The Gladiators won with a record crowd at the Bombonera and are one step away from the title :: Olé

Women’s football will have to find a solution in this area, which prides itself on always being the epicentre of any popular and popular event. Mouthin short. That very particular world that brings people with it at every step it takes. And the Gladiators They are no exception: because they have the blue and gold on their chest but fundamentally because they ensure show and effectiveness. Thus, in its sixth presentation at the Bombonera and in front of an unprecedented number of 20,000 people, the xeneize women’s team won 4 to 0 against Rosario Central and was one step away from a new consecration in Argentine soccer.

Expectations were high before the game, as usual. However, after learning about the number of members for the match (they had to reserve their place on the website), it was decided to give space to non-members, inviting them to buy tickets that ranged from 6,000 to 10,000 pesos. Given all this context, the turnout is as historic as it is striking: the number of people watching the match is much higher than what usually attends many First Division stadiums.

The match, as is customary for the girls of Florence Quinones, was a Boca monologue from the beginning. It was difficult for her to open the scoring, partly due to the great performance of the Central goalkeeper Paulina Aprile and on the other hand because the home team was not that deep either. And they managed to do so thanks to a penalty, generated by the top scorer Andrea Ojeda and converted by herself. It was 25 minutes into the first half, twelve before the header with which Miriam Mayorga made it 2 to 0 after a nice play by Lorena Benitez at the exit of a corner.

From there, the game was almost over. There was time for Celeste Dos Santos He finished in style after being one-on-one with Aprile and scored the third. At that point, Bombonera’s music was known. And the excitement surrounding the match did not diminish even with the wide lead: in a counterattack, the visitors put Palavecino face to face with Laurina Oliveros and between the goalkeeper and Eliana Stábile (on the line), they saved a discount that was celebrated like a goal. The fourth arrived immediately (again from Ojeda) and there was nothing more to wait for a historic afternoon.

The Xeneize reached 41 points in the Apertura tournament table, which could become its fifth title in a row, within a streak of more than a year without losing that already totals 31 games. Its runner-up Racing can no longer reach it, but its archrival River can still achieve it (or even equal it). If Millonarias do not win this Sunday, Boca will automatically be champions. And if not, it will be enough to add one point from the next six (they must visit Gimnasia and receive Independiente) to be Penta for the second time in history, since between 1998 and 2002 it achieved the same number of local titles consecutively.