Estudiantes tied 1-1 at home against Lanús and lost a chance to qualify for the next Copa Libertadores, in a match for the fourteenth round of Zone B of the League Cupwhich marked the farewell of goalkeeper Mariano Andújar and striker Mauro Boselli.
Fairly, Boselli, At 26 minutes into the first half, he opened the score for “Pincha”, in the 93rd match of his career with the La Plata team’s shirt, while Jonathan Torresat 43 of the same period, equalized for “Granate.”
With this result, Estudiantes are obliged to win the Argentine Cup – they face Defensa y Justicia in the final – to be able to access the 2024 Copa Libertadores.
Andújar also had his last game as a soccer player and ranks as the third player with the most games played in the history of “Pincha”, with 456, below Abel Herrera – glory of the 70s – and Manuel Pelegrina.
As to Lanus, The team from the south of greater Buenos Aires qualified for the Copa Sudamericana by finishing with 57 points in the general table.
At 26 minutes, Leonardo Godoy He received a long ball from the middle of the field and sent a center back that the scorer connected Boselli to set 1 to 0.
In the final minutes, Raul Loaiza He put a long center into the local area that Towers, header, defeated Andujar and established the final 1 to 1.
Students’ tribute to Andújar and Boselli
With the end of the match before Córdoba Central, Students honored Mariano Andújar and Mauro Boselli who played for the last time in La Plata and although the final of the Argentine Cupboth became two legends in student history.
Youth players set up a hallway for the players to pass through, Osvaldo Príncipi acted as announcer, flags appeared with the faces of both protagonists and there was no shortage of tears from the protagonists.
Boselli He first came to the club in 2008, returned for the last time in 2022 and in these two years he scored 33 goals to reach 93. He is the club’s ninth all-time scorer and the top scorer in international cups.
Andujar He returned for the last time in 2015 and never left. He became the goalkeeper who defended the “Pincha” goal the most times and the third player with the most appearances in the history of the institution.
The student captain spoke to the people and said, among other words: “The family is not chosen. But I would have chosen the Estudiantes family, which is mine. There are many images and moments to come”.
The scorer, very excited, commented “from this club, from this family,” he will never leave. Scoring a goal and celebrating it with all of you is a beautiful feeling and luckily today there was one more. We have one more chapter left, hopefully we can finish with one more title and with Estudiantes in the Libertadores”.
It all ended with a return of both protagonists, accompanied by their families, around the entire field and receiving new applause. History turned them into emblems and they are already part of an institution that will always have them as references.
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