1-0: Beardless Anselmino, Boca’s unlikely hero against modest Trinidense

He has a defensive presence, but also attacks. At just 18 years old and in his ninth game in the First Division, the youth Aaron Anselmino He has shown enough to be a defender Mouth. At La Bombonera he was able to jump high and score a scoring header to unlock a match he initially thought was accessible.

No one in Boca thought the story so modest Sportivo Trinidade of Paraguay would only end with a 1-0 victory. But that’s how it is. And he won because of that offensive adventure of the central scorer who was born in La Pampa and came to the club at the age of 7. In this way, Boca points its situation to South American Cupin. He needed the three points to value the 0-0 salvaged at the merciless altitude of Potosí, in the first chapter.

Diego Martínez decided to save the vast majority of starters for two League Cup challenges: on Friday he will complete 63 minutes of the suspended match against Estudiantes and on Tuesday he will welcome the dangerous Godoy Cruz. In this local competition they cannot fail or miss out on the playoffs, as happened in the previous edition. That’s why some young people played this Sudamericana night.

With an encore formation, Boca did not flow as it showed in the last games with the main team and it was difficult for them to develop many clear situations. Trinidense made an effort, never stopped running and closing gaps. Over time, the xeneize coach made changes and sent several starters onto the field. Inside the two lateral markers, key to the external game: Luis Advíncula and Lautaro Blanco. Inside is a midfielder, Kevin Zenón, important in the interior game and the explosion. In addition, Darío Benedetto to combine a triple 9 with Edinson Cavani and Miguel Merentiel.

So Boca stepped up and found the goal with a nice cross from an admitted player, Blanco, and that header from Anselmino. Immediately, to balance, Martínez put on Equi Fernández for Cavani. Anselmino’s muscle injury was not in the plans. There were no more changes and Xeneizes played the last 10 minutes with less people. There were defensive scares and even a penalty that Trinidense claimed and that was not sanctioned at the request of VAR.

Boca fought back and celebrated a more difficult victory than everyone thought. It is listed in Group D with 4 points. Of course it’s not the same as the Libertadores, but it’s also worth dreaming about the Sudamericana.

DATA SHEET

1 – Boca Juniors: Sergio Romero; Nicolás Figal (m.59, Luis Advíncula), Aaron Anselmino, Nicolás Valentini, Marcelo Saracchi (m.59, Lautaro Blanco); Jabes Saralegui, Mauricio Benítez, Pol Fernández (d.67, Darío Benedetto); Vicente Taborda (m.59, Kevin Zenón); Miguel Merentiel and Edinson Cavani (d.67, Ezequiel Fernández).
0 – Sportivo Trinidad: Victor Samudio; Armando Ruíz Díaz, César Benítez, Juan Vera, Wildo Alonso; Pedro Del Valle (m.55, Joel Román), Luis De la Cruz (m.71, Óscar Giménez), Marcos Riveros (m.45, Jorge Jara), Brian Andrada (m.71, Tomás Rayer); Juan Salcedo and Fernando Romero (m.62, Alan Pereira).
Purpose: 1-0, Aaron Anselmino (m. 71)
Referee: Uruguayan Gustavo Tejera advised César Benítez, Luis De la Cruz, Marcos Riveros, Óscar Giménez and Joel Román.
Incidents: match valid for the second day of Group D of the Copa Sudamericana played at the Alberto J. Armando ‘La Bombonera’ Stadium, in the city of Buenos Aires.