Spicy finish in Boca – Central: the reason for Russo’s reaction that warmed up the match

The end of the game was hot and it was the almost always serene Miguel Ángel Russo who raised the temperature even further in the Gigante de Arroyito. Miguel freaked out because referee Ariel Penel wouldn’t let him make two changes together and, then, he must have passed two windows.

Russo’s intention was to send Gino Infantino and Francis Mac Allister onto the field, after Alejo Veliz’s goal, but due to a lack of intelligence on the part of the refereeing squad, only the youngster who played in the Under 20 was completed with Javier Mascherano. The local coach flew into a rage, saw the red card and entered the field with a pure insult. “you ruined a window“, the DT shouted, among many other things. A collaborator tried to calm him down, but received a strong push from Russo, who watched the last minutes from the entrance tunnel.

That action shocked everyone and in the next one a racket broke out in the Boca area. It so happened that Chiquito Romero came face to face with Uruguayan central defender Facundo Mallo, both held their heads, and everything happened around them. Alan Varela and Nicolás Figal have intertwined with Véliz. Likewise, the hardest cross was between Walter Montoya and Luis Advíncula, who came and hit each other in the face. Penel sanctioned him with a yellow card and the VAR didn’t call to review the action, which could have had another color. Mallo was also reprimanded for grabbing Romero.

And, as the atmosphere lit up, in the next game who saw the red light was coach Jorge Almirón, who ran to watch the last moments next to Russo.

Due to all the delays, Penel decided to give 10 minutes of addition and in the last game Boca managed to equalize thanks to Figal’s header. As expected, all of Central flocked to the referee as the duel ended. “You Can’t Give That Many Minutes”Claudio Ubeda, Russo’s assistant, told him. “It’s never happened in Argentine football to allow ten minutes. With these clubs you always have to take care of yourself a little more”commented Lautaro Giaccone, author of the club’s first goal. Véliz joined the complaints. “When this happens it causes you great bitterness. Conceding ten minutes is madness. It’s like this: until they draw or win, the match isn’t over”.