In two 32-minute halves played in La Plata, Estudiantes completed this Friday with a 1-0 victory against Boca the match on date 11 that had been interrupted by the decompensation of Javier Altamirano, who fortunately is currently in Chile in the recovery.
Javier Correa scored the goal for Pincha, who remained second and will seek to qualify as a visitor against Lanús, another team that also intends to secure its ticket to the quarterfinals.
The defeat took Xeneize out of the top four in the table in Zone B and on the last date they will have to beat the leader Godoy Cruz and wait for other results to compete in the play-offs. In the end Lautaro Blanco was sent off.
In the duel that originally began to be played almost a month ago, Estudiantes had been affected by having lost the final of the Argentine Super Cup at the hands of River Plate.
In contrast, those led by Diego Martínez began to hint at a notable improvement that was crystallized with the successes against San Lorenzo and Newell’s Old Boys in the local competition, added to the undefeated record they maintain in the Copa Sudamericana after tying in height with Nacional of Potosí and beat Sportivo Trinidense in La Bombonera.
With their last line almost in the middle of the field, Boca started with more determination, with Medina and “Pol” Fernández loose, plus some escalations from Blanco and especially Advíncula, firm in the lead-up and aggressive on their side. But Zenón did not enter the passing circuit and that reduced the depth of the Xeneize attack.
For their part, Estudiantes proposed a more rocky and high-pressure midfield with the Ascacíbar-Enzo Pérez tandem, in addition to a defense with sticky marks for both the very fast Langoni and the Uruguayan Cavani.
However, Carrillo was too isolated up front, since Sosa did not finish becoming the axis, so in a dull first half Pincha had just one shot from a distance at Zuqui’s goal that “Chiquito” Romero controlled without problems. But Boca, who enjoyed greater possession of the ball and showed greater synchronization in his movements, did not even do that.
After halftime, Zenón warned with a left footed free kick and then Cavani failed to pinch a low cross from the former Unión, after a goal from Lema.
In the reply, Carrillo finished close to a post and Lema (with a good performance) just blocked an attempt by the entered Correa, who immediately after a corner anticipated Saralegui and found a weak response in Romero to put the local team ahead, who ended up celebrating. Thus, Boca’s papers burned in the rain, but he still has a life left.
2024-04-13 00:35:20
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