Boca could not with Everton and Independiente was left with the international triangular / télam
In the last presentation before the International Super Cup next Friday against Racing, Boca could not get past the draw against Everton from Chile. The match was played at the Bicentenario stadium in San Juan and, beyond a lackluster performance, marked the debut at the Boquense goal of former National Team goalkeeper Sergio Romero, who had a solid performance in only one half played. Former Gymnastics player Juan Cuevas played at Everton.
The last match of “Chiquito” was on March 6, 2022, in a 4-1 loss for his team at the time, Venezia, against Sassuolo in the Italian Serie A. Romero played only 37 games in the last eight years, which is why his call-up to the Argentine national team was highly questioned at the time.
The goalkeeper, who joined xeneize in August but was unable to play due to injury, was warmly received by the fans present in San Juan and had no problems in his presentation in the goal of the team led by Hugo Ibarra. He responded well to shots from Alejandro Henriquez and Julio Barroso and was compromised by a pass behind Marcelo Weigandt that, beyond “Chiquito’s” elegant exit attempt, ended in a corner kick. He only played the first half and left a good image, especially for the fans who are beginning to miss Rossi.
In an even game in general terms, Boca tried in the first half to have control of the game from the dynamics and imbalance of “Changuito” Zeballos and Lucas Langoni. He warned first with a mid-distance shot from Oscar Romero that Torgnascioli contained and then two shots from Langoni and Payero brought some danger in a game with few real danger arrivals on goal.
The complement began with the same tonic of the first half. A good pass from Benedetto to Langoni ended up in the hands of the goalkeeper because the winger couldn’t control it. The Chilean team responded with a mid-distance shot from Sebastián Sáez, easy for goalkeeper Leandro Brey. And Sáez himself failed to connect with his head, minutes later.
However, Boca did not let Everton grow. Oscar Romero, with a left-footed shot, brought danger to the visiting goalkeeper, although the Argentine Leandro Pastrán also had his chance for Everton with a shot that Brey controlled without problems. The game became more entertaining: a good cross from Weigandt just couldn’t be headed in by Benedetto.
With the succession of changes (seven in the xeneize) the game was diluted, that round trip that lasted approximately 29 minutes in the second half. Boca tried a little more, but with little clarity and the trans-Andean cast was waiting for a counterattack that they could never finish managing. In that final stretch of the game, there was barely enough to rescue a shot from Alan Varela that passed near Torgnascioli’s left pipe and a good containment from the Chilean goalkeeper before a shot from Sandez from the door of the area.
