from Chiquito Romero’s mistakes to the masterful night of Equi Fernández and Merentiel

Boca wins the match of both sides. As in the theater, the mask of the first half finds him sad, with the rickety dimples resulting from his own clumsiness. In the complement, however, the smile flows on the Santiago stage. With two stars who share the bill in the Mother of Cities, Miguel Merentiel y Equi Fernandezauthors of the doublets that drive the applause. Córdoba Centralsupporting actor, contributes to the blue and gold success. He has no inhibitions, leaves everything on the table, but fades into the background. What could have been a great role ended up being a gig.

They lost it 2 to 0, they won it 4 to 2. But at all times it seemed that those goals that Central Córdoba scored in the prologue and epilogue of the initial stage were not going to be enough to turn Boca around. Sergio Romero will be portrayed as the person largely responsible for the cries of Santiago. With spaces, and against a rival that gives so many advantages, the xeneizes showed all their forcefulness. Fundamentally, based on the great flow of play by Equi Fernández, who went from playing forty-five opaque minutes to a luminous second half.

Central Córdoba won too big a prize in the opening chapter. Beyond his intensity and that offensive seal that he also showed at the Monumental, of course. The Colombian team has a virtue Lucas González Vélez. From midfield forward, take risks. He handles the ball with judgment, generates imbalance on the outside and a good circuit on the inside. It doesn’t matter if the country’s heaviest adversaries are in front of you. Now, from the center circle back, it’s unintelligent.

Boca did not know how to take advantage of the facilities it had in that first half. On the sides, especially on the left, he had free field to attack with the tandem they formed. Kevin Zenon y Lautaro Blanco. And since Central Córdoba not only attacked, but also played away from Ingolotti, the spaces flowed. In this context, with Merentiel thrown back and Luca Langoni sharp in his role as second spear, they wreaked havoc on the local last line.

However, Central Córdoba hit first. José Gómez changed front for Walter Montoya, the Chaco native put it inside and A wall between Matías Godoy and Rodrigo Atencio ended with a definition of the former Independiente midfielder. There was Romero’s responsibility, who left his stick free. Perhaps, the goalkeeper believed that Equi Fernández would arrive first to cut. It didn’t happen.

What followed was a back and forth. With a more vehement Mouth. Then, Ingolotti showed all his reflexes, just like a week ago in Núñez. The goalkeeper blocked two shots from Langoni, one from Saralegui and a free kick from Zenón. Afterwards, Merentiel missed a one-on-one match.

Central Córdoba recovered and came out with Godoy daring in the one-on-one. And the injury of Luis Advíncula, who arrived with difficulties at Madre de Ciudades, forced Martínez to modify the defense. The Peruvian had to leave the field, Lautaro Di Lollo moved as right back, Pol Fernández moved back to the central marker position and Marcelo Saracchi entered, initially as a left midfielder.

And when it seemed that Boca would draw a tie by decantation, He collapsed on the last play of the first half. Blanco brought down Oscar Garrido against the corner flag when he was cornered by Saracchi and from that free kick – taken by Godoy – came the second. Tomás Molina anticipated, Romero miscalculated and Mateo Sanabria pushed her at the far post.

In the complement, Martínez adjusted the defense. Saracchi played as “4”, Di Lollo returned to the back, Pol in the middle and in six minutes, Boca tied it. First, with a great combination between Equi and Zenón – cue through – that ended with a great left-handed finish from Fernández. Later, they combined the same protagonists again, Langoni assisted, the play got dirty, but Merentiel eluded Ingolotti and resolved.

Boca grew in the game due to the management of Equi, Central Córdoba began to run from behind and in its search, it became disjointed. Even so, he was close to third, but Saracchi crossed just as Florián Monzón was licking his lips.

Until a magnificent play from Equi arrived, Merentiel broke the bail and shook a corner. And in the last action, another lethal counterattack left Merentiel hand in hand again, the Uruguayan finished off the post and Equi captured the rebound. To make it looser Boca’s first victory in the championshipnecessary after the fall in Tucumán and the disappointing draw against Fortaleza.