The decisive man in Boca’s run in the Libertadores is an old Italian acquaintance. The specialty? Save penalties. And he also eliminated his Racing …
How many stadiums in the world would be capable of giving a standing ovation to a goalkeeper for confirming himself as a phenomenal penalty saver? Many, perhaps all. How many stadiums in the world would be so grateful to that goalkeeper that they would also give a standing ovation to his coach, in the warm-up of a match that wasn’t all that important after all? Few, maybe one. The Bombonera. The one that Sergio Romero, the Chiquito with the big smile as wide as an exit to the edge of the area, has definitively conquered. If Boca Juniors is in the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores it is also (a lot) thanks to him.