Sergio Romero reappeared after the Argentine Super Cup final Boca beat Patronato where Hugo Ibarra decided to give him a chance to save Javier García. And Chiquito came back with everything, in a match in which he showed no cracks, was instrumental in keeping his goal clean and even made Agustín Rossi remembered (or forgotten?) in his best nights at the Bombonera.
In the first half, the Defense entered Boca’s defense from all sides (forgive the redundancy) and there was the former Argentine national team goalkeeper. Vaccari’s men fired 15 kicks at the venue in that phase.
Ten minutes had passed when Gabriel Alan’s appeared alone at the far post. He defined well, but Romero responded better, with the luck that, after the clearance, the Colectivero striker hit his second shot on the post. Alanís had two others: in one he could give the back pass to Uvita Fernández to be defined but he chose to throw a chip that went wrong and hit the outside of the net. Tramp had already tried but couldn’t even with the goalkeeper.
In the 35th minute, Nicolás Fernández had a very good one: he received high in the small area and fired in a left-footed volley from close range. Chiquito, pure reflection, reached out and showed off again. “Uvita’s was the hardest,” he later agreed.
It’s clear that having given ownership in the last match didn’t affect the goalkeeper: “I’m not at this point in my career to get angry with a coach if I don’t play, I’m here to support, look for the best for Boca and it’s where we are, because we are a team that pushes everyone forward and we must be ready for when it’s our turn”.
“The match was good, I think Defense and Justice play well and made us a difficult match. I was able to help the team but we didn’t get the 3 points we needed. It’s football and there are days when things are like today. The boys worked very hard. It hasn’t been lost and it’s important,” Romero said.
To close an evening of rounds, Chiquito Romero had the pleasure of talking about Dibu Martínez and thanking him for the words he dedicated to him this week and for the Copa América and the World Cup: “He did a great job, he managed to become champion of America and the world and it is a pride that he is the goalkeeper of the Argentine national team. Dibu’s thing in the national team is admirable”.
Source: Clarin
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