Was a Super classic total. It was a huge party in Córdoba. There were fans of both teams for the first time since that historic final in Madrid. There was play and emotions. I celebrate it Bocawhich thus got into the semifinals of the League Cup. She suffered it River, which now remains to be seen how it assimilates this impact (2-3). These games always leave traces…
Nerves and tensions usually prevail in these stories, but a great game came out. There were mirror formations: 4-4-2, with offensive full-backs facing each other (Andrés Herrera with Lautaro Blanco and Enzo Díaz with Luis Advíncula), with midfielders with sensual footing and with a double 9 (Franco Colidio-Miguel Borja on one side and Miguel Merentiel -Edinson Cavani from another).
I won it early Riverwith a replica that he found Boca badly off, at a numerical disadvantage, with two men defending against three attacking him. In that context, the Devil Claudio Echeverri attended and Borja defined comfortable.
Boca rearranged the midfield. Pol Fernández dropped back, Equi Fernández moved forward and Zenón went to the left. Thus it grew and tied it right at the close of the initial stage, with a resolution of Merentiel, after a great overflow of Advíncula. Key goal. At a very opportune moment.
The best of Boca arrived after Sergio Romero avoided the second of River with a brutal save. Chiquito reacted purely by reflex after a rebound off Cristian Lema who scored. The referee initially sanctioned the goal, but then the VAR determined that the ball had not crossed the line when the xeneize goalkeeper handled it and took it out.
From there, Boca printed personality and search, with high individual performances. Cavani He made the second with a header (assist from Zenón) and was crucial in the third scored by Merentiel.
Before the second xeneize shout, Demichelis had tried to shake up his team with some changes, but immediately came the two blows from Boca. In any case, River searched in every way, but just discounted with Paulo Diaz in the last minute added.
The new Boca It is increasingly consolidating itself as a better team. As against Racing and San Lorenzo, he won another classic that he had started losing. In the end, they arrive in ideal condition for the semi-final of the League Cup (the other will be Argentinos – Vélez) against Estudiantes. He showed it in a total Superclásico.
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Boca Juniors
2. River Plate: Franco Armani; Andres Herrera (74′, James Simon), Leandro Gonzalez, Paulo Diaz, Enzo Diaz; Ignacio Fernandez (59′, Manuel Lanzini), Rodrigo Villagra (74′, Nicolas Fonseca), Rodrigo Aliendro (69′, Pablo Solari); Claudio Echeverri (59′, Esequiel Ship); Facundo Colidio and Michael Borja.
Coach: Martín Demichelis.
3. Boca Juniors: Sergio Rosemary; Luis Advincula, Christian Lema, Red Marks, White Lautaro; Jabes Saralegui (63′, Jorge Figal), Pol Fernandez (85′, Jorman Campuzano), Ezekiel Fernandez, Kevin Zenon; Miguel Merentiel (85′, Luca Langoni) and Edinson Cavani (72′, Dario Benedetto).
Coach: Diego Martínez.
Goals: 1-0, 10 minutes: Miguel Borga. 1-1, m.45: Michael Angel Merentiel. 1-2, m.62: Edinson Cavani. 1-3, m.67: Michael Angel Merentiel. 2-3, m.95: Paul Diaz.
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez admonished Ignacio Fernández, Claudio Echeverri, Rodrigo Villagra, Miguel Borja, Facundo Colidio, Pablo Solari, Marcos Rojo, Miguel Ángel Merentiel, Edinson Cavani, Lautaro Blanco and Jorge Figal.
Incidents: Quarterfinal match of the Professional League Cup played at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium, in the city of Córdoba before 52,000 spectators
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