Valentín Barco had to enter a Boca in crisis but he obeyed: how was his game against Estudiantes

The expectation that is generated around Valentine boat It is typical of a striker or striker bold, dribbling. It is, however, a left back who has already proven that his left foot can be worth millions of dollars. In any case, it is advisable to be careful with young people 18 years (he turns 19 on July 23) because he still has milestones to burn. But in the duel against Estudiantes it became clear that he is a huge football project.

A symptom of the current Mouth: Barco was the most applauded when the voice of the stadium announced the headlines. It is no small matter in a team that has played, among others, the already anointed Darío Benedetto, Sergio Romero and Óscar Romero.

Barco has alternated between good and bad, as expected. After all, it was first time playing in public in the top category. It is recalled that the defender added 205 minutes in July 2021, during the pandemic, in matches against Unión, Banfield and San Lorenzo. One piece of information: his parents and a handful of friends came to the candy box from his native May 25th.

Since then, Barco has been demoted. He was in conflict with the board he runs Juan Roman Riquelme for a contractual matter. Finally, he extended his link and was considered again, notwithstanding the fact that he did not train with the first team during the tenure of Hugh Ibarra.

Almirón didn’t hesitate and in his second game sent him onto the field. And in the first one that rang, Leonardo Godoy threw him to the ground and ran over him. It was welcome for the Colo.

Like cracks, left-handed plays with the socks down. It was noted that he doesn’t have much skill with his right foot (he only gave one pass with that leg) and that he likes to go from left to center more than going down the field. Having a remarkable command of the ball, he tends to withdraw to make contact with the midfielders.

AND Bold, moreover: he was encouraged to go on the attack with pure dribbling and tried sharp passes. He missed a couple of assists, it’s true. And Estudiantes could have created dangers, but Mauro Boselli played too much alone up front. After all, as Frank Fabra usually arrives, little or nothing has arrived. Only on two occasions have he been enabled and he has not been able to lift the center.

On defense? He didn’t suffer because Estudiantes didn’t attack. In one Godoy hit his back but recovered quickly going down hard. He earned an ovation. And in the last play of the first part, Boselli and Zuqui did a bleeding and all his companions ran to defend him.

It continued to test Barco in the second phase, as with Sebastian Villa as a wing for his band. Together they spawned the best of Jorge Almirón’s squad, which wasn’t much, it’s worth saying. And with little Barco was enough to be one of the best of a very poor Boca. Towards the end, the youngster earned the yellow card for a kick from behind.

ship returned, the youth that excites, and played as if he were in his own backyard playing with his cousins. Now, the team has to accompany him.