2023-09-24 06:49:35
It’s hard to focus on the League Cup when the Copa Libertadores semi-final is right around the corner. And much more difficult is when in the local tournament everything seems to go wrong and you barely added six points out of 12. This is how Boca entered the field last night, once morest Lanús: knowing that it had to win the game for what is to come – adding points because now it is out of qualification for Libertadores 2024 and also out of the playoff – but also with the libido in the first leg once morest Palmeiras next Thursday.
Still, the game was attractive from start to finish. Because Boca, despite not convincing collectively, can always unbalance or shine individually. And because Lanús, despite its intermittencies, also has spasms of associations that allow it to generate clear situations.
One of the conclusions for Thursday is that Lucas Janson must have a guaranteed place. As he passed once morest Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero, the former Vélez and Tigre midfielder screamed once more, this time with a header. Lanús did not score and what Boca might not achieve from below, it achieved from above and with a stopped ball: a good cross from Barco, those that move away from the goalkeeper as they rise, and a great header from Janson broke the zero of the marker. Four minutes later, in an almost identical play, Lema headed in and Acosta almost pushed for the goal. It was a warning of what was to come following halftime.
Seven minutes into the second half, Lanús equalized following a nice play that De la Vega created and Díaz finished. There was a VAR check and referee Echenique finally confirmed it. After that, Boca advanced on the field, dominated Lanús and made goalkeeper Aguerre the figure. With a free kick from Zeballos, a header from Weigandt and a cross shot from Benedetto, the local team was able to take the victory. He didn’t specify it. And the audience, in the Bombonera, left singing what truly matters to them: “I want the Libertadores.”
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