The loss could put pressure on Boca

The loss could put pressure on Boca coach Julio Cesar Falcioni after his team also lost 2-1 against Brazil’s Fluminense on Wednesday in the Copa Libertadores, Louis Vuitton handbags also in La Bombonera, making it two losses in two games for the famous Buenos Aires club.

In Sunday’s other round five matches in Argentina’s Clausura tournament, Tigre defeated Banfield 2-0 and is now first in the league, Arsenal beat Godoy Cruz 1-0 and Union won 2-0 against Rafaela.

Independiente took the lead after just 35 seconds, with Patricio Vidal handed an easy chance after a defensive blunder.

A curled free kick over the wall by Osmar Ferreyra increased Independiente’s lead in the 7th, but Boca pulled one back six minutes later when Facundo Roncaglia headed in from short range.

Independiente extended its lead in the 33rd, when Farias scored with a diving header from a free kick swung in from the left, but Boca again responded, with club icon Juan Roman Riquelme pegging another goal back in first half injury time.

Roncaglia claimed his second and Boca’s equalizer in the 52nd after a header from Santiago Silva rebounded off the post and into his path.

Pablo Ledesma put Boca into the lead in the 75th, when he headed in from near the penalty spot after making a late run into the box, and Boca was controlling possession and looked like it could score more.

Against the run of play, Farias headed his second in from a free kick and got a famous winner when he broke free and chipped the ball over the Boca keeper and into the net in the last play of the game.

The result leaves Boca in third place in the league, while Independiente remains in last place, with three points from its five games.

Two late goals were enough for leaders Tigre, with substitute Ezequiel Maggiolo opening the scoring in the 85th and Carlos Luna adding the second in second half injury time against Banfield.

In Friday’s matches, Newell’s defeated Colon 3-0 and Estudiantes won 1-0 against Lanus.With United cruising to a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion, City were pushed off pole position by their bitter rivals for the first time since October.

Despite a frustrating afternoon in south Wales, at the end of a week which also featured a 1-0 Europa League loss to Sporting Lisbon, Mancini remains confident City are still in the right frame of mind to take the title fight to the final weeks.


Manchester City were pushed off top spot in the Premier League for the first time since October
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"We shall fight against them until the end. We have another 10 games to finish this Championship," he said.

"The season is long and the situation changes every week. It is important that we stay together. But this result changes nothing Louis Vuitton handbags sale.

"It is better to stay at the top, of course, but we are now a point behind. It does not change our target. I don't see it as a critical game. I think this championship will be decided with two games to go."

Mancini admitted Swansea had given his side a tough time, with Joe Hart saving an early penalty from Scott Sinclair, but he was disappointed City were unable to convert any of their own chances.

"It has been a difficult last four days for me. But I don't think we deserved to lose the game," Mancini said."Swansea played very well for the first 30 minutes, they played very good football.


Roberto Mancini insists Manchester City will take the Premier League title race down to the wire
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"After that, in the second half we had control of the game, but we missed three or four chances and that is the problem we have at the moment. After that we conceded a stupid goal. We cannot concede goals like this.

"We could be tired because after seven months, when you play three games in one week, it is difficult."

Mancini hauled off Gareth Barry after 36 minutes but claimed that his decision was based on a mystery injury rather than his performance.

"Gareth has had a problem for three weeks. They had a lot of possession for 30 minutes and we needed another striker," Mancini said.

"It is not because he played bad. He has had a problem but I don't know where. I know it is not a big injury."

Meanwhile, Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers was left to salute his side's latest impressive showing in their first season back in the top flight.

"Over the course of the game some of our passing and ball retention and movement was phenomenal," he said.


Roberto Mancini's Manchester City gave a lacklustre performance at the Liberty Stadium
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"We got one goal but we also missed a penalty too. We could have had one or two more and I think the players deserve every credit they get for the tactical and technical ability of their game.

"There have been some wonderful results over many years at this great club but certainly it was a terrific performance.

"When you take on a team like Manchester City, with all the resources they have got, and you dominate the game like we did, it fills you with great pride.

"As a manager I am still learning and always will be. I have the L plates on! But I thought it was a defining moment when we played them up there at the start of the season.

"I congratulated the players afterwards although we had just been beaten 4-0. For an hour of that game they showed that we can play our style and technical
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