Boca Juniors' Emmanuel Gigliotti (2nd L) scores a goal past River Plate's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero (C) during their Argentine First Division match in Buenos Aires October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Striker Emmanuel Gigliotti scored his third goal in two games to give Boca Juniors a 1-0 win at River Plate in the 'superclasico' and lift them to third in the Argentine 'Inicial' championship on Sunday.
The 23rd-minute goal and Boca's victory celebrations met with an eerie silence from the crowd of 60,000 at the Monumental stadium, with away fans banned at first division matches since the end of last season in an effort to curb hooligan violence.
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