Boca recovered its smile with a victory against Platense that was deserved, although tighter and more laborious than what the 3-1 would seem to indicate final. The public, which filled the Bombonera, closed a day in pure celebration that had begun with closed applause in tribute to Martín Palermo, the rival’s coach.
the former classmates Mauricio Serna and Marcelo Delgado they gave the scorer a plaque and a picture framing the number 9 shirt. “Thank you very much Palermo/thank you very much Palermo/you gave us the goals/you gave us joy/what you did for Boca/you never forget in life,” he sang the whole court.
The most morbid interest was in finding out what the vice president of the club, Juan Román Riquelme, was going to do, who finally he stayed in the box. As everyone knows there was a lot of bad vibes between them, but it didn’t manifest itself on the field of play: when they played, they connected and produced the best for the team.
Palermo, the top scorer in Boca’s history in 404 games, scored 236 goals, many of them with assistance from Riquelme, and many similar to those who became in the first half of the game that was played next, taking advantage of defensive errors.
In the first for Boca, Arce threatened to go out in a corner and when he wanted to return he could not do anything with it Figal’s header. In Platense’s tie, Romero served poorly with his foot, leaving the ball at Cacciabue’s feet and starting a play that ended with a bad rebound from Figal, a rebound, and Servetto’s goal under the arc.
In the second of Boca, Merentiel debuted on the net capitalizing on a rebound in an action that included errors from Morgantini and Suso, and a fanning from the speedy Langoni.
Boca once again showed fragility in the midfield mark backwards, but improved offensively by the climbs of Sández (the best of the team), the mobility of Romero, more active than other times, the dynamics of Langoni and Merentiel, and the good touch of Ezequiel Fernández.
In the second period, Boca went far back, exposing his weaknesses, scared by Platense’s insinuations. But when Briasco, who had entered through Langoni, nailed the third in a good individual resolution the party curtain was lowered.
It was only after 3-1 that the spaces, the touch and the tranquility appeared to the delight of a euphoric audience. mouth is going to have a quiet week waiting for his next commitment, which will be against Vélez.
