😱 Enner Valencia off the bench, headed hat-trick sends Boca through

Enner Valencia had his first big moment in a Boca Juniors shirt, Vasco's rival in the Copa Sudamericana semifinal, this Sunday (27).

Racing had opened up a two-goal lead at the Gigante de Arroyito in the Copa Argentina quarterfinals.

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But they hadn't counted on the cunning of the 36-year-old Ecuadorian striker.

He came on in the 11th minute of the second half.

And he scored a HAT TRICK with headers to seal a 3-2 comeback win that sent Boca into the tournament semifinals.

With the "detail" that the decisive goal came in the VERY last minute indicated by the referee.

It wasn't easy for him...

After his spell at Pachuca, Enner, a former Internacional player, made his Boca debut on August 18.

He was coming off an underwhelming World Cup with Ecuador.

He had gone six straight matches without directly contributing to a goal before scoring and providing an assist against Central Córdoba.

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He then drew another blank against São Paulo before making all the difference against Vojvoda's Racing.

Always in the air.

The first became reality in the 27th minute

The equalizer came in the 35th minute.

And the third came with TEN SECONDS left in stoppage time.

Plenty of fans wanted "just a little bit" of Enner after Boca's qualification.

Boca will face Banfield in the semifinal.

The other one will be between Atlético Tucumán and the winner of Platense vs. Estudiantes.

Watch out, Vasco!

The matches against Cruz-Maltino will be played on October 13 and 20, with the second leg in Rio de Janeiro.

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Boca are also in action in Argentina's Clausura.

They currently sit fifth in Group A with 17 points.

They are on course to qualify for the knockout stage with four rounds remaining.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.