The strong leg Boca set the tone for the superclassic. River could not play before the constant and incessant friction proposed by Xeneize, who in previous duels had suffered from the superiority of their rival in this aspect. The champion of this position was red frames that, before the entry of Miguel Borgiamade a special request to Nicholas Figalhis teammate behind.
Given the physical discomfort of his starting forwards, Gallardo sent his star scorer from the last transfer market to the pitch. When Red noticed the change, he approached Figal and asked him to mark Borja strongly from the first ball of the second half: “Eu, go black at first with everything.”
As could be seen in an exclusive camera of Sportscenterthis was the dialogue between the central xeneizes. Figal He had already had strong but clean crosses against Matías Suárez and Pablo Solari.
Finally, the Colombian did not weigh in the game and even Gallardo criticized him harshly after a few minutes of play. For his part, Figal It was one of the highest points in a Boca marked by combat and iron defense.
In addition, the former Independiente was the only defender who did not see a yellow card in Ibarra’s team. For its part, Rojo He went too vehemently on some occasions, such as the kick to the head against Nicolás De La Cruz that ended in expulsion.
