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Former Mexican coach quits after Boca Juniors throw away Apertura title.

BOCA Juniors coach Ricardo La Volpe said he would resign after his team lost 1-2 to Estudiantes in a playoff for the Argentine championship in Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

"I have to present my resignation because we didn't achieve our target," La Volpe told Argentine television as soon as the match finished.

La Volpe, who coached Mexico at this year's World Cup, took over in September, inheriting a team that had won the previous two titles under Alfio Basile.

But his side missed out on a third successive title in dramatic circumstances.

Leading the table by four points with two games to go, it lost to modest Belgrano and Lanus and allowed Estudiantes to pull level on 44 points from 19 games.

This sent the title race to Wednesday's playoff, where Boca lost despite taking a fourth-minute lead, courtesy of a Martin Palermo strike.

The Apertura title was Estudiantes' first taste of first-division glory since championships in 1968, 1982 and 1983.

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