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Miguel Ángel Russo put a team with a majority of substitutes to face the last date of group A of the Diego Armando Maradona Cup. Boca Juniors only had one Colombian from the start, Edwin Cardona, who stood as a midfielder on the left but with the freedom to throw himself in the middle and generate the whole game from his feet.
Argentinos Juniors opened the scoring with a great goal from Diego Sosa in the 10th minute. The midfielder greatly anticipated Carlos Zambrano at the near post to hit a strong right hand over goalkeeper Agustín Rossi. With that partial victory, the Bug was classified to the final of the championship.
Boca woke up thanks to Cardona. About 24 minutes, the ‘8’ got an exceptional assist to leave Mauro Zárate facing the goal. The Argentine striker defined first and tied the match (1-1). Goalkeeper Lucas Chávez managed to touch the ball but without avoiding the score.
Edwin threw himself a little more in the middle in the second half and continued to be important in the creation. With his balls or short passes he always left Zárate and Wanchope Ábila ahead. The ‘9’ advanced to Boca at 61 ‘, taking advantage of an Argentine error. He dribbled the goalkeeper and let a defender pass by to define with the entire goal at his disposal. The final 2-2 came at 87 ‘with the middle distance of Fausto Vera.
Boca, Argentine soccer finalist for one point
Xeneize, who also had Sebastián Villa from minute 66, finished first of group A with 9 points, one more than River Plate and Argentinos Juniors. Marcelo Gallardo’s team lost 0-2 at the same time against Independiente de Avellaneda.
Boca’s rival will be known this Sunday when group B is played. The teams with possibilities of advancing are Banfield, Talleres and Gimnasia. The Diego Armando Maradona Cup final will be played on January 17 in San Juan.
