There will be no other like Riquelme in Boca. Surely even Roman himself knows it. However, that iconic 10 who is vice president today wants to see someone on his team who represents him in the game he defended. That is why he opted for Óscar Romero, that wise, exquisite Paraguayan creative, but too intermittent. Riquelme’s challenge is for him to explode with the xeneize shirt. And Román seeks to shake it, boost it, from all places. He tried it before the game with Atlético Tucumán and it went very well…
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Boca beat the Tucumans 1-0 at La Bombonera on the first date of a new Argentine league. The last champion started at a steady pace. He did it with the same modes of the previous tournament: just enough, without playing well. And the cry was hit by Óscar Romero.
Óscar Romero celebrated his goal by drawing the Topo Gigio
The Paraguayan celebrated the winning goal by drawing the Topo Gigio in front of the box where the man who patented it, Riquelme, was. And later, Romero explained it: “Román called me before the game and that’s why I decided to celebrate like this.” The mythical 10 had motivated in the run-up to today’s 10.
Romero was much more mobile than on other occasions. Much more upright. He was thus able to push the center of Sebastián Villa after a fast counterattack. Precisely both were the highest individual points in the xeneize team.
The second most captivating focus of Boca’s triumph was precisely another Romero, Sergio, Chiquito, the 35-year-old goalkeeper who made his official debut with the xeneizes. He covered Marcelo Estigarribia one-on-one with his body. And in the end he also pointed out Riquelme positively: “He is a friend and I thank him for the opportunity he gave me to play for Boca.”
It cost Boca, who beyond Romero’s save also suffered in the end. Matías Orihuela arrived to head alone in front of the goal, but he shot it over the top. In Hugo Ibarra’s team, the Paraguayan centre-back, Bruno Valdez, who arrived as a reinforcement, made a good debut.
Racing tie
Before the xeneize triumph, Racing could not break the promoted Belgrano de Córdoba in Avellaneda. It was 0-0. The Academy had two goals disallowed in an advanced position and Matías Rojas nailed a missile to the crossbar that hit the outside, hit the horizontal again and came out. Racing was not clear, but from so much searching he deserved the victory.
After all, Racing was the only big one that did not win on this first date of a new Argentine league. Apart from Boca, on Saturday River had beaten Central Córdoba 0-2 in Santiago del Estero, San Lorenzo 1-0 against Arsenal at the Gasómetro and Independiente 0-1 against Talleres in Córdoba.
The other results: Central 1 – Argentinos 0, Defense 2 – Huracán 4, Estudiantes 1 – Tigre 2, Colón 1 – Lanús 2, Instituto 0 – Sarmiento 0 and Platense 2 – Newell’s 2. This Monday the day will close Vélez – Gimnasia, Barracas Central – Godoy Cruz and Banfield – Union.
