The “Xeneize” team, which is going through the best moment since assuming the technical direction Hugo Ibarrahas 39 points, two less than the leader Atletico Tucuman (41), who this Sunday will visit Patronageand one below racing club (40), which last night surpassed Central Rosary by 4 to 3.
In the final stretch of the domestic tournament, with only six dates remaining, Boca will take on the match against Vélez, who had just 16 points in a mediocre campaign.
Boca was installed last Wednesday in the semifinals of the Argentine Cup after eliminating Quilmes (3-2) in a match played in Mendoza, and it was well outlined to defend that title, since it will assume a semifinal against Patronato, which surprisingly eliminated from the competition to River Plate and avoided a superclásico that logically would have divided more attention in the definition of the Professional League.
In Boca, the greatest concern is to recover its best players for the final stretch in which it can obtain two titles or be left without any in the second half, after having been crowned champion of the League Cup last May, at that time. with Sebastián Battaglia as DT.
In this context, DT Ibarra does not have captain Marcos Rojo due to a muscle injury or his teammate Nicolás Figal, with a knee injury, but this Sunday he will have three important players who were missing in the last two games (against Godoy Cruz and Quilmes) for being affected by their selected players within the framework of the FIFA date.
Thus, the Peruvians Luis Advíncula and Carlos Zambrano, and the Colombian Frank Fabra, will return to rearm the defense together with Facundo Roncaglia, plus the goalkeeper Agustín Rossi, one of the main figures of the team that left his place in Mendoza to Javier García.
Boca will have a stronger defense with these returns (Marcelo Weigandt, Gabriel Aranda and Agustín Sandez will leave the team), and in the midfield it is confirmed that Alan Varela and Guillermo “Pol” Fernández will play, while Cristian Medina will compete for the other two places. , with a very good performance against Quilmes, with Martín Payero, and the Paraguayan Oscar Romero with the intermittent Juan Ramírez.
The “Xeneizes” will have an important lead with the presence of Darío “Pipa” Benedetto and the last great appearance of the club’s lower divisions: the youthful Luca Langoni, owner of a great scoring ability.
His rival, Vélez, led by the Uruguayan Alexander “Cacique” Medina, won again last night against Barracas Central (1-0) and has important players who took the team to the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores, an instance in the that was eliminated by Flamengo, from Brazil.
Liniers’ team has pieces like strikers Lucas Pratto, Lucas Janson, Walter Bou and Luca Orellano, who if they are on a good day, complicate anyone and also want to have a good performance at La Bombonera.
The record between Boca and Vélez is 174 games with a clear advantage of the “Xeneizes”, who won 88 times against 45 of Liniers, while drawing 41 times.
The last time they met at La Bombonera was on September 2, 2018 and Boca thrashed Vélez 3-0 with goals from Cristian Pavón and the Colombians Edwin Cardona, from a penalty kick, and Villa.
Probable Formations
Boca Juniors: Agustin Rossi; Luis Advíncula, Carlos Zambrano, Facundo Roncaglia and Frank Fabra; Cristian Medina or Martín Payero, Alan Varela, Guillermo “Pol” Fernández and Juan Ramírez or Oscar Romero; Luca Langoni and Dario Benedetto. DT: Hugo Ibarra.
Velez Sarsfield: Leonardo Burian; Leonardo Jara, Matías de los Santos, Miguel Brizuela and Francisco Ortega; Mateo Seoane, Nicolás Garayalde, Julián Fernández and Walter Bou; Lucas Janson and Lucas Pratt. DT: Alexander Medina.
Referee:
Patrick Loustau.
VAR:
Diego Abbal.
Basketball court:
Boca Juniors.
Start time:
18.
TV:
ESPN Prime.
Source: Ambito
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