The green grass of the xeneize stadium is not in the best conditions and there were several complaints. “The exit from the bottom was a bit slow for us due to the state of the pitch,” Battaglia said.
As happened against Colón at the start of the Professional League Cup, The playing field of La Bombonera aroused criticism and anger again. In full confrontation with Always Ready from Bolivia for the Copa Libertadores, the sand returned to say present on the surface of the Boca court…
In several passages of the game he flew over the field of Alberto J. Armando and even some players had difficulty moving the ball and shooting on goal. “The exit from the bottom was a bit slow for us due to the state of the field. It was not watered, you could tell that it had sand and that favored the player who came to put pressure on us”, said Sebastián Battaglia in a press conference after the match.
Boca, with problems in La Bombonera: why there is sand on the playing field
Although the renovation work on the drainage of the blue and gold stadium concluded a few weeks ago, the truth is that the green grass has not yet settled down nor is it in the best conditions, and that is why the club’s cancheros decided to cover the irregularities with freshwater sandas they often do in these cases.
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