The squad of Boca He is still happy for the victory he achieved against River and it meant his passage to the semifinals of the League Cup, but he is already thinking about the match with Fortaleza, in Brazil, next Thursday, for the Copa Libertadores, and the match against Estudiantes de La Plata (eliminated Barracas Central), that already has a day, time and headquarters. Pincha is also playing in an international tournament, they will host Gremio at home this Tuesday for Group C of the Copa Libertadores, so they would have a week to rest until the local match.
The Mario Alberto Kempes of Córdoba It will once again be the place designated for the semifinals of the local competition, as expected from the Boca-River preview and just as the province’s Minister of Security, Juan Pablo Quinteros, announced it in the prelude to the superclassic. It will be held on Tuesday, April 30 at 8 p.m.
The “semifinal” match between Boca and Estudiantes began playing just minutes after the great victory of Diego Martínez’s team. Immediately there was a communication Juan roman riquelmepresident xeneize, with Juan Sebastian Veron, head of Students. And there, a principle of agreement was generated so that the decisive match would be played between Monday and Tuesday.
As soon as the meeting ended, Riquelme – in the middle of the celebrations – also left his point of view about the next meeting: “I think Estudiantes will behave normally like we did when the boy (Altamirano) happened. Thank God nothing happened and that was the most important thing. The only thing that mattered was that the boy had nothing. We have let Estudiantes handle themselves accordingly and let the game be played when they see fit. I don’t think we’ll have any problems getting the necessary rest for both of us and that we can compete in the best way.” Since Boca will play Fortaleza on Thursday (and with a trip to Brazil included), I did not intend to do it again with Estudiantes on Sunday.
What Riquelme says refers to the situation that Javier Altamirano, Estudiantes midfielder, had to experience. Because the first game that Estudiantes and Boca started playing in La Plata, on the 11th date, had to be suspended: and The remaining 27 minutes were played on April 12, where Pincha ended up winning 1-0 thanks to Javier Correa’s goal.
“Javier Altamirano continues his good evolution. Today he will go from intensive care to the common room to continue his recovery,” explained the medical report that Estudiantes had published on March 23. Days ago, specialists had determined that the reason for his episode was a “thrombosis of the superior longitudinal sinus” in the brain and that this generated the seizure disorder that shocked Argentine soccer. That same day from the medical report, the midfielder was visited by his teammate Zaid Romerowho shared a photo on his Instagram stories.
The match resumed on April 12, at the Uno stadium and Javier Correa was the author of the only goal which gave the victory to the team led by Eduardo Domínguez, with the complicity of Chiquito Romero, who lost the ball from his hands.
Estudiantes, on the other hand, had been angry with the Professional League because the match with Barracas Central, for the quarterfinals, had been played on the Platense field. What was the claim? Because of the low capacity of the Vicente López stadium, many Pinca fans were left wanting to be present at the game. The organization of the tournament gave Estudiantes only 7,500 generals and 3,500 seats. Estudiantes has 59,000 members and if the disposition that Boca and River had in the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium is taken as a reference, they could count on 25,000 locations for his fans.
Although being played on a Tuesday night it is a midweek day, the good news for Boca and Estudiantes fans who decide to travel to Córdoba is that The next day will be a May 1 holiday and there will be time for everyone to return to their homes.. In principle, Estudiantes had a better view of playing on Sunday in Buenos Aires (so that their supporters would not have to travel so much and that it would not take place on a weekday), but this context of the holiday was favorable for them to do so on Tuesday in Córdoba.
In the other semi-final of the League Cup, Argentinos Juniors and Vélez will play this Sunday at the Estadio Único de San Nicolás, at 3:30 p.m. El Bicho defeated Defensa y Justicia on penalties 3-2, after tying 1-1 in the 90 minutes. Meanwhile, Fortín struck the blow by eliminating Godoy Cruz (2-1 win), who had finished as leader of Zone B.
The League Cup final would be played on Saturday, May 4 or Sunday, May 5. (depending on whether Argentinos or Vélez passes) in Santiago del Estero.