to the mouth. With more heart and claw than I play, Xeneize achieved a victory to remember on a new night of the Copa Libertadores at La Bombonera, after beating Deportivo Pereira 2-1 on the second date of Group F.
It is a victory that can serve as mood boost to begin to reverse the present complex and push the cycle of Jorge Almirón. At least, Boca will be able to take hold of the reaction he had in the second half to reverse a game that was more complicated than expected, while he tries to pay off the debt he has from football.
It is that during the first half, Xeneize once again showed its difficulties when it came to developing the game. The fans noticed that as the minutes passed, the Colombians began to get bigger, and began to sing the famous “Movete”. Until the first blow came at 42 minutes, which ended without validity: Juan Quintero converted with a header after a corner kick, but the VAR caught a hold by Angelo Rodríguez on Guillermo Pol Fernández and annulled it. The story was again 0 to 0.
The goals and best moments of Boca’s triumph against Deportivo Pereira
Boca started the match better and led by Valentín Barco, the great figure of the night, generated dangerous situations from Sebastián Villa’s shots, a header from Pol Fernández and another attempt that hit the post, although the action ended up invalidated for a foul. But at 31, he suffered a second blow. And this time, he was worth it. After a long pass Jimer Fory sent it to the far post and put Deportivo Pereira ahead.
All the emotions together were experienced at the end of the night. At 44′, Luis Advincula he found the ball outside the area and nailed a terrific shot into the right corner to even things out. Boca threw La Bombonera over the Colombians and in the last play, at 54′, Barco sent a cross to Alan Varela, who entered alone and with a header sealed the 2-1 lead that sparked the blue and gold party.
It was Boca’s first win in the Copa Libertadores, after the goalless draw in the debut against Monagas, in Venezuela. In this way, Xeneize was the leader of Group F, with 4 units.
