Santiago Ascacibar, from apologizing for the goal vs Estudiantes to the hope of Boca fans: “The team was more solid”

- The "Ruso" is the main goal-scoring threat of a team taking shape under the leadership of Leandro Paredes. - He scored the winning goal in the rescheduled match from week 2.

Santiago Ascacibar, from apologizing for the goal vs Estudiantes to the hope of Boca fans: "The team was more solid" Santiago Ascacibar, Boca's goal-scoring midfielder. Photo: Fernando de la Orden / CLARIN

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Santiago Ascacibar, from apologizing for the goal vs Estudiantes to the hope of Boca fans: "The team was more solid"

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Santiago Ascacibar, Boca's goal-scoring midfielder. Photo: Fernando de la Orden / CLARIN
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Santiago Ascacibar puts on the Boca jersey and scores a goal against Estudiantes, his former club.

Original Text:“Ascacibar donned the Boca jersey and, despite having only arrived at the club 8 months ago, plays with the composure that comes from knowing the club's essence: sacrifice and pushing forward. It was his first time playing against Estudiantes and it didn't weigh on him. Towards the end of the first half, he entered the area and finished with his right instep to unleash the fans' roar at the Ducó.”

Ascacibar's goal against Estudiantes is his second consecutive goal after the one he scored on Sunday in Rosario.

Original Text:“It was his second consecutive after the one he scored on Sunday in Rosario. With Wednesday's goal, he now has 5 in 24 matches wearing blue and gold. A lot for a defensive midfielder.”

Vasco Arruabarrena needed to demonstrate that he would be a contender to live up to the club's history.

Original Text:“This consecutive brace from Ascacibar now gives breathing room to the start of Vasco Arruabarrena's tenure, who, after narrowly progressing in the Copa Sudamericana playoffs and then suffering a tough defeat against Deportivo Riestra, needed to show that he would be a contender capable of living up to the history of a club that has endured a series of frustrations and needs to break free from this negative loop.”

The Boca team showed more solidity and created dangerous situations in the match against Estudiantes.

Original Text:“I felt the team was more solid and we created chances. The previous match we also played well, and we have to continue on this path.”

Ascacibar believes the team has been working every day to earn three points and that the victory over Estudiantes is the result of that effort.

Original Text:“We've been working every day for this, to earn three points. It's not easy because rivals also counteract us, and today we were able to overcome them.”

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Santiago Ascacibar: The goal is a mix of emotions. Today I have the honor of defending this great jersey and I play for this team. We have to continue like this because it helps the team and makes one happy.

Santiago Ascacibar: I felt the team was more solid and we created chances. The previous match we also played well, and we have to continue on this path.

Santiago Ascacibar: We've been working every day for this, to earn three points. It's not easy because rivals also counteract us, and today we were able to overcome them.

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Ascacibar's data at Boca


Description	Value
Months Ascacibar has been at Boca	8
Goals scored by Ascacibar in 24 matches with Boca	5

Ascacibar's data at Estudiantes


Description	Value
Titles won by Ascacibar with Estudiantes	5

Boca vs Estudiantes match data


Description	Value
Goal scored by Ascacibar in the match against Estudiantes	1
Goals conceded by Boca in the match against Estudiantes	0

Boca vs Lanús match data


Description	Value
Goals scored by Boca in the match against Lanús	3
Goals conceded by Boca in the match against Lanús	0

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Which team did Santiago Ascacibar score his first goal for Boca against?

Against Lanús.

How many goals has Ascacibar scored in 24 matches with the Boca jersey?

5 goals.

What emotions did Ascacibar experience when scoring the goal against Estudiantes?

A mix of emotions.

What is Ascacibar's opinion on the team's performance in the match against Estudiantes?

The team was more solid and we created chances.

What is the team's goal according to Ascacibar?

To earn three points.

What is Ascacibar's role in the team?

He leaves everything on the field, runs more than anyone, and is the perfect partner for Paredes.

What did it mean for Ascacibar to score a goal against his former club, Estudiantes?

The goal had a special flavor.

What was the result of the match between Boca and Estudiantes?

A 1-0 victory for Boca.

How many titles did Ascacibar win with the Estudiantes jersey?

Five titles.

What was Ascacibar's previous club before joining Boca?

Estudiantes.

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GLOSSARY List of terms

Keywords


Word	Meaning
Boca	Argentine football club.
Team	A group of players who compete together in a sport.
Goal	The act of scoring a point in football by putting the ball into the opponent's net.
Fans	Passionate supporters or followers of a sports team.
Ruso	Nickname of footballer Santiago Ascacibar.
Vasco	Nickname of coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto.

