There it is Fernando Gago. Disoriented, serious, worried, in his debut as a xeneize coach, with his Mouth thrashed in the league by this modest Tiger that before the match it was the worst in the table and one of the teams that will be relegated if the relegations are not cancelled. It was 0-3. It was very hard. Worst debut for Gago, impossible. Furthermore, on Wednesday the continuity in the Argentine Cup is played against Gimnasia, the only competition in which they have a chance of being champion.
Gago in his first formation opted to support the questioned Sergio Romero and Marcos Rojo. He also decided to build a 4-3-3. In the middle, with Cristian Medina as the right midfielder, with Ignacio Miramón as the 5th and with Kevin Zenón on the left. And in attack, with Brian Aguirre and Miguel Merentiel as wingers and with Edinson Cavani as center forward.
Gago had a debut with Boca to forget
Chiquito and Rojo did not provide security. Merentiel seemed uncomfortable glued to the band. And Kevin Zenón, the most lucid of the midfielders, did not influence moving from the middle to the left. The limited Tigre made Boca de Gago uncomfortable, pressured him, snatched the ball from him and hurt him. It marked him. It was with a shot by Nehuén Paz that deflected off Rojo and went over Romero, protested by Boca for an alleged handball.
Of course, Tigre was not awarded another goal, a very controversial one, at the end of the first half: Blas Armoa ran, beat Rojo easily and scored. Via VAR they annulled it due to an advanced position that no image later showed. Very strange…
Gago moved Zenón to the right, changed Aguirre to the left and freed Merentiel. And Boca grew. He immediately had his first clear chance, but Felipe Zenobio made a great flight and deflected Aguirre’s header. And the goalkeeper also took another headbutt from Cavani. Boca also caused concern with the entry of Exequiel Zeballos. However, he did not tie it and, as he wore himself out in the search, he became unprotected at the back.
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Tigre had another impact in a set piece that led to Agustín Cardozo’s second. And with Boca behind, Sebastián Medina shot Romero in a one-on-one match and rounded off the 3-0 victory for Matador de Victoria. It was a terrible debut for Gago as Boca coach. He failed in the starting eleven. Then he corrected it. But it wasn’t enough.
