This is the moment when goalkeeper Alan Leonardo Díaz, 21, saves Edwin Cardona's Panenka penalty.
(Photo by Marcelo Endelli / Getty Images)
(CNN Spanish) -
Boca Juniors won the Argentine Superclásico on penalties after drawing 1-1 against River Plate in regular time on Sunday.
The match, which corresponded to the quarterfinals of the Professional Soccer League Cup, began with a goal at minute 11 by Carlos Tevez.
There was controversy in this play for what apparently was a push from the Argentine player before scoring;
however, no fault was called.
At minute 68, River's response came in La Bombonera with a header from Julián Álvarez.
The tie was maintained until the end of the 90 minutes of the match, so the penalty shoot-out had to come to decide the winner.
In this instance, Boca won with a score of 4-2.
Despite the defeat, one of the players most applauded by the fans was Alan Leonardo Díaz, a 21-year-old goalkeeper who made his debut in the first division tonight due to the multiple cases of covid-19 that the team reported on Saturday.
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The starting and substitute goalkeepers were involved in the team's covid-19 cases, and for this reason Leo Díaz had the opportunity.
Díaz saved Tevez three shots and even in the final shoot he saved a penalty from Edwin Cardona, who tried to score the Panenka-style goal.
These are some social media memes after the meeting:
River's archer leo diaz yesterday had 5k followers on instagram TODAY HAS 45K pic.twitter.com/TB0DZIoegF
- LC (@ Ezequiel1901) May 16, 2021
Armani watching the performance of Díaz el arquerito River #Superclasico pic.twitter.com/rCOk0AxHZI
- 𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘻 (@iamferro) May 16, 2021
Give the damn contract to Diaz #Superclasico pic.twitter.com/KNIaDLNYaY
- Μeru ♔ (@meritoranzo) May 16, 2021
Alan Díaz's house right now #Superclasico pic.twitter.com/kC4wO4g4j9
- Valentina Etulain 💚 (@ValentinaEtu) May 16, 2021
the reserve goalkeeper: * missing one day of training *
alan diaz: pic.twitter.com/xDaDLP23Dh
- Facho Nernández (@FachoNernandez) May 16, 2021
Leo Díaz stopping the Cardona penalty: pic.twitter.com/UNoqTewvVe
- Dexter Scarlexter (@Hildadexter) May 16, 2021
Leo Díaz and Gallardo have my heart 🤧❤️ pic.twitter.com/KoOfTW4cWu
- sun (@httpIuci) May 16, 2021
the hug of leo díaz and gallardo pic.twitter.com/XQcmOanjPw
- sun (@httpIuci) May 16, 2021
Leo Díaz last night pic.twitter.com/vTHzYfGXoZ
- #AndateDamico (@EncuestasNOB) May 16, 2021
It was always Díaz pic.twitter.com/ZrVbRky6EW
- Montielista✈️ (@UnFalcon) May 16, 2021
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