Boca Juniors is out of the Copa Libertadores in the round of 16, after losing on penalties to Corinthians. After that setback, the team is completely focused on the Argentine Professional League and this Saturday they will face San Lorenzo, a rival they are partially surpassing with a goal from Marcos Rojo.
The match was approaching 28 minutes and the 'Xeneizes' had a free kick from the left wing. Due to the location, the owner of the ball was Sebastián Villa, who settled and analyzed the options to send the cross into Sebastián Torrico's area.
Finally, the Colombian midfielder's pass was precise for Marcos Rojo, who headed it well and hit the net. All the Boca Juniors players embraced, while San Lorenzo fans were surprised at the Pedro Bidegain Stadium in Buenos Aires.
The preview of Boca Juniors vs. San Lorenzo
Boca comes from losing on penalties (6-5) against Corinthians at La Bombonera, a heartbreaking defeat that ended the illusion of winning the Copa Libertadores for the seventh time and at the same time triggered the departure of coach Sebastián Battaglia, who was unable to achieve the main objective of the year.
Less than 24 hours after the elimination, Boca announced the end of the contract with Battaglia, a club legend who won 18 titles as a player and two in his tenure as coach (the Copa Argentina-2021 and the League Cup-2022), but clashed with Boca's Football Council and indirectly with vice-president Juan Román Riquelme.
The examination will be the classic match against San Lorenzo, another fallen giant, who has only won one game in the first six rounds of the tournament and who has gone several matchdays without winning at home, the Nuevo Gasómetro, but will seek to take advantage of Boca's bad moment to make it up to their fans.