Ex-Boca Star Shines in Sarmiento’s Upset Over River

If Sarmiento returned from Monumental with the three points it was thanks to the great level of his captain, Juan Manuel Insaurralde. To the fierceness of Alex Vigo on the right, the saves of Lucas Acosta and the liveliness of Iván Morales to score the only goal of the game, Chaco added a defensive strength that made Verde keep its fence undefeated and do not suffer the 36 centers sent by the River.

On the rainy night of Núñez, the former defender of Boca It was the bastion of the line of five stop by Facundo Sava and closed an ideal day. During the 90′ of play, Sarmiento’s number two stood out for his 23 defensive actions, which came from 19 clearances, two blocked shots and two other clean saves.

To these excellent numbers on the last line, the 41-year-old defender He added five ball cuts and five duels won out of the seven he played. – three of them went head first. And although his numbers with the ball dominated were not the best, since he only registered 46% effectiveness in passing, he had a shot blocked in the crescent of the area and lost the ball nine times, the presence he had in the Verde area was key for the visit to achieve the hit at Liberti.

On the other hand, the defender stood out for his fierceness in his own area, his commanding voice to demand and keep his teammates in the game -He was seen at various times giving instructions and motivating Sarmiento’s players-, and his constant presence to speak to Sebastián Zunino, the match referee.

Thanks to this great performance and the very good collective level of the Verde, Chaco was happy after achieving “a huge victory for what we are risking” and said: “We come from two previous games in which we did not deserve to lose. I dedicate it to the team, which is prepared to the maximum. “This is a reward for the effort we have been making, because we are playing on an equal footing with all the teams.”.

In turn, Sarmiento’s captain spoke about the situation the team is experiencing and the importance of the three points. “We are risking relegation and we are happy for the victory. We follow all the results, because it is a constant stress to be fighting below. “Today we leave very happy because it is good for us for the next thing.”

Finally, he highlighted the solidity shown on the defensive level and spoke about the disallowed goal against Borja during the last minutes of the game. “In Borja’s goal my world came crashing down. “We had defended very well throughout the game, they had attacked us from all sides and luckily we were able to beat them.”