A while ago nothing worked for him. Today everything works out. Is about Edinson Cavani. Now the Uruguayan enjoys Mouth. Now Boca does enjoy that different forward. There are 10 screams in the last 11 games. And some celebrations are worth a lot. Like those of previous weeks in the classics against River, San Lorenzo and Racing. Like the victory against Godoy Cruz. And like last night, in Asunción, Paraguay.
There, at the La Olla stadium, the ultra-modest Sportivo Trinidense clung to 1-1. However, when it seemed that the tie was unalterable, in the 92nd minute, Cavani appeared to invent a fabulous free kick execution, which he placed in a square. It was the goal of a victory that repositions Boca in Group D of the Copa Sudamericana.
It cost the xeneizes. In fact, at the end of the first half, in a distraction of the two central markers, they suffered the blow of the Paraguayan goal, because Brian Andrada (former Gimnasia de Mendoza and San Martín de Tucumán, of the Argentine promotion) ran alone and defined with maximum calm.
The story took a fundamental turn at the beginning of the second period. The thing is that first Trinidense did not make the second because Sergio Romero covered a heads-up. And right there, in an irrelevant action, Brian Andrada, who had been reprimanded for taking off his shirt while celebrating his goal, was sent off for a second yellow card after a senseless grab at an opponent.
Lema and Figal, both from Boca, in a match against Trinidense
They were two situations almost linked, a wink of fate. Because Boca went from a probable 0-2 that would have been very difficult to reverse to continuing 0-1 but with one more man. And he took advantage of that advantage. It wasn’t easy for him, of course. His own inaccuracies sometimes slowed him down. But he tied it with a nice header from Jorge Figal. And then he won it with that marvel of Cavani, who plays as if to agree with Marcelo Bielsa and his decision to include him in Uruguay’s pre-list of 35 players for the next Copa América.
After being eliminated in the semifinals of the League Cup and having been beaten by Fortaleza in the Sudamericana, Boca could not afford to add another continental setback. He walked to the edge of the abyss, but did not lose his balance. And he smiled. Additionally, in the other group match, the leader Fortaleza surprisingly fell 1-4 on their visit to Bolivia, near Potosí, against Nacional.
Now Boca depends on Boca. They are second with 7 points in Group D, behind the Brazilians who lead with 9. While Nacional has 4 and Trinidense 3. In the Sudamericana the first in each zone qualify for the second round, while the second ones play a playoff with the third parties of the Libertadores groups. The xeneizes have two games ahead, both at home. They will have to beat Fortaleza and Nacional to pass without breaking the bank. With Cavani like this, anything is possible.
