Luca Langoni, the unexpected Boca scorer and the illusion in front of the Superclásico

As if it were a text written by destiny, something that is always hidden in the great stories of football, the irruption of Luca Langoni (turned 20 this week) occurred at the same time as the injuries Exequiel Zeballos and the operation of Sebastiano Villa. It is that just when Boca seemed exhausted the extremes, the boy from Boca Predio earned a place with pure performance, speed but also goals. And this the one born in Laferrere gave Hugo Ibarra’s team their last two victories (6 points for enthusiastically chasing Atlético Tucumán) with three goals. The Inferiores boy is bringing all that the drought of the strikers (Benedetto still played as a starter but had almost no chance of a goal) in the opponent’s network. But he keeps his cool.

“Very happy for the whole team. It was a difficult game but we managed to overcome it. I was cramped, tired but in the last game I managed to score the goal. Now we have to work on the week and think about the next game. I’m happy for the game. growth that I am having but above all for the victory of the team “, he expressed on the eve of what could be his first Superclásico as a starter. Despite the tests (even during the match a line of five defenders was put to the test) they are done around a double nine, which seems to be more established to face River in Bombonera and Langoni (he just played his eighth game as a starter in the highest category).

Can you be against Gallardo’s team from the start? It will depend on his recovery and also on something fundamental that the coaching staff will understand: the more games he plays in the First Division, the more his rivals will know him. But in addition to safety, speed and goals, in the intimacy of the squad the boy stands out for his ability to understand ideas. “It’s a beautiful, united campus. I try to learn and get the best out of each one. There are huge players. The professional touch is felt, it is a process and I still have a lot to improve. This is what everyday life is for and I have to continue on this path beyond these goals that have been given to me, ”confessed a striker promoted by the Reserve before Eduardo Salvio left the club this week. But it was the injuries to the wings (Norberto Briasco returned with a goal after a year without playing) that opened an unexpected path for him, who lives in close contact with his family and who has in Pol Fernández one of the new points of reference in pink to advise him on the steps you are about to take. The certainty is that “Rayito”, as his teammates nicknamed him because of his speed (he has GPS records similar to those of Villa), is perhaps taking advantage of it like no other young man in 2022.