Hugo Ibarra had been hospitalized for a day as a precaution during the week, after suffering headaches, dizziness and nosebleeds. If the technician needed reassurance after that episode, his Mouth it didn’t help him at all. It is that he suffered a very tough defeat, the second in a row and he has three without winning. There were whistles for everyone and even Vice President Juan Román riquelme he left the box before the end.
Boca fell 2-3 against the recently promoted Institute in an electrifying game, hot at the end, also with controversy. The people from Cordoba, recently promoted, are betting on playing with their unknown footballers and presenting an interesting proposal. This is how they complicated the xeneizes, who suffered with a fragile midfield again and reduced by the chosen tactical drawing: 4-3-3.
On top of that, Boca chained individual and collective errors. This time Sergio Romero did not respond well to the first and third goals. Chiquito entrusted himself with the header prior to the definition of Joaquín Varela and gave the near post to Santiago Rodríguez. And in Adrián Martínez’s second there was a collection of defensive mismatches.
Boca trailed 0-2, but cut back before the end of the first half with a beautiful free kick from Martín Payero. Of course, he wasted that blow before the break because he gave away the third as soon as the second half started. Then it could have been thrashed, but also at the end it was close to equality. Miguel Merentiel scored and had another chance. In the last one they claimed a non-existent penalty from goalkeeper Jorge Carranza against Merentiel himself. In addition, Boca complained about a goal that was annulled due to a more than fine off side in the initial stage.
The xeneizes came from drawing with Defensa y Justicia and losing with Banfield. Ibarra is being questioned more and more, just like some players who were whistled at, like Sebastián Villa. Even Pipa Benedetto was annoyed when they replaced him. The future is unknown. Perhaps for that reason Riquelme left his box before the epilogue.
The ‘millionaires’ of Demichelis, released
The reverse path is going through this River by Martín Demichelis. It grows and grows. Now he beat Sarmiento 2-0 in Junín. He opened it quickly with a penalty goal scored by Lucas Beltrán and defined it in the second half with a shot from outside by Agustín Palavecino. Of course, it was not an easy development. At the back he was not so firm and Sarmiento generated several arrivals, but some he wasted due to his own inadequacies (such as Javier Toledo’s solitary one-on-one) and others due to the virtues of Franco Armani.
Quiroga (Sarmiento) and Ezequiel Barco (River) fight for a ball
River already has four consecutive victories without conceding goals and is the leader, at least until San Lorenzo plays today in Rosario, visiting Newell’s. If those from Boedo win, they will once again be the lone leaders. If they tie or lose, that site will remain the sole property of River.
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