Merentiel scores against San Lorenzo again, reaches 62 goals with Boca

Another clasico, another goal from Miguel Merentiel. The Beast showed up right on cue once again to score against San Lorenzo at the Nuevo Gasometro, in Boca's win for matchday ten of the Torneo Clausura. After the game he sat down to talk about a bit of everything: the team's current form and also a piece of news that hit close to home, his absence from the latest Uruguay national team call-up.

Diego Forlan, the Celeste's head coach, decided to rest him for the upcoming friendlies, and in an interview with ESPN, Merentiel made it clear he doesn't see it as a bitter pill to swallow. Quite the opposite: he knows the decision leaves him available for a match Boca has circled on the calendar, the trip to face Racing next Sunday in the Copa Argentina.

Happy about being rested, but also about staying here. I want to achieve things with this club. It was good to stay and play this upcoming match. I'm happy. I have to keep working, there will be another call-up down the lineMiguel Merentiel

The forward had nothing but praise for what the team did on the field against San Lorenzo. In his view, there wasn't much mystery to the result: Boca was in control from start to finish.

We were superior from the first minute, so it's a deserved win, we're very happy. We dominated the entire match, so I'm pleasedMiguel Merentiel

A historic nemesis of the Cyclone

This weekend's goal wasn't just another one for Merentiel. With that finish, the Uruguayan has now scored six times against San Lorenzo: four wearing Boca's shirt and two during his time at Defensa y Justicia. Numbers that speak to a particular comfort against that opponent, something he himself acknowledged with satisfaction.

"Very happy, even more so in a clasico, scoring makes me really glad. And also for the team's sake, because we've been doing well. We have to keep competing," he added, making clear that individual celebration takes a back seat to the collective performance the team has been showing.

With his sights set on what's next, Merentiel didn't want to get ahead of himself thinking about the upcoming challenge. He knows the matchup with Racing in the Copa Argentina won't be easy and that the demands won't let up.

We have to take it match by match. We know that this weekend we have a tough game, so we have to keep competing like we've been doing, and we've been doing it very wellMiguel Merentiel

The forward closed out his stint as Boca's undisputed starting striker with a stat that backs up his performance: he reached 62 goals with Boca's shirt in 180 appearances. A number that keeps growing match by match and cements him as a key player, even when the Celeste decides to leave him off a call-up.