Diego Martínez
's 2024 model does not start
.
To the slim 0-0 draw in the debut against Platense is added this 1-1 equality against the humble Sarmiento.
Nothing seems to have changed in Boca compared to last year
.
Edinson Cavani
continues
in a streak so dark that it is surprising: he once again missed four clear scoring opportunities when the duel was 1-0.
More: Peruvian
Luis Advíncula
continues to make fans fall in love with him, the complete opposite of what happens with
Frank Fabra
.
The positive thing is the performances of Cristian Lema and Kevin Zenón, the reinforcements for the season
.
The negative?
The game still doesn't appear.
It was a whistling afternoon at the Gasómetro.
The first to be failed was Fabra: when she announced it, the voice from the stadium could be heard loudly.
The second to suffer disapproval was
Pablo Pérez
, when he entered Sarmiento.
It is remembered that the passing of the wheel through Boca was not productive.
The last sentence, perhaps the strongest due to its unexpectedness, was for when
Guillermo Fernández
left the playing field: the whistles were unanimous.
Just as the poor conditions of the playing fields conspire to prevent teams from playing well, the same can be said about heat.
The idea of pressing that Diego Martínez almost always imposes on his team must have been put aside due to the very high temperature.
Only a privileged physique like Luis Advíncula's can develop as if the sun didn't burn even enough to breathe.
That is why the Peruvian earned the repeated ovations of the 28,000 who attended the Bajo Flores.
On Boca's sides there were the opposites.
There were 36 minutes when Advíncula held a ball between three rivals and changed fronts for Fabra.
The applause was loud.
All until the Colombian grabbed the ball and tried to put it deep for Edinson Cavani who did not bite.
What came down were whistles.
Fabra made a mistake in a pass and the Boca people responded with whistles. #LPFxTNTSports pic.twitter.com/L49aYtu8RG
— TNT Sports Argentina (@TNTSportsAR) February 1, 2024
If in Argentine football there is no time, in the big teams it does not exist.
Martínez opted for engagement in the summer preseason friendlies and in the goalless draw against Platense.
Ezequiel Bullaude then paid and Boca stood with a vertical 4-4-2 that looked very similar to a 4-2-4, with Luca Langoni and Kevin Zenón flying on the wings.
Boca was clear about two things: first, it was not going to pressure the rival to leave so as not to wear out;
Second, he was going to attack the back of the veteran Juan Manuel Insaurralde.
Advíncula warned shortly into the duel when he extended for Langoni, who missed in the center back.
A while later, at 8 minutes, the Peruvian dressed as Riquelme to leave Miguel Merentiel face to face with Monetti and with the ball hitting from 30 meters away.
The Uruguayan threw it over the top and celebrated.
Everyone went to hug Advíncula, of course.
GREAT GOAL FROM THE BEAST 🔵🟡
Miguel Merentiel scored above Monetti for Boca's 1-0 win over Sarmiento #LPFxTNTSports pic.twitter.com/dcAjUP217v
— TNT Sports Argentina (@TNTSportsAR) February 1, 2024
Boca controlled the times with the early goal.
The game became logically heavy and without rhythm.
Sarmiento did not cause concern, beyond some runs by the powerful Iván Morales, who was well controlled by Cristian Lema.
Sergio Romero almost didn't touch the ball in the first half.
Offensive conclusions of the new scheme?
It cost Cavani the game, as expected.
Anyway, he moved so that his companions could look for him.
The band limited Langoni, although he made a couple of dangerous overruns.
And Zenón seems to have always worn the Boca shirt.
The former Unión almost scored with a header to make it 2-0 after a cross from Advíncula in the initial stage and tired of putting Cavani in front of the goal in the second.
For the complement, Rondina brought in Joaquín Gho as a central defender and created a 4-4-2.
This modification improved Sarmiento, who approached Romero's goal.
Anyway, the Juninenses arrived alive in the end only because of Cavani's misfortune.
The Uruguayan had 4, 3 of them very clear and after clearances from Zenón, and he narrowly missed them all.
In the clearest, he hit it against Monetti and the crossbar said no.
In the last one, he missed the ball and was injured.
All bad for the attacker.
CAVANI scored a GREAT GOAL but it was disallowed for offside ❌⚽#LPFxTNTSports pic.twitter.com/qDph7cF4b6
— TNT Sports Argentina (@TNTSportsAR) February 1, 2024
CAVANI MISSED THE SECOND FROM BOCA ❌
Great definition from the Uruguayan who went very close to Monetti's post #LPFxTNTSports pic.twitter.com/D4azSKyl4R
— TNT Sports Argentina (@TNTSportsAR) February 1, 2024
CAVANI IS NOT GIVEN ❌ The Boca forward scored a beautiful finish but hit the crossbar #LPFxTNTSports pic.twitter.com/OYeCop5Ib0
— TNT Sports Argentina (@TNTSportsAR) February 1, 2024
In the tie, Gho beat Fabra and found the definition from the penalty spot by Juan Mauri.
Martínez gave Mauricio Benítez his debut and the youth got the better of him.
In the last 15 minutes, Boca ran out of strength and ideas.
He probably ended up with his mind riveted on Cavani's plays.
SARMIENTO TIE 🟢⚽
José Mauri came through the middle and scored for 1-1 against Boca #LPFxTNTSports pic.twitter.com/8kvHkO6mxY
— TNT Sports Argentina (@TNTSportsAR) February 1, 2024
Cavani botched the shot on goal before Sarmiento's draw against Boca and was replaced after the goal ❌#LPFxTNTSports pic.twitter.com/yy5g4RreaQ
— TNT Sports Argentina (@TNTSportsAR) February 1, 2024