Nahuel Lanzillotta
01/13/2021 4:19 PM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 01/14/2021 7:54 AM
There is no end to the sadness of all Boca.
It has no end because
the semifinal
was very big
against a determined and voracious Santos.
There is no end to the row because the farewell was
in the worst way
: without reaction, without initiative, without game and with one less.
There is no end to the grief because with the elimination of River still fresh, Boca let go of the invaluable opportunity to be in a new final.
There is no end to the frustration because the seventh Copa Libertadores continues to escape with the passing of the editions
and 2007 is being very far away.
What did have an unhappy end was a new Cup illusion from Boca, which was thrashed 3-0 (and could have been for more) from San Pablo.
There were no answers on the pitch, but there were no solutions from the bench with Miguel Russo who decided not to include Cardona or the disadvantage on the scoreboard.
Now, he has the consolation of being able to add a new local star if he wins the final of the Diego Maradona Cup against Banfield.
But nothing will cover this very hard fall that will allow a
Brazilian final
between Santos and Palmeiras in Rio de Janeiro.
Esteban Andrada's right post was left shaking before the minute just because of
Marinho's
left-footed shot
.
It was a preview of what Santos was going to propose in the Boca area in the humid Brazilian afternoon-night.
The Argentine team was soon
outmatched tactically
by a rival determined to prevail in their stadium, Vila Belmiro, where Boca had never played in official matches (just a couple of friendlies).
Marinho's mobility and
Soteldo's
dexterity
, those were the things that caused headaches to the visitor, who found it difficult to weigh from the midfield forward.
#Libertadores
SEMIFINAL - LAP # SANxBOC
15 '|
Goal of #Santos!
Loose response from the #Boca defense and quick reaction from Diego Pituca to score 1-0 in the match and in the series.
pic.twitter.com/o3Ckz9dbhk
- Data Afa (from 🏡) (@DataAfaOk) January 13, 2021
Without being deep and with shots from outside as a possibility to damage, Santos was more for his control.
And when he was able to enter the Andrada area, he broke the defense and unbalanced the series that had been tied from Buenos Aires.
An offensive side from the right reached the firing zone, a shot from Soteldo hit Lisandro López's arm, everyone called for a penalty and remained static.
But there was someone who went ahead with the play and took advantage of the advantage law:
Diego Pituca
was enlivened and turned up early to the entire defense and surprised the
xeneize
goalkeeper
.
It was the ring for those who were most willing in the first quarter of an hour.
However, Santos did not maintain that position after 1-0.
The locals fell back strikingly and changed the chip on the counterattack.
Trying to cut in the middle of the court and fill the available spaces before the forced overtaking of Boca was the new plan of the homeowner.
#Libertadores
SEMIFINAL - LAP # SANxBOC
49 '|
Goal of #Santos!
Capaldo lost it in the middle of the court, and Soteldo took advantage, nailed it at the angle and made it 2-0 over #Boca.
pic.twitter.com/8ecfZsa3dy
- Data Afa (from 🏡) (@DataAfaOk) January 13, 2021
And Boca, of course, had no choice but to react from the spirit to go looking for the goal he needed to get a ticket to the final.
There was some heart, but it did not accompany football
.
Because the connection between the shuttlecocks never lit up and Carlos Tevez had to go down several meters to come into contact with the ball.
The arch was miles away.
From a play by
Carlitos
, who was lowered to the edge of the area, came a shot from Sebastián Villa that passed near the post.
That was the only dangerous thing the visit was able to generate in the initial stage.
On the other hand, when Santos proposed it, he was more accurate and direct, as in the free kick that Andrada covered Marinho or a shot from
Yeferson Soteldo.
Precisely the Venezuelan was in charge of stretching the advantage as soon as the complement started with a goal after a ball that Eduardo Salvio lost - of a very weak level - in the middle.
Nicolás Capaldo
and Julio Buffarini, who entered halftime for Diego González and Leonardo Jara, had not yet settled into the field when Boca received another blow, this time fatal, two minutes later.
#Libertadores
SEMIFINAL - LAP # SANxBOC
51 '|
Goal of #Santos!
Excellent Marinho, enabled Lucas Braga and Peixe thrashed #Boca 3-0 and caresses the final.
pic.twitter.com/m54dh1ZyiR
- Data Afa (from 🏡) (@DataAfaOk) January 13, 2021
A game of pure dribbling by Marinho on the right ended with the back pass and the definition of
Lucas Braga
: 3-0 and a black night for Russo's men, who suddenly saw their cupbearer's dream vanish.
As if that weren't enough, Frank Fabra was an example of the team's impotence when he was expelled for stepping on Marinho's abdomen.
Wanchope Ábila entered very late, with everything sentenced, and Edwin Cardona, a letter of good football and clarity, strikingly did not come out of Russo's deck or to attempt a comeback, beyond the totally adverse scenario.
Boca de la Copa left, without football and without bravery;
with sorrow, with a huge disappointment and with the sadness of knowing that it will be necessary to shuffle again to return to pursue a dream that is slipping from his hands.
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