(Brey) What is the story behind this trend in Social Media today?
28-09-2026
Leandro Brey, the young backup goalkeeper for Boca Juniors, started in goal for a Copa Argentina quarterfinal against Racing Club because the regular starter had been called up to the Colombia national team. The match took place at the Gigante de Arroyito stadium in Rosario.Racing took the lead with an Olympic goal, a direct strike from a corner kick that curled into the net. This was especially painful for Brey because the exact same thing had happened to him in the same stadium and the same goal a year earlier, when another player scored an Olympic goal against him. Racing later added a second goal to go up 2-0.Boca mounted a comeback in the second half, with Enner Valencia scoring the goals that turned the result around to a 3-2 victory and sent Boca through to the semifinals.After the game, social media filled with reactions focused on Brey. Many fans gave him very low ratings and criticized the way the first two goals went in, treating the Olympic goal as a repeat of last year’s embarrassment. Others mixed the criticism with dark humor, noting that the team still won despite his afternoon and that Valencia’s late heroics spared Brey from even harsher judgment. The conversation mixed frustration over the goalkeeping errors with relief at the comeback.