Benedetto’s Boca gets a heartbreaking victory against Lanús and becomes leader of the Professional League

Y the mouth is a pointer. Galloping from behind, aboard victories, five in a row, including the Superclásico. So hot, so cool. About the hour, dull, only a genius from Frank Fabra and the definition of Darío Benedetto, for whom the goal opened wide against River. So are the markers. The League Cup champion is used to wearing the candidate’s suit. It will be necessary to see if the others, in particular Atlético Tucumán and Gimnasia, will be able to wear the coat.

Lanús is the last, stunned, with his Board of Directors questioned. With the third manager unable to find a way out this season he has devoured an emblem like Jorge Almirón, interim Rodrigo Acosta and threatens the stability of Frank Kudelka.

Boca arrived in La Fortaleza with the momentum of victory against their biggest opponent. However, it was Lanús who was more vigorous in the first half. He needed to face his people for a campaign far removed from his recent history. And aware of the situation, he went out to squeeze well above his illustrious rival. He didn’t let him play. He put on, he ran, he overwhelmed. He presented him with a very uncomfortable match.

How intense must have been the garnet that after twenty seconds had already disturbed Agustín Rossi. It was an unforced mistake by Frank Fabra, who betrayed himself at the start. Brian Blando took a right cross and burned the palms of the blue-gold goalkeeper’s gloves, who responded by sending the ball into the corner.

Boca held possession but had no depth. And the only clear finish came with a long pass from Carlos Zambrano, an overflow from Norberto Briasco, a touch from Juan Ramírez and a left from Oscar Romero. The Paraguayan rushed in front of the door and called bad, high. He wasted a great opportunity.

There was no longer any danger for Fernando Monetti because Boca could not connect. In that 4-3-1-2 with Romero as a link, there was no elaboration or link. Basically, as the local midfielders were in charge of cutting the circuits, they overtook the Paraguayan and Juan Ramírez. Therefore, there was no articulation of the steps and Luis Vázquez, the reference of the attack, did not weigh. Neither Fabra and Luis Advíncula, who have been released very few times.

Yes, Boca dominated the ball, but they didn’t control the game. On the contrary, Lanús was more acute. With Luciano Boggio active, in breakup. With Brian Aguirre climbing on the right. With Tomás Belmonte pushing from midfield. With Blando and Franco Troyansky fighting in attack with the central Xeneizes. He kicked ten times in the first phase, four of Rossi’s three sticks. The most dangerous, having said that, was the one at the dawn of the match.

Hugo Ibarra’s modifications improved the Boca. Martín Payero and Alan Varela ordered the vehicle. And he was more aggressive. At the same time, Lanús felt the wear, beyond the good looks of Blando who found another nice save from Rossi.

And the boy Langoni entered immediately due to Norberto Briasco’s injury. With the baby he was more pungent. Monetti stifled his cry after a good move by Romero – the only one – and Polo shirt Fernandez.

Kudelka made four changes together. None worked. A non-existent penalty was claimed for an elbow from Troyansky e Tello does not expel Zambrano for a foul without the ball. The VAR? Fine thanks.

There was an emotion left in the game. From the audacity of Fabra. For Benedict’s goal. And the passport tops the rankings. So that no one remembers the internal crisis.