Boca was slightly superior in the game but could not beat Central Córdoba from Santiago del Estero, with whom they drew goalless, after the second date of the Professional Soccer League (LPF) tournament.
In the Bombonera, the last Argentine soccer champion It offered an image that went from major to minor and was the victim of its lack of efficiency, especially in the initial 45 minutes.
However, The visiting team, led by Leonardo Madelón, had the clearest opportunity to win, 20 minutes into the match, when striker Facundo Castelli executed a penalty kick that was saved by goalkeeper Sergio “Chiquito” Romeroafter an infraction that the former Manchester United goalkeeper himself committed to the midfielder who comes from Estudiantes de Caseros.
The xeneize people demanded a better service for those led by DT Hugo Ibarra, after a meager 1-0 against Atlético Tucumán last weekend.
The best of the xeneize cast occurred in the first period, when the Paraguayan Oscar Romero got together with Guillermo “Pol” Fernández and Alan Varela to pull the strings in the middle and the three sought to enable the speedy Sebastián Villa to “move the tree” to Marcos Ledesma.
That first half had an entertaining development, with Boca moving better and being superior. Central Córdoba stopped with the classic scheme of two well-defined lines of four and left Gamba and Castelli alone at the top.
This time the two-time champion had the game that was requested from the stands, but could not celebrate the imbalance.
The first arrival was after 12 minutes, when Villa overflowed on the left and launched a cross that Orsini connected with a header, just wide.
At 15m, a counter well carried out by Oscar Romero, with a heel from the middle of the field, led to a wall with Advíncula, who enabled Ramírez and the former San Lorenzo ceded it to Villa, who once again left Orsini alone. The shot from the former Lanús striker was cleared with his feet by goalkeeper Ledesma.
The siege of the locals continued and at 21m, an overflow from Villa (unstoppable in that first half for his marker Blasi) ended in a cross from behind that was received by Oscar Romero, who finished off with such bad luck that it bounced off his teammate Orsini and fell It went outside.
The visitors were mere spectators in the midst of the xeneize domain and their first arrival came at 32m, with a shot from Pereyra, which was saved twice by goalkeeper Sergio Romero.
Three minutes later, the “railway” team had a very clear shot, with a shot from outside the area by Marcelo Benitez, from 30 meters, which was deflected into a corner by the local goalkeeper.
Then Boca had two other situations to get ahead but neither Orsini nor Villa could connect.
In the final part the level of the local team dropped ostensibly and, little by little, Central Cordoba began to lose respect for them and cheered up.
Thus, at 19m, in a counter attack by Ciro Rius from the right, Castelli’s transfer to the middle put the striker face to face with ‘Chiquito’ Romero. The goalkeeper knocked down the striker inside the area and referee Merlos sanctioned the maximum penalty.
The execution, by Castelli, went towards the right post, but the xeneize goalkeeper went towards that sector and stopped the shot with his hand and feet, to drown out the goal cry of the visitors.
The Boquense supporters, who supported the local leadership at all times, rose in unison to chant the nickname of the former goalkeeper of the Argentine national team.
In this way, the Santiago team missed the opportunity to emulate the semi-professional team that arrived at La Bombonera on October 15, 1967 and beat Boca 2-1, in a match for the National Championship of that year. Other times and other football, but it was the first official victory of a team from the Interior Leagues over another directly affiliated with AFA
Boca, with 4 points in the table, will meet next Saturday with Talleres, in Córdoba, for the third date, while Central Córdoba, with only one unit, will be local in the Madre de Ciudades this Friday against Belgrano, also at 21.30.
