Boca won Cavani’s crush

Agustín Martegani made an important pause, then contacted and found the perfect setting for the pitch. Then, Kevin Zenón did not hesitate and made a sweet assist. And at the end of the play, being the great finisher, Edinson Cavani emerged with a diagonal and with a subtle and crossed touch before the goalkeeper came out. This is the purpose served Mouth to beat 1-0 Cruzeiroin the first leg of the round of 16 South American Cup. This is the situation that summed up the best of the xeneizes in a night of joy at Bombonera.

Cavani’s moment was exceptional, shocking. In his 25 games in 2024 he has accumulated 17 celebrations. Contrary to that bad streak last year where he was distanced from the goal, the Uruguayan is enjoying a moment of pure excellence. He screamed for the first time. And after a while, the club denied him the second.

Cavani was Boca’s standout. However, there were other interpreters who joined him. After a first half with no clear offense and few chances to score, Diego Martínez decided at half time to send Martegani on the field (for Jabes Saralegui) and the former San Lorenzo knows how to make himself important by holding of the ball, pausing and finding spaces. In this way, he made Zeno’s work easier.

Boca left a good image in the second half. And Cruzeiro barely bothered him. That’s why the result seems tight. “We deserved the second goal,” said Martegani. “We could have achieved more in the second half. We have to polish all the good things we did,” Cavani noted. They are both right.

Boca is with the questions. He relieved them with his fine second half and a vital victory. Today, on Sunday, they meet at La Bombonera against San Lorenzo in a special classic. And on Thursday, the rematch in Belo Horizonte against Cruzeiro. You already know what the method is.