0-3: Even without Cavani, Boca won and was convincing

Getting closer and closer to the semi-final of the Libertadores against Palmeiras and the local Superclásico, I had to Mouth A relief. They have accumulated six games without a win over 90 minutes (their smiles have come in penalty shootouts) and have lost three in a row in domestic competition. Time to strike. And he did it in a strange formation. He scored as a guest as Edinson Cavani, Valentín Barco and Marcos Rojo, three of the pillars of Jorge Almirón’s team, watched from the substitutes’ bench.

Perhaps the secret is that the coach combined a midfield with a classic central midfielder like Jorman Campuzano and with two true insiders like Ezequiel Fernández and Cristian Medina. Above, Miguel Merentiel as center forward and on the wings Exequiel Zeballos on one side and Lucas Janson on the other.

This Boca clearly surpassed Central Córdoba both in control of the game and in strength. And he did it with a couple of goals to enjoy. First, Zeballos played brilliantly at the back and Lucas Blondel crossed low. Janson then nailed a nice right hand into the top corner. And in the end, Darío Benedetto (came on for the last 20 minutes) scored the third with a header that crossed the goal line well enough.

It’s not easy to win in Santiago del Estero. But Central Córdoba does not cause fear either: their fight involves not being relegated. We will have to see Almirón’s next decisions. It will be key for the coach to identify a lineup and maintain it so that Boca can find an identity and manage to grow in the game in the decisive part of the year, in the search for that obsession that is the conquest of the seventh Libertadores.

There are two other interesting matches in the continuation of the fifth day of the League Cup, which will be decided in this match to maintain the category starring some teams with tradition.

Tevez’s Independiente continues to improve

Independiente, since Carlos Tevez took over, continues to add. Today he equaled as a guest in Rosario. It’s 1-1. Those from Avellaneda won with a backheel goal from Cristian Báez. Colombian Jaminton Campaz tied it with a cross shot. Meanwhile, at Parque Patricios, Huracán took a breather after defeating Gimnasia 2-0. Although they were left a man short at the end of the first half when they were zero to zero, the Globe weighed in on the home team. Fabio Pereyra and Walter Mazzantti released the results.

The fifth day continues this Wednesday. Among the most attractive matches are Estudiantes – San Lorenzo and Racing – Newell’s. Another big one, River, will host Atlético Tucumán tomorrow.

The positions in Zone A show Independiente as the leader with 10 points. They are followed by Huracán and Colón with 9. Then, Talleres and Argentinos with 7. While in Zone B at the moment there are 3 leaders with 8 points: Newell’s, Racing and Sarmiento. Then, with 6, many came out: Boca, Unión, Belgrano, Godoy Cruz, San Lorenzo, Defensa y Justicia and Central Córdoba. At this moment, Platense and Arsenal will be eliminated (both in the average ranking), while the third team to lose in the category (in the annual table) must emerge from a match between Huracán and Vélez.