2024-03-27 18:14:30
Boca Juniors entered the Argentine Cup with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Central Norte de Salta (third division), with three goals from their Uruguayan forwards, Edinson Cavani (2) and Miguel Merentiel, in a match played on the night of Saturday.
At the Madre de Ciudades stadium, in Santiago del Estero (north), Boca, which is the biggest winner of the Argentine Cup, resolved without any pressure its debut in the 32nd round of the tournament against an opponent that plays in the Federal A Tournament.
Edinson Cavani (17 and 56), who had already ended his goal drought, opened the account with an accurate touch in the middle of the area after a great delivery from Lautaro Blanco from the left, and increased his personal tally in the second half with a great goal from scissors, after an assist from his compatriot Merentiel.
Precisely, “The Beast” Merentiel (74) scored again after five weeks and scored the third for the xeneize, by pushing into the empty fence after a quick run by Luca Langoni.
Cavani reached 9 goals since his arrival at Boca in mid-2023, and six goals so far in 2024, while Merentiel has 22 goals in 61 games with the blue and gold.
«We approached the game with the right attitude, with respect, and we deserved to get an even bigger advantage. The important thing is that it was won, very good things were done and the match was up to par, it showed identity, and we took away positive things,” said Cavani, chosen as the figure of the night in Santiago del Estero.
Regarding his return to scoring, the Uruguayan striker said that “the goal does not open, we are the forwards who achieve it. The only recipe is to work and not lose confidence. Things don’t fall from the sky, you have to go look for them. Goals serve, we are looking for a path and little by little we are close. “It doesn’t matter who scores the goals, but rather that Boca wins and brings joy to the people.”
Boca, which won the Argentine Cup four times, the last time in 2021, will face in the round of 16 the winner of the match between Almirante Brown and San Martín de Tucumán, teams that operate in the second division.
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