Boca Juniors (ARG) vs Sportivo Trinidense (PRY)
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00:00 To get us going.
00:01 It's La Bon Manera. It's Colmebol Sudamericana.
00:10 Boca Juniors playing host to Sportivo Trinidense.
00:14 Admitting full well in the pre-match presser that they are up against it.
00:19 Pressure should be coming from those in blue and yellow.
00:25 His shot away from distance.
00:27 [crowd cheering]
00:31 Of the Copa de la Liga.
00:33 Inventive play from De La Cruz to create the space on the break.
00:39 And the shot is on goal.
00:42 Looking for the up, back and through.
00:45 Calmness personified from Mauricio Benitez.
00:51 Fial losing a defender.
00:57 [whistle]
00:58 It's Serrachi in towards the near post.
01:01 Knotted towards the edge of the area.
01:03 Shot fake, loses one.
01:05 Took a deflection on its way through.
01:08 Legge.
01:10 Good shot fake initially.
01:13 Cruz slipping. It's Salcedo.
01:15 Sneaks it into the attack back with De La Cruz.
01:19 Andrada lining it up.
01:22 And the deflection could have been wicked.
01:26 Valentini over to Fial.
01:28 Medintiel dropping deep to get involved.
01:34 Cutting his way through.
01:35 Medintiel scooping it towards Cavani.
01:37 Too much on it.
01:38 Was there a tug of the shirt before the challenge?
01:41 Not spotted by the referees.
01:43 A bit casual as they tried to break.
01:47 And now it's Boca into the 18.
01:49 Where Fial slaps his shot wide of the near post.
01:53 It's been a tough game for Sportivo Trinidad State so far tonight.
01:55 But there as they look to hit on the counter.
01:57 It was a wayward pass which sent Boca right back into the attack.
02:02 And Fial having done well.
02:04 Cutting inside and losing his initial defender.
02:07 Just rushing his shot.
02:10 Cavani darting across the near post.
02:14 First time pass from Salcedo into space.
02:16 Pedro Del Valle picking it up.
02:18 Del Valle bearing down.
02:19 Del Valle looking for room.
02:22 Tipped over the bar by Sergio Romero.
02:24 Quick reactions from the Boca captain.
02:29 It's a great first time ball from the 20-year-old Salcedo.
02:33 One of the only youngsters in the visiting 11.
02:36 And as Del Valle looks to get the cross away.
02:40 Fial stepped in to get the block right off his boot.
02:44 Couldn't take advantage.
02:46 It was only 1-0 in the 82nd minute when Fortaleza were reduced to 10.
02:52 With the 10 men found to seconds to cap it off.
02:55 But now here come Trinidense.
02:57 Romero trying to cut it back.
02:59 Over the defense.
03:01 Fernandez has it wrestled away by Benitez.
03:03 Taborda 1-2 with Serrachi.
03:08 Back again.
03:10 Serrachi around the defender.
03:12 Looking for Fernandez at the edge of the area.
03:15 All hands on deck for Sportivo Trinidense.
03:18 And on comes Jorge Jara, the first substitute of the night.
03:21 They've switched ends here at La Bomanera.
03:24 And it's the visitor Sportivo Trinidense who will kick off the second half from right to left.
03:29 Still scoreless between Boca and Trinidense.
03:33 Matchday 2 of Colombia vs. Sudamericana group play rolls on.
03:38 He's on to defend from this set piece.
03:44 Valentini's header.
03:46 Samudio with the save.
03:48 From the center back that goes just wide.
03:55 We're going to look back.
03:56 It's a majestic leap from Valentini up over a trio of players.
04:00 Space on the corner for Kevin Zenon.
04:09 Towards Cavani.
04:10 Got a touch on to it.
04:15 Samudio reacts.
04:16 Quickly in.
04:18 Cross into the area.
04:22 Aaron Anselmina powers it home.
04:39 La Bomanera explodes as it had been waiting to do all night.
04:45 And it's the 18-year-old Aaron Anselmina who scores his first goal as a professional
04:52 to put Boca Juniors 1-0 to the good.
04:56 It's a lovely ball curling outward towards the teenager.
05:04 And he rises high to power the header home on the service from Lautaro Blanco.
05:11 A night he will long remember.
05:15 Jimenez.
05:21 Flick header on to himself.
05:24 Slips beyond the challenge of Anselmina.
05:26 Rier.
05:31 Well, unbeaten in their last five and it's been an eventful five matches for Boca.
05:36 Kicking it off with a wild 4-2 win over Racing in one of the clashes of the five giants.
05:43 Follow that up with a 3-0 victory over Central Norte, lower division side,
05:49 in the first round of the Copa Argentina to progress through to the next stage in that competition.
05:55 [crowd cheering]
05:58 Win against San Lorenzo.
06:07 As we take another look down a man through injury to the goal scorer Anselmino.
06:14 And now the referee, Gustavo Tejeda, called to the monitor.
06:18 The VAR crew telling him to have another look at a possible penalty.
06:24 A lifeline perhaps.
06:26 No penalty.
06:31 Fears assuaged.
06:35 It's a difficult place to play whether you're up against Newell's or Central over the weekend.
06:41 Trying to continue on with this fine vein of form but it's Sportivo Trinidense looking for an equalizer!
06:48 And it's slapped just wide!
06:51 By Joel Roman!
06:53 It's a clever head back from Raya to Roman who had won the initial header.
07:02 And as Boca were scrambling, nobody able to get close.
07:08 Benedetto trying to shield Alonso away.
07:18 Enough strength from the left back but now Benedetto onto it once more.
07:21 Verón, Rivera getting it clear only as far as Blanco.
07:25 Blanco in towards Benedetto! Samudio punches it to the edge!
07:30 Scythed wide by Benitez.
07:34 Into the final minute, Diego Martinez waving everybody back.
07:38 They were piling the numbers forward despite being...
07:41 Whistles coming from the crowd.
07:44 Will it come from the center official? Not quite yet.
07:47 Still time to continue.
07:49 Pineda slipping as he makes the challenge.
07:55 All sorts of space for Merentiel.
07:59 Zenon bursting on the underlap.
08:03 Passes just beyond him but that'll do it.
08:06 Just enough from Boca Juniors here tonight.
08:13 A performance to be proud of by Sportivo Trinidense.
08:16 Their first trip to Argentina at this imposing stadium.
08:19 They held on for 70 minutes before Aaron Anselmino, the teenager, headed Boca in front.
08:26 His first career goal was enough in the end for the Xeneize to get their first win of the group stage here in 2024.
08:35 Three points to Boca Juniors.
08:37 It ends full time from La Bombonera.
08:41 Boca won. Sportivo Trinidense nil.
08:44 Sportivo Trinidense nil.
08:46 Sportivo Trinidense nil.
08:49 Sportivo Trinidense nil.
08:51 (upbeat music)
08:53 (upbeat music)