2024-08-05 12:13:41
Boca missed a good opportunity to settle a little better in the table – a victory would have left them with 15 points, 4 behind Huracán – and tied 1-1 against Barracas Central, who are at the bottom. The fans, who were counting on the victory and did not stop breathing for a moment, frustrated and disappointed, ended up chanting in the form of a verdict that of “move, Boca move…”.
Diego Martínez’s team, with the new starters Medel, Belmonte, Martegani and Giménez and with Aguirre on the bench (he came on in the second half), started the game losing, without precision in their passes or order to stop a very mobile rival, and took a long time to get into the game.
Barracas surprised at the start. The kid Zalazar (whose pass belongs to Boca) put in a cross shot after a mistake by Belmonte that left the back line disjointed and gave his teammates peace of mind.
The game took a long time to get going as expected, and in the 37th minute Giménez scored the equaliser with a good backheel after a cross from Blanco. The goal by the former Banfield striker was the most significant for a team that had the ball in the second half, attacked with great impetus and little accuracy, and created a few chances that it was unable to solve. The clearest was one in which Zeballos was face to face with Moyano, but the goalkeeper managed to block it masterfully.
Towards the end, Boca seemed resigned and the feeling remained that the visitors could have taken home a bigger prize from the Bombonera. Juárez, who had started very well, demanded Romero a couple of times and that, added to the impotence of the goals lost, caused the final annoyance of the fans.
The victory against Banfield during the week had given the impression that Boca could advance some points. But they fell back with the draw. The return of those who went to the Olympic Games is awaited with increasing anxiety.