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

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

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

But they hadn’t counted on the cunning of the 36-year-old Ecuadorian center-forward.

He was brought 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 to 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 a 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 games without a direct goal contribution before scoring and adding an assist against Central Córdoba.

He then drew a blank again 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 semifinal will be between Atlético Tucumán and whoever advances from Platense vs. Estudiantes.

Watch out, Vasco!

The clashes against Cruz-Maltino will take place on October 13 and 20, with the second leg in Rio de Janeiro.

Boca are also in action in the Argentine Clausura.

They are currently fifth in Group A with 17 points.

As things stand, they are qualifying 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.

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