2023-05-26 05:05:44
This Thursday night Miguel Borja he had a déjà vu with the superclassic, albeit with a quite different ending: in both he entered from the bench and had a penalbut if 18 days ago he had been the hero with the agony celebration, in Lima he was not fine and missed an unbeatable chance that would have put River temporarily 1-1 with 15 minutes remaining game plus the five added by the referee. An execution that ended up being bad and even with a technical failure: by standing up straight to the ball, the goalkeeper already knew that the only chance he had left was to cross the shot, since he could no longer open his foot. To top it off, despite the fact that the shot was strong, he came out at medium height and dominable.
He did not explain why he decided to take the penalty there (he did not speak after the tie), but his post-superclassic confession can give an indication of what may have gone through his head: “It was a very tense moment, if I say that I am not a liar. I had pressure, but I knew where I was going to kick it”he had said after deceiving Chiquito Romero in the Monumental.
The truth is that the Colombian was left with the desire to celebrate again: on Sunday against Platense He had converted for the sixth time in the semester, confirming the good present that has been happening in recent weeks beyond this missed penalty against Sporting Cristal. In total, he has already accumulated 832 minutes in 19 games so far this season (he has an average conversion rate of one goal every 138 minutes).
Within this party in Lima, in addition, Borja had a hard time finding his place on the field: Although he was located inside the area to form the double 9 with Beltrán when he entered at 14′ of the second half, he also moved a lot on the outside. He lacked precision on two plays in which he was set up (on one he had his shot blocked; on the other, it was cleared from behind with a clean sweep) and clarity on the ones he dived back. A night that could be similar to that of Boca, but ended very differently…
Borja’s penalties, vs. glass and mouth
River Plate – 26-5-2023
Borja could not take a penalty
River Plate – 26-5-2023
Borgia’s goal
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