Boca - Alianza Lima: the goals from the play-off of Phase 2 of the Copa Libertadores
Boca Juniors and Alianza Lima, from Peru, will play this Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. at the Bombonera, for the qualification to a new preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores. In the first leg, the Peruvian team won 1-0, a situation that forces Boca to win by more than one goal difference to ensure qualification.
The winner of this series will play Deportes Iquique, in search of a place in the Libertadores group stage. The Chilean team qualified for the third phase of the Libertadores on Tuesday after beating Independiente Santa Fe 2-1 on penalties in Bogotá, in the second leg of the second round of the Copa Libertadores, which the hosts won in extremis by 2-1.
Boca opened the scoring with an own goal An unusual own goal. In a start with complete dominance, a cross from the left by Marcelo Saracchi ended up being pushed against his own goal by Miguel Trauco . Thus, Boca quickly tied the series in a Bombonera that roared like never before.
However, the lead didn't last long. Alianza Lima tied the game with the first corner. Hernán Barcos, 40 years old and in full force, beat everyone in the area and made it 1-1.
As soon as Alianza Lima equalised, Boca fans began to chant to demand a quick reaction from the team. “Movete Boca movete” was the rallying cry. Lost in concentration, the Xeneize team was left in a bad position after a corner in their favour and Erick Castillo was left one-on-one with Agustín Marchesin , who slapped the ball when the forward tried to avoid him and with that superb save saved the Xeneize from being 1-2.
The margin for error is minimal. Boca faces one of the most decisive nights of the season. A slip-up would mean being without international competition in South America for the rest of the year, a hard blow for a club accustomed to being a protagonist on the continent.
The match was very tense and back and forth. Boca attacked with heart and soul and offered spaces, which Alianza Lima did not always take advantage of. Until the home team took the lead again, with a double header in the area. First, Marcos Rojo (the ball hit the crossbar) and then Kevin Zenón, who established the 2-1 that keeps Boca alive.
Later, a kick by Saracchi at the wrong time on Zamabrano caused a stir, in which everyone was involved, even the assistants of Pipo Gorosito and Fernando Gago. One example: Cacho Borelli, Gorosito's assistant throughout his career, was expelled.
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