Even the presence of newly-crowned US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro - a noted member of the Los Xeneizes family didn’t bring Boca Juniors the luck they needed yesterday.

Cristian Chavez scored the decisive 90th-minute winner for Godoy Cruz as they defeated Boca Juniors 3-2 at the Bombonera stadium. Talk about a last minute comeback… Boca can’t afford to doze off if they want their points! Anyway, Matias Jara and Federico Higuain (Gonzalo Higuain’s older brother) scored in the sixth and 77th minutes for Godoy, while Sebastian Battaglia and Gary Medel netted in for the home side. Medel was sent off in the 76th. Maybe he wanted del Potro’s autograph….

Also… this just in! Coach Alfio Basile handed in his resignation to Boca’s manager, Carlos Bianchi immediately after the defeat. The journos at Ole tracked him down at his hotel room and Basile seemed exasperated about the squad in general. “I do not know how to motivate them, ” he said. Oooh, scandal!

[Photo via Reuters]