RIO DE JANEIRO (Interstat) — Boca Juniors defeated Vasco 3-1 on Tuesday in global football action, scoring in the fourth and 34th minutes before adding an 88th-minute clincher. Lautaro Di Lollo opened the scoring at 4 minutes, and Miguel Merentiel doubled the lead at 34. Boca Juniors led 2-0 at halftime. Vasco cut the deficit when J. Rodriguez scored at 66, but Leandro Paredes restored a two-goal cushion at 88. Lautaro Blanco, Milton Delgado and Sebastian Villa each supplied an assist for Boca Juniors. Paredes was booked at 37, Thiago Mendes of Vasco was cautioned at 40, and Velasco A. of Boca Juniors received a yellow card at 90+2. Boca Juniors is now 1-1 in the competition and 4-1-1 overall. Vasco is 1-1 in the competition and 1-2-1 overall. The result gave Boca Juniors a road win after Vasco had won the most recent head-to-head meeting.