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Who expected a warm Boca x River in Bombonera -almost all of Buenos Aires- choked on the empanada on this saturday night. The two teams kicked and hit each other as if there were no tomorrow, and the 2-2 ended up doing justice to a Superclásico defined by the newspaper “Olé” as a “better than expected game” with two expulsions, four goals and seven yellow cards. . .
River (Tuesday against Palmeiras) and Boca (fourth against Santos) soon return to the field for the Libertadores, and the column reviews the consequences of the Diego Maradona Cup tie in the continental competition:
* Boca played from the beginning with 4 players (out of 11 against Santos): goalkeeper Andrada, defender Izquierdoz, midfielder Campuzano and point guard Villa. River surprised and entered the field with 9 players who will repeat their initial presence against Palmeiras. Only Suárez and Nacho Fernández started on the bench.
* Listen to the broadcasts of the main radio stations in Buenos Aires (Miter, La Roja and Continental) was to hear repeated praise to Marcelo Gallardo and his “knot” in Miguel Ángel Russo before the game – the River coach got lost and said the goal was for Libertadores, but he surprised everyone by raising headlines . In the commentators’ valuation of the stations, even Russo was surprised. After the game, he changed his look, when he saw that River risked too much and left the field without achieving what he set out to do, which was “to win and drag the rival across the field of his own home”.
* The tie featured the good level of Tevez, who “was once again Carlitos”, according to “Olé”. His second goal assist was too much compared to Maradona’s pass to Caniggia at the 1990 World Cup against Brazil. The Boca idol did not skimp on the post-match speech. Happy, he said that Boca and River are the favorites to reach the final of the Libertadores. He landed a brutal flier on Nacho Fernández who could have received a red card. It just took yellow.
* The rivalry between Colombians made the classic boil. First, midfielder Campuzano de Boca hit Carrascal, from River, in the first half and only got yellow. He wouldn’t last long on the field, as he was sent off in the second. Later, Borré and Villa almost exchanged shoves after the game. The Argentines were not happy; in jest, they wanted to appropriate even the courage of others. “The Colombians never played like that, it was of Uruguayan quality,” said former player Diego Gambetita Latorre not FOX Sports.
* River played with the headlines, looked for a turn from 0 to 1 for 2 to 1 and finished the game with ten after the expulsion of Enzo Pérez. The feeling of the Núñez club was furious to allow a draw after so much effort, but they consider that the wear will not be felt in the Libertadores. The technical team, “out”, recalls 2015, when they lost to Boca in the Argentine Championship on Sunday and beat Boca in the Libertadores on Wednesday. Like now, it was two days apart.
* Rarity, Gallardo left the stadium without giving interviews. “He spoke so much before the game and did everything differently, that we are not going to miss it,” was Gabi Anello’s ironic comment about Rádio Miter. One of the reasons given for his silent exit was irritation from the defense’s naps in Boca’s two goals.
* Nacho Fernandéz entered very well and he once again demonstrated his ability as the best Argentine soccer player before the pandemic. River’s midfield against Palmeiras has everything to be Enzo Pérez, Nacho, De La Cruz and Carrascal.
* On the side of Boca, Mauro Zárate and Wanchope Ábila exchanged fouls on the field and on the bench, which was interpreted as another sign of the bad atmosphere among the players, something that has stood out since the group stage. The two players played down the consequences and said they are motivated for the Libertadores.
