Juan Román Riquelme vs Colón, Clausura 2011

On 27 March Argentine giants Boca Juniors faced a tough trip to Santa Fe to play Colón in the 7th round of the Clausura 2011 tournament. Boca had suffered a run of three consecutive defeats and lay down in 17th position in the table. Juan Román Riquelme secured a vital 0-1 win with this intelligent free kick to beat Colón goalkeeper Diego Pozo at his near post. I was particularly pleased with this goal as I predicted a 0-1 away win for Boca Juniors in my Clausura weekly preview article.

Part of the Golazo series.

Lujos: Diego Placente caño against Juan Román Riquelme

Juan Román Riquelme is well known as one of the most talented Argentine players with the ball at his feet, back in 2008 former Bayer Leverkusen defender Diego Placente took the opportunity to show Riqulme that he is not the only one that can pull off a nifty trick.