Boca gave a sample of character before the Super Cup: with one less, they beat Vélez a Liniers

Nobody plays well, says Roman. not even the mouth. It’s far from shining at night for Liniers. However, it has one edge. Don’t despair. Not even with one man down. So, he turns a deaf ear. And go forward. And add. With opportunism and hierarchy. After all, he kicked Leonardo Burián’s goal three times and scored twice. And he comes tonic to Wednesday’s final, against Patronato, for the Argentine Super Cup.

Vélez, who displayed his trophies from the stands and the ball on the pitch (65% possession), he ended up booed by his fans, who insulted the board of directors and Alexander Medina. It has technical players, especially the boy Elías Cabrera, who turned 20 last night. However, he has no weight in the area and suffers from behind. The Xeneizes goals arose from two unforced errors, starring the experienced Diego Godín.

Vélez proudly displayed its flag, emblazoned with the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup it was able to win in the glorious 1990s. And on the playing field, he seemed willing to weigh his story. At first, he was going to shout goals twice. However, Sergio Romero has shown its validity with two barbarian covers. First, to block Abel Osorio’s cross. And on the rebound, to deflect a mid-range shot from José Florentín over the crossbar.

Yes, Vélez was dominating thanks to the good maneuverability of his flyers. Especially the Cabrera boy. Clear start with the central defenders or Juan Ignacio Méndez as a first pass, deepening on the left with the Francisco Ortega-Lucas Janson tandem or some projection of Tomás Guidara on the right or the diagonal of Santiago Castro. Bother with Osorio. This is how Medina’s team crept in, at least in the first twenty minutes.

In front of Boca he didn’t seem overwhelmed. And although he could elaborate very little from the collective game, much despite the presence of Fernández, It’s here AND pol, Oscar Romero and Martín Payero in the role of hook, it is clear that he has many individual qualities. And when the group’s operation doesn’t flow, their names appear.

Michael Merentiel He’s one of those attackers with a hunter’s instinct. If it is not fed by flyers, which was almost constant during the first stage, it goes out in search of prey. He had already shown his ferocity with a left foot from the halfback, after a defeat by Mendez. And he took advantage of a mistake by Ortega, who left a short pass to catch the ball and assist Luca Langoni. The boy defined as a barbarian, far from the reach of the Uruguayans Godín and Burián.

A clear situation was enough for him, the only one in the first forty-five minutes, to take the lead. And at the end of that period, Yael Falcón Pérez had to send off Florentín, who had already been booked for an infringement against Payero when he ran over Langoni from behind. The referee put his hand in his pocket, but regretted it. That initial stage she started with Lowercase in trouble it ended with a free-kick from the other Romero that Burián sent for a corner.

But the start of the second half was very similar to the start of the match. With changes that obeyed the yellows of Florentín and Sandez. Vélez with the ball, Boca on the break. That’s why Payero’s signing of Sebastián Villa, which had floated as a deposit, did not attract attention. From 4-3-1-2, Ibarra switched to 4-3-3 with the Paraguayan underdog “10”.

However, it did not harm Vélez. Until It’s here Fernández had five fatal minutes. First, because he got his hands on a free-kick from Cabrera which led to a penalty which Janson exchanged for an equaliser. after a stomp on Castro which earned him the red card.

It gave the feeling that Vélez could wear its illustrious rival. But the Cacique’s changes didn’t work. Neither Julián Fernández nor Lucas Pratto -he entered very late- nor the young Prestianni. Boca, with the entry of Cristian Medina, balanced the middle. The midfielder himself forced for a corner. The delivery of Villa arrives, a rebound from Castro and the appearance of Nicolás Figal at the far post. Pwin again. Despite what they will say, their own and strangers.