Video: Edinson Cavani's unusual missed goal at the end against Alianza Lima

In the second leg of the 2025 Copa Libertadores Playoffs, Boca beat Alianza Lima 2-1 at La Bombonera. But as “ Somos Boca ” indicates, the story in the 180 minutes ended in a 2-2 draw and Fernando Gago 's team was eliminated 5-4 on penalties.

Briefly analyzing the match, Boca started winning with an unusual own goal by Miguel Trauco . Although shortly after, Hernán Barcos managed to score with a header for Pipo Gorosito's team. The score reached halftime 1-1.

In the second half, Boca regained the lead thanks to a goal from Kevin Zenón. Later, the Club from La Ribera had a few chances to take the series and qualify. One of the clearest chances was for Edinson Cavani . Although the game finally went to penalties, where the only one who failed was Alan Velasco.

As a matter of interest, Leandro Brey came in at the last second to replace Agustín Marchesín. Several users on social media are harshly questioning this decision by Fernando Gago . While others are even calling for the coach's dismissal.

After the defeat, Gago spoke to the media. These were his feelings: “ 100% I feel strong enough to continue, I want to get my revenge now. The result hurts, being eliminated, it is an uncomfortable situation . I liked the team today, we had situations until the last minute, we have to take responsibility and keep working.”

He added: “It is a very hard blow. We were looking forward to continuing in the Libertadores, we worked for this. From the pain, the anger, today we deserved to win, we had chances to increase the score, but it didn't happen . It is a great sadness for the locker room, the fans, us.”

He concluded with these words: “ We continue working to set new goals and from there, continue growing . We try to keep competing in each competition we have, the tournament, the World Club Championship, keep working to achieve our goals.”