The night began at La Bombonera Complex, with A.J mouth I was somewhat surprised by the threatening attitude of WorkshopsWhich made him close his goal during an important period of the first half. Even when the score was 1-0 to Zénizi, the Cordobaians had a clear penalty at their mercy due to the referee’s hand. Exequiel Zeballos Enough for the round 16 match of the series Final tournamentbut Mateo Cáceres He lost the duel with Augustin Marchesin. It ended with a score of 2-0 for the local team, which qualified and will face Argentinians In quarters, again in front of the Buka people.
Once he settled on the scoreboard, it ended up being another good game for the team he led today Claudio UbedaWhich added his fifth win in a row. Everyone adds confidence. For example, Archer, which He seemed rather excited When he expressed his feelings about progressing to the quarter-finals after a fair number of matches, it raised doubts about his performance.
Miguel Merentel He was a great personality: after the duo, it was more straightforward – and less rushed – than other commitments to be part of the circle. Zeballos, for his part, went from low to high, achieving greater balance in the second half and creating positive feelings again. The debt still lies with Milton Jimenez and his lack of purposeEspecially since the opportunities were in their hands, as happened often Edinson Cavani.
For this reason, the first person to hear his voice after the important success against Al-Ta’a was the author of Boca’s goals. With doubling it reached 50 points Since he became a player of the organization, at the beginning of 2023. The Uruguayan, with some shyness, but clear in his conclusions, had his vision of who is actually the most important man in the blue and gold team on Sunday evening.
“I’m happy to reach this number. It’s very important for me and the whole team. And also for my family, who is always there. They give me that, but I think this number was our archer“, who made a key save in the match that helped us a lot,” he praised Marchesin for the shot he blocked from twelve steps, avoiding an equalizer in the always delicate moment at the end of the first half.
Incidentally, after the criticism the goalkeeper received, he summed up the importance of his hierarchy: “It is very important for us. It is an important area in any team. It is in a big club and Him doing it this way shows what a great archer he is.. “We are very happy to have him with us and enjoy him.”
Regarding the team’s performance, he did not want to go into too many details, accepting that there is a better version, but that they will have to show it again in the next head-to-head against Bug: “We’re fine. It’s one game at a time. We have been forming a wonderful and beautiful group since the beginning of this semester. We have done well and are happy with the present, however We don’t have to stay with that. Because we know that there is a very important match that will take place next week.”
Then he immediately stood in front of the microphone in the first, a little emotional, between his great performance, his joy on Saturday, and some news that affected him before the game.
“Many thanks to Miguel (Merentel) and my teammates who gave me a lot of support. It was a tough year at the beginning, especially. I am happy with this victory. Everyone knows that my dream is to be here. I work day after day to continue to grow and improve,” the goalkeeper began, thanking and frankly expressing the bad personal moments that he accumulated during a short period while defending the Boca goal.
So he continued to stress this point and reveal his challenge: “I know the start wasn’t the best per annum. I’ve felt a lot better the last few games, I’m keen to show what my career has been like.. I’ve been playing in the top flight for 17 years, and this isn’t the first time. So I am very happy with my gift.”
He remembered the club he left, which on Saturday was crowned champion of the Copa Sudamericana for the second time in its history. “I want to thank all the residents of Lanús. The truth is, I’m so happy for them. Also for Nahuel LosadaBecause of the great game he played, that makes me happy. It’s the club I love And I’m really happy to be a champion of BlackAmericana again. Today I am here, fulfilling my dream of being at Boca, which is incredible and I enjoy every day with the responsibility it deserves. But obviously my heart is always with Lanos“.
I also remembered Archer Omar SotoThe historic coach of the AFA national team died hours before the match against Talleres. “He was someone I liked very much. He was a great person for the national team, “big family”Marchesin closed somewhat impressed.
Then, in the inner ring of Bombonera, he spoke quickly Leandro Paredesthe leader of this pucca. Among other things, he also praised the person wearing the gloves, after that episode in Florencio Varela, where they had a bit of an exchange after the goal: “For us It is very important that he shows this level after the criticism he has been subjected toHe said: “He has this confidence, that he can help us and save us at a crucial moment in the match.”
He then expanded on the team’s work: “For us, it’s very important that they don’t change us. When you suffer, you suffer too It is important to be together, to suffer together. We did it in the best way, and we are happy with everything.”
Finally, he praised the work on the dead ball as “we scored a lot of goals like that, we have people who attack the ball very well,” and believes the current Boca “There is a lot of room for improvement.” And a group that wants to improve all the time.” He summed up the progression of the victory, accepting that they did not have a good time at first: “Until we were able to settle down, We suffer 10 or 15 minutes. Then we did it the best way.”