As so many times the most modest teams ruin their party at the Bombonera, playing in that way, waiting and responding, Mouth He enjoyed a winning night in his football temple. It was dominated from start to finish by Argentinos Juniorsbut he scored a goal very quickly and then held close to his goal, supported by several decisive saves from Agustín Marchesinthat goal that was questioned until recently and is now enjoying its moment. So Boca is a semi-finalist. We will have to see if it is enough for him to be champion in Argentina.
It was a captivating match, one of those that are not abundant in this domestic Argentine football. Faithful to its historical style, Argentinos Juniors came out to propose from the association and the elaboration, with zero complex, with pure touch. And from the start he made Agustín Marchesín fly, who just deflected a shot from Nicolás Oroz.
However, Boca immediately shouted first. It was with one of his specialties, the stopped ball. After a corner from Leandro Paredes, Miguel Merentiel hit it first time, goalkeeper Gonzalo Siri reacted and managed to stop, but Ayrton Costa got to the rebound first and scored 1-0.
Prieto (Argentines) and Exequiel Zeballos dispute a ball
It had only been 5 minutes and everything had happened. And everything continued to happen. Always with those traits. The sweet play and possession belonged to Argentinos, although with little depth. On the contrary, the direct game, the counterattack and the forcefulness distinguished a Boca team that was on the verge of stretching the result a couple of times. Before the break, there was a sensational right-footed shot by Carlos Palacios that hit the crossbar and goalkeeper Siri headed a point-blank header at Milton Giménez.
Boca no longer generated danger in the second half
The trend did not change in the second half. Only a couple of issues were altered. Boca no longer generated any dangerous situation. On the other hand, although they did not generate the same proportion of their overwhelming possession (72% in total), Argentinos hurt a little more than in the first half. That’s when Marchesín emerged to hit Alan Lescano with a left foot and cover up Diego Porcel’s one-on-one match. In addition, a header from Tomás Molina went just wide.
In the end, Boca beat Argentinos 1-0 and thus joins Estudiantes (on Saturday they beat Central Córdoba 1-0 in Santiago del Estero) as a semifinalist in the Clausura Tournament. Today the other two will be known, who will come out of these matches: Racing-Tigre and Barracas Central-Gimnasia.
