Almirón: “The typical song was heard… and the mystique appeared”

Walked. From side to side. He was screaming, disconcerted, to try to adjust everything that he saw wrong with his team, which was a lot. He despaired at mistakes. In that barrage of indications he moved his arms, crouched down, got angry. He was silent for a few seconds and returned to the charge. He was talking to Maxi Velázquez, his assistant. Jorge Almirón was a bundle of nerves while fury thundered in the Bombonera of the fans against the players, so it was another fall.

But Advíncula’s equalizer came. And Varela’s agonizing headbutt. And the technician exploded in an outburst. He got rid of all the tension accumulated in a stadium that had been a caldera. After losing the three games that he had led the team, he embraced his first victory with Boca. He suffered, the team played poorly, although they reversed the result against Deportivo Pereira for the Cup. A balm, decidedly.

“The boys suffered, they unloaded, the group turned it around. It was a difficult momentthe typical song that had not been heard on this court for years was already heard. But the mystique of the shirt came out. And it was crazy what happened. I can not believe it. I am very happy for the players because they are healthy people”, the coach started, exultant.

The coach continued with his discharge: “The team was transformed after the goal by Luis (Advíncula), we won the split, there were overflows, centers, people began to sing, the team cheered up, broadcast from the inside out. There was momentum, dedication, it was a deserved victory. The team made a great effort thinking about attacking in the second half and there were no cons from them”.

With the relief of someone who prevented a fire. so spoke almiron at the press conference, accompanied by Alan Varelaafter very hot weather in the stands. And a high temperature in Colo Barco, a figure with just 18 years of age who pushed, infected, surprised to many for his personality. Even the coach himself. “The goal pass that he gave to Varela is crazy”, He praised the left-back who made his debut in the Cup as if he had been playing in the First Division for years. Almirón suffered and enjoyed in equal proportion.