It was not just another game for Marcos Rojo. His past in Students of La Plata It caused him to be whistled and insulted by some fans. In addition, his temperament also led him to have several encounters with rivals from Pincha, such as the case of Fernando Zuqui with whom he had an argument again in the last match, which ended with a penalty shootout defeat for Boca Juniors and elimination in the semifinals of the League Cup.
The next day, and on the first of the two days off he gave Diego Martinez To the squad, the defender and captain Xeneize shared a message via social networks. He was the first footballer to speak out after the elimination, since until now only the coach and the president of the club had spoken at a press conference, Juan roman riquelme.
“Always together in everything! We are on the right track. This continues with humility and work. Let’s go for more”, was the message seen on his Instagram account, where he has more than 4 million followers. To the publication he added a photo with the entire group of teammates hugging after carrying out the warm-up prior to the match against Pincha at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Córdoba.
Boca Juniors He has suffered two hard blows in the last week. After winning the Superclásico to River Platewhich deposited it in this semifinal against Estudiantes, Xeneize fell by rout in Fortaleza for the Copa Sudamericana and added this painful elimination, which Diego Martínez described as “unfair.”
After a great first half, with absolute dominance and in which they took advantage at half-time due to the goal of Miguel Merentiel, but there could have been two or three more if the sticks or the rejections of the line did not appear, Boca Juniors gave up the spotlight and Estudiantes took advantage of an unusual penalty by Cristian Lema, after kicking Tiago Palacios in the head. The central defender was sent off and Edwin Cetré changed the maximum penalty into a goal.
The semi-final had to be decided by penalties and there the one who dressed in Hero was Pincha’s goalkeeper, Matías Mansilla which contained two shots (Cavani and Figal) and took advantage of the shot that hit the Merentiel crossbar. Figal’s goal and Chiquito Romero’s save against Cetré were not enough because Eros Mancuso, Guido Carrillo and Mauro Méndez did convert and gave their team the victory and qualification to the final.
Now, Boca Juniors should focus their sights on the Copa Sudamericana where next Wednesday, May 8, they will visit Sportivo Trinidense in Paraguay, in a key duel where they will seek to deduct the five points that Fortaleza leads at the top. Xeneize will have to add three and hope that the Brazilians lose or draw in Bolivia against Nacional Potosí.
The next day, the penultimate one, Boca will host Fortaleza while the Bolivians will be home again, this time against Sportivo Trinidense. Meanwhile, on the last date, El Xeneize will play in La Bombonera against Nacional Potosí and Fortaleza will receive the Paraguayan team.
It is worth remembering that the first in each zone will advance directly to the round of 16, while the second in the round of 16 will face a third from the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.
