The curious circumstance that Everton de Chile will play with the same colors as Boca Juniors It was the highlight of the friendly that the two teams drew goalless this Friday in San Juan. The result already shows the flatness of the clash between the Argentine champion and the trans-Andean “blue and gold” visitor, a duel in which Boca dominated, but without effectiveness, leaving an image that still shows him “soft”.
The positive note for the xeneizes was the debut in the first half, finally, of Sergio ‘Chiquito’ Romerothat he returned to tackle after a long time, hampered by injuries but always with the memory of that great 2014 World Cup, where a point was to remain in history due to that final lost to Germany.
They didn’t demand too much of him, just in a couple of shipments, but he responded well, he obviously lacked rhythm, but he did a sober job, leaving the place in the second half to Leandro Brey, according to the rotation that had already I anticipate Hugo Ibarra so that the two goalkeepers add minutes. Boca’s gaze now points to the big clash with Racing in Abu Dhabi, in the first definition in that country of the final of the Super Cup brand new by the AFA.
Racing, also without goals in Avellaneda
And if we talk about curiosities, with Boca facing a team that wears its colors, Racing also had theirs this Friday night, as they drew 0-0 with Racing de Montevideo. The scenery in the Cilindro was almost training, because the game had to take place behind closed doors for security reasons, and despite the fact that Gago’s men were more orderly than the Uruguayan team, with several dangerous arrivals, they stumbled over and over again with the great task of the visiting goalkeeper Nicholas Gentillo.
Last night was also Racing’s last game before playing the final of the International Super Cup in Abu Dhabi. For the Academy the clearest opportunity was at 35 minutes, When Reniero was charged with a penalty, debutant Maxi Moralez was in charge of kicking, but the Uruguayan goalkeeper deflected the shot.
Already in the second part, with Racing with a complete change of the team to gain minutes from all the players, the Uruguayan team showed greater solidity and took advantage of several arrivals such as that of Luis Gorosito after 25 minutes, recently admitted, he was in front of the goal and his shot went very close to the left post. In the final minutes, Racing could have won it over Galván’s head, but the ball went very close to Gentillo’s goal.
It should be remembered that the decision adopted by the Agency for the Prevention of Violence in Sport originated from an unresolved inmate of the “academic” barrabrava, which has a very fresh background, since last week there was a fight at the club headquarters.
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