Boca Juniors stretched his moment of grace after winning the Super classic a River: with a goal a minute from the end, beat Lanús 1-0 in La Fortaleza and climbed to the top of the Professional League with 35 points, one more than Atlético Tucumán, who this Thursday against Talleres will try to regain the top, and two more than Gimnasia, who can also beat him if he beats Arsenal. Darius Benedettojust like against the Millionaire, he converted the goal that made the difference and sealed the fifth consecutive victory.
Garnet took to the field determined to take advantage of the relaxation that generally appears after a great victory, like the one that Xeneize achieved against River last date. He pressed him from minute zero, very aggressively. In fact, before 60 seconds, he had his first chance at goal, with Blando’s shot that Rossi blocked.
The homeowner moved in the wide margin of land between the centrals and Rolón, and the rest of the auriazul team, cut off, with difficulties to meet in the elaboration. In part, the premises were responsible, suffocating, blocking passing possibilities.
Just at 19 minutes the visit reached depth: Briasco beat Pasquini with his body, overflowed and threw the center low and back. Ramírez played first and Oscar Romero, facing the goal, kicked the clouds.
Those from La Ribera had much more of the ball, but Lanús complied with the plan of cutting off the chance to go deeper. With half of the work done, it cost him the other part: that of the generation. It became more dangerous with Boggio’s punch on the dead ball. Everything, in the context of a locked game, with few emotions.
The second half began with the unfortunate action of Norbert Briasco, who injured his left ankle and tearfully left the field of play. The changes, tactical and forced, gave the Xeneize more flight. With Varela, Payero and Langoni, he settled better in the game. Except at the beginning, with another attempt by Blando, a center-shot that Rossi rejected, the clearest moves were made by the team led by Hugo Ibarra.
First, Fernandez’s transfer that connected Langoni and Monetti covered just enough. Later, an attempt by Payero passed close to the fence. And, later, a poisonous center from the aforementioned Langoni was about to be connected by the youthful and debutant Zalazar.
In the middle, the great controversy of the night: Troyansky’s hand inside the area, after throwing himself onto the lawn to sweep. A chance contact or an unnatural hand? Everything indicates that it was a penalty offense that the World Cup referee Facundo Tello and the VAR omitted.
