It was 40 seconds of anger from Sergio ‘Chiquito’ Romero. The play in which Edwuin Cetre leaned on Luis Advíncula and converted a header had a lot to do with it, but perhaps it was also a way to channel his mistake into the goal that led to the tie Students ante Boca in La Plata, on the 12th of the Professional League. There, the goalkeeper and captain of ‘Xeneize’ pointed directly against the refereeing, this Monday in charge of Dario Herrera and with German Delfino in the VAR.
“The play of Estudiantes’ goal is a clear foul on Luis (Advíncula). They push him and he can’t jump to head. It is very strange that the referee does not see that, with the blessed VAR that is used now, that he does not charge it. I don’t know if they didn’t push Lema too,” said the experienced goalkeeper, still hot, who hesitated between going out to look for the ball and ended up halfway without being able to reject Cetré’s header meters from the six-yard box.
The referees’ response? “They run away and bye. Sometimes this is funny. I understand that you play as a visitor and that you have to ignore some things, but when it’s such a clear push it’s a foul, but hey, that’s it, you have to continue.” , complete.
“It was a good game, in general terms, the first half was all ours, we had many chances, we came a long way but it was important not to lose, to score on a difficult field, against an opponent that plays well, that knows what they are doing. We must continue, there is a long way to go“, he analyzed regarding the 1-1 that left him with 18 points, six behind the leaders Vélez and Huracán.
“Boca’s obligation is to be champion of all the tournaments, we have to win in this one that we are close to and we have to go with everything for the Argentine Cup,” Chiquito closed, beating the match against Talleres de Córdoba for the integrative contest, which could be the form of direct classification to the Libertadores 2025.