Xeneize didn’t have a good night, they wasted chances in the first half and in the second half they relied on Chiquito again to salvage a point.
The one on Sunday for Boca, a strange day that began a few days earlier, with the investigation into an alleged overcapacity of the stadium’s capacity, continued with the filters for members who want to be in La Bombonera and, on Saturday morning, the closing of the third southern drawer. For this reason, the day began with several parades to overturn the court decision. And on the field, Xeneize was also a “weird” team.
After the narrow victory over Atlético Tucumán, Hugo Ibarra’s team tried to establish itself through victories. And from the start he had the best chances, wasted first by Nicolás Orsini and later Sebastián Villa, although he needed the first appearances of who would later establish himself as the most decisive player in the match.
Sergio Romero arrived at Boca as a reinforcement of the hierarchy and showed it again: he reacted weakly and quickly recovered in a header, then took a shot from Benítez and already in the second half brought down Castelli when he went straight to goal and he stuck to his penalty and stiffened his hand for the dry shot.
In that second part and despite the substitutions, the club never found its way and only had one of Óscar Romero come close. Central Córdoba takes a point that should be worth gold in another context, but tastes like little with the missed penalty kick.
In GOAL We take a look at the best of the match and the hot preview.
VIDEOS, GOALS AND SUMMARY
- Small! Romero lowered Castelli, but then covered the penalty to keep a clean sheet
- Villa loses balance but cannot open the score
- And now Chiquito is flying for Benítez’s auction
- Romero’s first intervention, loose on the header but quick on the rebound
- Villa’s free kick goes high
- The first out belonged to Orsini, who continued with the goal closed and couldn’t play with Ledesma
- And the Railroad is ready, with Flea on the couch
- Confirmed Xeneize’s XI, with the return of Fabra
- The parades were the first to arrive in La Bombonera
STATISTICS
Source: Goal