Boca vs Tigre for League Cup final: one by one, the Xeneize boys to lay down their lives for the Matador

Tiger’s gift is a dream come true with colors of blue and gold. In November they were promoted to the First Division and in their first tournament they were able to reach the final stages of the League Cup. In the quarterfinals they eliminated one of the best candidates, River Plate, and in the semifinals they won on penalties against another surprise of the tournament, the Argentinos Juniors. This Sunday is the grand finale and they will go to Boca.

But the weird thing is about the team’s great semester leading up Diego Martinezis that Bullfighter He has a large number of players trained in his rival’s youth academy. yes There were six footballers made less in Boca. Will it affect the psyche?

So far, it is clear that the Tiger players, even those with a past at the Ribera club, will leave everything to get the second star for the North Zone club. They are looking for history. And this could put them back on the radar Xeneizefor possible return.

“No one else, cousins“, wrote Equi Fernandez on their networks by sharing the photo with all their former colleagues in Boca. The central midfielder was on loan at the start of the year and became an integral part of Bullfighter. He paired the midfield Sebastian Predigeranother with a blue and gold past (albeit short), and took over the team in the short term thanks to his insight into the game, his great passes and the handling of both legs.

His excellent performance in the local tournament has made many Boca fans wonder if he should be asked to return early, especially considering that in recent months the absence of games for Battaglia’s team has been noticeable. . The 19-year-old midfielder’s loan ends in December.

Another important part of this kit is Facundo Colidio, the author of the goal that eliminated River after Paulo Díaz’s major failure in the background in the quarterfinal match. The 22-year-old striker was bought by Inter Milan in 2017. in exchange for 9 million dollars without debuting in Primera de Boca.

He left the country at the age of 17. But despite his early jump to the Old Continent, he was unable to catch up in Italy. He loaned to Saint Truden in Belgium and at the beginning of the year he signed a one -year loan with Tiger. Now, he’s screaming important goals, he’s a starter and the big teams are starting to look at him differently.

If we talk about the strikers, there is one name that is only put on this list: Matthew Retegui. The 23-year-old attacker, owner of an impressive physique, was a man from the area. A “tank”, as defined by Juan Román Riquelme. But the son of Lock could not find his place xeneize and parked in many clubs.

First he was loaned to Estudiantes de la Plata, then to Talleres de Córdoba and now to Tigre. Sa Bullfighter He also arrives at the beginning of the year and his loan will end in December. Will he return to Boca to compete with Benedetto, Vázquez and Orsini or will his future be in Europe?

In addition to Retegui and Equi Fernández, the central defender will be on loan until the end of the year to the North zone team oscar solomon (23) -who also went through Central Córdoba de Santiago- and the left -handed midfielder Agustin Obando (22). Both start from the bench of successors in a routine way across Gigolo.

To complete the list of footballers trained at the blue and gold academy who will play in the grand final this Sunday wearing the Bullfighter of Victoria, it remains to name the goalkeeper Manuel Roffo. The 22-year-old footballer ended his contract with Xeneize and left in search of minutes in the First Division. So, he got to the Tiger. But usually Gonzalo Marinelli is the owner of the goal Bullfighter.

In addition to the six players mentioned above, another player wore the colors blue and gold. That said, the middle steering wheel Sebastian Prediger had a brief stint at Boca Juniors in 2010. He was a xeneize bewildered by the poor result with Carlos Bianchi as manager and Juan Román Riquelme wearing 10 on his back. He only played three games.

Ang dog He came on loan earlier that year from Portugal, but in August he left for Brazilian football. Over time, he found his place in the world in Tiger. He arrived in 2018 and became a benchmark for the squad. The 35-year-old wears a captain’s armband and has already celebrated a title with Bullfighterthe 2019 Super League Cup before Boca.

Pipo Gorosito coached that victory, but this Sunday another man will sit on the substitute bench: Diego Martinez. Casual the Gigolo there is also a past xeneize. He coached the children of Boca.

Between 2011 and 2014, the 43-year-old technical director was under his management Marcelo Weigandt, Agustín Almendra, Valentín Barco, Agustín Sández, Vicente Taborda, Aaron Molinas and Gabriel Vega, among others . Apart from Obando, Equi Fernández and Colidio, which he currently manages.

At the last meeting between Boca and Tigre for the 14th, that is xeneize won 2-0, some of the youngsters from Sebastián Battaglia’s team went on to greet their former coach with emotion. Hugs, kisses, applause and accomplice gestures. It is necessary to see if in this final the blue and gold past of the players and coaches has any impact on performance or if the hunger for glory is stronger.