mouth completed another season without an Olympic return. In the first league.
But in the booking He celebrated twice within a few days. After winning the Clausura tournament with a 1-0 victory over Gimnasia La Plata in the final, they competed this Thursday at the Banfield field VelezWinner in the Apertura, for the Champions trophy. Something like a definition of what the best of the season was. And it was Boca.
Which was imposed unsuccessfully and with some controversy, but with a clear result: 2 to 0. A goal of Iker Zufiaurre Header at the end of the first half and one of Lautaro Bianco At the end of the second they decided a game that was well attended at the Florencio Sola Stadium.
With the achievement of the blue and gold club further increased the gap between the division championstaking leagues and cups into account. Boca Juniors gathers in the reserves 26 conquests and is by far the most successful, accompanied by River Platewhat a sum 15. Then they appear Saint Lawrencewith 14; Independentwith 12; Velezwith 9; Runwith 8; Students of La Platawith 6And Newell’s Old Boyswith 5according to ESPN.
The Xeneize team experienced a moment of suffering in the first half when the score was 0-0. Vélez shot a goal over Bautista Ramirezbut the action was canceled due to offside. Doubts remained and there was no television replay to dispel them. After a while, Zufiaurre connected a corner with a header that beat the defense in the small area; the ball went over the goalkeeper Alvaro Bussowho was halfway there, and crossed the gate. The number 7 made it 1-0 after 46 minutes and 7 seconds, after one minute of added time.
In the second half, Boca was close to escaping the scoreboard in the 27th minute when the Leonel Flores He headed a very good cross from the substitute player on the run. Gonzalo Gelinibut this time Busso answered. He let in a short rebound, excusable due to the speed of the header, and immediately half-covered a reply from the same attacker. However, the deflected ball continued to fly slowly towards the goal. He almost threw it over the finish line Valdez.
In any case it would be 2-0. At 43 minutes, Thomas Aranda He received a header pass in a slightly dirty move and managed to escape between three Fortín footballers. He turned forward and with clarity and precision opened the way to the left for Bianco, who decided the subsequent one-on-one against Busso with a shot at the near post. There was hardly any time for a comeback: the Champions Trophy had an owner.
The architect of Boca de Reserva is Mariano Herrontechnical director who has worked in the club’s lower divisions for several years and has made some substitutions in the first, such as when Fernando Gago was sacked in the middle of this year. The former midfielder, friend of Roman Riquelmeis always in the eyes of the President, who visited Banfield Stadium this Tuesday.
By the way, the question of the first team coach has not yet been defined. Claudio Ubeda lost acceptance after being eliminated by Racing in a Clausura semi-final and his prospects are unclear. Marcelo DelgadoManager, who presented the reserve team with the Champions Trophy, explained before the game that the Boca management was analyzing the situation. At the moment, Herrón has not been mentioned as a possibility of becoming the final first team coach. Today he’s celebrating with another drink. The second one a week apart.
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