:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/grupoclarin/WFQIEMQMSNH6LIQASXFNB4M6GQ.jpeg "The reaction, the expulsion of Lema and the penalties, decisive for Estudiantes’ pass against Boca")
Estudiantes did it: this Tuesday they eliminated Boca on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the 90 minutes and qualified for the final of the Professional League Cup.
“El Pincha” knew how to overcome a result and an adverse outlook, reached equality and forced penalties to celebrate wildly at the Kempes and travel to La Plata with the ticket to the final in their pocket. Now he will go through Vélez, on Sunday it is the Madre de Ciudades stadium.
Estudiantes’ achievement had its decisive aspects, which were several.
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Boca coach, Diego Martínez, tried to repeat all the good things his team had done against River with Estudiantes at Kempes. And the formula worked again, after the setback in Brazil against Fortaleza in the Copa Sudamericana. Xeneize played an overwhelming first half against “el Pincha”, a stage in which they found the goal as a consequence of the search. He was on his way to a very good second half, but he didn’t define it. And then Lema complicated it.
Miguel Merentiel, Boca forward, who scored 1-0 against Estudiantes at Kempes for the Professional League Cup. (Photobaires)
Students always come back
“El Pincha” is a team “alive” to play, that knows how to read the moments. But he was surpassed by a Boca team that had more attitude to fight each division from the start. But you have to “kill” Estudiantes when you have it to liquidate. Otherwise, always return to the games. Something that he demonstrated at Kempes. He has enough attitude to tie it and he was able to win it in the 90s. He took it to penalties.
Boca and Estudiantes faced each other at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Córdoba, for one of the semifinals of the 2024 Professional League Cup. (Javier Ferreyra / La Voz)
Details that mark
Putting on the Boca shirt is for top players. That indicates its history. These types of footballers appear in important moments and in decisive matches. What about Cristian Lema, with his red card and penalty, makes it clear that it is very difficult for him to occupy that box. A mistake that will cost you dearly.
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DTs also “play”
Eduardo Domínguez knew how to move the bench and the changes he made gave another face to his team. First of all, the entry of the Colombian Cetré, which really complicated the Xeneize fund. Diego Martínez read his modifications late, with the score already 1-1.
Boca and Estudiantes faced each other at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Córdoba, for one of the semifinals of the 2024 Professional League Cup. (Javier Ferreyra / La Voz)
Penalties, for “El Pincha”
Xeneize, who always knows how to win from 12 steps, was not successful this time. The Uruguayans Cavani and Merentiel, plus Figal, failed. And Estudiantes took everything.
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