Miguel Ángel Borja earns praise in his debut with Martín Demichelis

Salomón Rondón, Miguel Ángel Borja and Lucas Beltrán are the three cards that Martín Demichelis has in this new River Plate that until now begins the adventure in the technical direction of the millionaire team. However, in the debut in Santiago del Estero against Central Córdoba, the former central defender of Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Málaga, among others, opted for the Colombian over the Argentine, since the Venezuelan was not in the squad.

Miguel Ángel Borja was vital to ensure the 0-2 victory with goals from Ignacio Fernández, a player who returned to River Plate from Brazilian football and took the ’10’ from Juan Fernando Quintero. In addition to Pablo Solari who completed the victory, sealing an excellent participation with a goal and assist.

Although Miguel Ángel Borja did not score or give an assist, his leading role in 83 minutes, replaced by Lucas Beltrán, was remarkable. The Colombian had a lot of mobility, and as if that were not enough, he helped with the recurring pivots to make connections with his teammates in the offensive zone. Due to his great performance, Borja earned the applause of the River Plate fans who exploded on social networks to show their affection and praise the Colombian.

There were also moments to criticize the Colombian for the minute of silence in tribute to Pelé where he was chewing gum and making a balloon with it. Comments divided from River Plate fans who described the gesture as curious and humorous, others who felt it was disrespectful to the Brazilian star who died exactly one month ago.

River Plate fans came to compare Miguel Ángel Borja with Robert Lewandowski because of the way he plays with his back to goal and his way of pivoting. In addition, he was praised with comments such as, “the game that Miguel Ángel Borja played is to make a video of him and show all the area 9 players in the world how he pivots and how to play from behind in a game.” 83 minutes of play for the ‘Hummingbird’, who is already beginning to gain points with Martín Demichelis as the new technical director while waiting for Salomón Rondón to become available.

The game that Miguel Ángel Borja played is to make a video and show all the area 9 of the world how to pivot and how to play from behind in a game

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