Darío Benedetto cut a five-month drought: he scored three goals in the final against Patronato and became a legend in Boca's historical scorer table

After 40 days, Darío Benedetto returned to the ownership of Boca Juniors and scored three goals against Patronato in the Argentine Super Cup that takes place at the Madre de Ciudades Stadium in Santiago del Estero. El Pipa was very active from the start of the match and was very dangerous in the area of the team from Entre Ríos. He snapped a five-month drought and became a legend on the scoring charts.

The impressive reception for Boca Juniors and Board of Trustees in the Argentine Super Cup

A spectacular show was put on before the ball rolled in Santiago del Estero

First he warned with a header that passed close to 14 minutes and then he licked his lips to execute the truncated penalty that referee Andrés Merlos first penalized by the hand of Matías Ruiz Díaz, but which he later dismissed due to a previous advanced position by Luca Langoni, who commanded the previous center.

Although at minute 41 Benedetto took revenge after a good collective move by Xeneize in which Pipa participated in the gestation, he opened for Nicolás Figal who appeared on the left and the striker went looking for the precise low cross to score the first both of the meeting.

In the add-on, Pipa converted again and it was after 7 minutes that he scored his second goal on the Santiago night with a header. And at 17, he named another good play after him in which Villa extended for Fabra, who yielded to the penalty spot for the onslaught of former Arsenal and Defensa y Justicia.

With a hattrick from Benedetto, Boca Juniors beat Patronato 3-0 in Santiago del Estero and caresses the Argentine Super Cup

Xeneize, winner of the Professional League, and those from Paraná, winners of the Argentine Cup, meet at the Ciudad de Madres stadium with the mission of adding a new domestic title

With these conversions, the 32-year-old striker reached 64 goals, passed Jorge Comas and matched Ricardo Gareca. He was ranked 21st in the Boca Juniors all-time scorers table.

This is Benedetto’s 100th match as a starter in Boca Juniors, who has a total of 119 official matches with the blue and gold jacket. Since October 9, 2022, he had not scored and on that occasion it was against Aldosivi for the Professional League. 141 days have passed since the last cry from him.

After the massive blackout, the final between Boca Juniors and Patronato is played: the key support so that it was not suspended

The lack of light set off the alarms for the duel that both teams must play in Santiago del Estero when a large part of the country was without supply

It should be remembered that he came from a suspension after his expulsion in the final of the 2022 Champions Trophy against Racing. And despite playing only two games in the last 136 days, Pipa was important to his team.

The historical table of scorers for Xeneize (Source: Silvio Maverino)