Specific terms


Word	Meaning
Apertura	Football tournament played in the second half of the year in Argentina.
Clausura	Football tournament played in the first half of the year in Argentina.
Huracán	Argentine football club.
Liga Profesional	Argentine football tournament.
Playoffs	Elimination phase of a sports tournament.
Sudamericana	South American level football tournament.

Technical terms


Word	Meaning
Referee	The person responsible for enforcing the rules in a sporting event.
To define	To score a goal or a point in a sport.
Deployment	The action of deploying or extending something, in this case, it refers to the ability to move around the entire field.
Instep	The upper part of the foot.
Sacrifice	Dedication and effort towards an objective.

Region-specific terms


Word	Meaning
Ducó	Stadium of Club Atlético Huracán.
Estudiantes	Argentine football club.
Lanús	Argentine football club.
Pincha	Nickname for the Estudiantes club.
Riestra	Argentine football club.
Rosario	City in Argentina.

Ambiguous or polysemous terms


Word	Meaning
Team	Can refer to a group of players in a sport or a work group in a professional setting.
Goal	In addition to scoring a point in football, it can refer to a significant achievement in any field.
Huracán	Besides being the name of a football club, it can refer to a meteorological phenomenon (hurricane).
Solid	Can refer to a team's consistency in sports or an object's solidity in physical terms.

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Ruso Ascacibar apologizes. He clasps his hands and bows his head. He arrived at Boca to fulfill his childhood dream and immediately won the hearts of the people. But he didn't celebrate, even though his goal at the end of the first half secured a 1-0 victory. The first in the Clausura with Vasco Arruabarrena. The goal was against Estudiantes, the club that developed him and where he achieved sporting glory. He won five titles with the Pincha jersey. But it was also a life at the club. He left for Germany at a very young age and quickly returned home. After winning the 2024 Liga Profesional, he made a difficult and heartfelt decision to move to La Ribera.

Ascacibar donned the Boca jersey and, despite having only arrived at the club 8 months ago, plays with the composure that comes from knowing the club's essence: sacrifice and pushing forward. It was the first time he played against Estudiantes and it didn't weigh on him. Towards the end of the first half, he entered the area and finished with his right instep to unleash the fans' roar at the Ducó.

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Before the match, he had greeted all his rivals, formerly his teammates. And when the referee blew the whistle, emotions were set aside. Ruso plays with a cool head and a warm heart. And to all his deployment (he seems to be everywhere), he adds goals. It was his second consecutive goal after the one he scored on Sunday in Rosario. With Wednesday's goal, he now has 5 in 24 matches wearing blue and gold. A lot for a defensive midfielder.

After the match, Ruso didn't forget his roots and acknowledged that this goal had a special flavor. "The goal is a mix of emotions. Today I have the honor of defending this great jersey and I play for this team. We have to continue like this because it helps the team and makes one happy," he expressed.

His first goal had been against Lanús, in the 3-0 victory of the Apertura, when Claudio Ubeda's Boca took off and had a streak that threatened to sweep everything but eventually faded away and amounted to nothing. This consecutive brace from Ascacibar now gives breathing room to the start of Vasco Arruabarrena's tenure, who, after narrowly progressing in the Copa Sudamericana playoffs and then suffering a tough defeat against Deportivo Riestra, needed to show that he would be a contender capable of living up to the history of a club that has endured a series of frustrations and needs to break free from this negative loop.

Photo: Fernando de la Orden / CLARIN

"I felt the team was more solid and we created chances. The previous match we also played well, and we have to continue on this path," he explained. And he added: "We've been working every day for this, to earn three points. It's not easy because rivals also counteract us, and today we were able to overcome them."

Ascacibar can be a standard-bearer for this Boca team that seeks to regain its greatness. That's how the player feels, who leaves everything on the field, who runs more than anyone (he's the perfect partner for Paredes) and is also a goalscorer. And the victory over Estudiantes, his former club, at Huracán's stadium can also be the opening lines of a story: "A Ruso and a Vasco walk into a bar". It remains to be seen if the ending is with a smile or if nobody finds it funny. But for that, there's still a long way to go.

Santiago Ascacibar, from forgiveness for the goal vs Estudiantes to the hopes of Boca fans: "The team was more solid"

Santiago Ascacibar, from apologizing for the goal vs Estudiantes to the hope of Boca fans: “The team was more solid”

- The "Ruso" is the main goal-scoring threat of a team taking shape under the leadership of Leandro Paredes. - He scored the winning goal in the rescheduled match from week 2.

Santiago Ascacibar, from apologizing for the goal vs Estudiantes to the hope of Boca fans: "The team was more solid"

SUMMARY 16s (Full read 149s)

BULLET POINTS Information ordered chronologically or logically

HIGHLIGHTS Quotes, testimonies, and statements

DATA Table with figures extracted from the original

FAQ Information as frequently asked questions

GLOSSARY List of terms

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