Luca Langoni, the unexpected hero of Boca who had to leave and joins the long list of injuries

40 minutes in the first half Luca Langoni seemed to score the goal that gave victory to Boca Juniors in view of Godoy Cruz for 1-0 and this left him a pointer to the championship. It was after a ball that Luis Vázquez gave him, the attacker controlled and fired a bomb from a distance which, after deflecting on an opponent, ended up inflating the opponent’s goal.

The 19-year-old striker ran to celebrate with his teammates. From afar Hugo Ibarra, who knows him well for having directed him to the Reserve, raised his fist because his team ended the day as only leader of the Professional Soccer League with 39 units.

The Laferrere native has barely played 12 games in the First Division and has already scored 4 goals in his last six games with the Azzurri shirt. With the goal converted against tomb became the team’s top scorer, along with Darío Benedetto.

The boy who until a few months ago played in the Reserve is a serious matter. Few could have imagined the great present of the young man who shows himself with great confidence in all the matches and who had to throw himself on the pitch to cover the gaps due to injuries of the ape Zeballos, Sebastian Villa and Norberto Briasco.

Luca Langoni’s debut took place on 24 June 2022, on the fifth date of the First Division championship, against Barracas Central, a match that ended with the victory of the Xeneize.

Then, his career took a sudden surge in just a few games. Against Atlético Tucumán he entered the second half for Óscar Romero and surprised with two goals. Then, against Colón de Santa Fe, he won the title and did not disappoint: he scored a goal against Sabalero which helped Boca win 2-1.

Against River Plate he was also a starter, but on that occasion Darío Benedetto scored the only goal of the game that meant the victory of xeneize. Against Lanús he enters the field in the second half and Benedetto scores the winning goal again.

In the goalless draw against Huracán, he was also in play. And, tonight, before tomb From the start he was replaced by Maximiliano Zalazar due to an ankle problem after scoring the goal that made Boca the leader of the tournament.

We insist, Luca Langoni’s present is atypical for a young player with so few games in the First Division. The forward scored once again as a starter tonight. It is the fourth goal in four games as a starter and two as a substitute (entered from the bench alone before Dean and the Garnet).

It is also one of the reasons why Boca are leading the tournament, his goals gave Boca nine product points from three wins (Atletico Tucumán, Colón and Godoy Cruz).

Injuries, Boca problem

At 10 ‘of the second half Luca Langoni was replaced by striker Maximiliano Salazar, due to a pain in his ankle.

The man from Matanzas thus joins the long list of injuries from Boca which includes Darío Benedetto (stomach ache), Sebastián Villa (tear of the external meniscus), Exequiel Zeballos (recovering from an operation for rupture of the syndesmotic ligament), Nicolás Figal (knee trauma), Marcos Rojo (muscle injury) and Norberto Briasco (sprains an ankle).

Furthermore, Luis Advíncula, Carlos Zambrano and Frank Fabra will also not be available to the coach because they have been called up for their respective national teams.