Xinhua news agency.

The result means that the Buenos Aires outfit need only a draw from either of their last two matches -- against Gimnasia on Wednesday and Huracan on Sunday -- to win their second consecutive top-flight title.

Boca have 56 points from 25 games while second-placed Godoy Cruz have 53 points from 26 games in the 28-team championship where each team plays each other once.

Union are ninth 16 points off the pace.

In other matches on Sunday Patronato won 2-1 at Temperley Gimnasia drew 2-2 at Independiente Lanus held hosts Tigre to a goalless draw and Racing Club won 2-1 at Estudiantes.

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