No Cavani but Bareiro set for debut, Boca announce squad for Copa Argentina | OneFootball

The list of Boca's call-ups confirmed a series of anticipated news, but still manages to surprise: Adam Bareiro is part of the squad traveling to Salta to face Gimnasia de Chivilcoy and has a strong chance of being a starter with just a handful of training sessions at the club, while on the downside, the absence of Edinson Cavani grabs all the attention.

The main news ahead of this Tuesday's debut in the Copa Argentina is the appearance of the Paraguayan, who in this morning's practice, before the delegation headed to the airport, was part of the eleven that Claudio Úbeda rehearsed. The coaching staff's decision is clear: to take advantage of the tournament's context to give the forward quick minutes, as he arrives with rhythm from Fortaleza, and to start integrating him into the collective functioning as soon as possible.

With Bareiro's arrival providing a necessary option, the coaching staff decided to preserve Cavani and not have him board the plane. Booed in the draw against Racing after a poor performance, Boca decided that the Matador should stay in Buenos Aires to optimize his physical readiness, thinking about Gimnasia.

In addition to Bareiro, Boca's squad once again includes two less frequent youth players, Dylan Gorosito and Leonel Flores, and fundamentally Ander Herrera. The Basque, who started the year as a starter and in good form, suffered a muscle tear before the match against Vélez and missed the last three games. Now recovered, he returns to Úbeda's consideration to gradually regain his rhythm.

The right-back with youth national team experience made it onto the list due to Juan Barinaga's injury, who suffered a tear in Sunday's practice that will keep him off the field for at least three weeks.

What team does Úbeda plan for the Copa Argentina? With the aim of managing workloads and giving playing time to players who have been waiting for their chance, Boca will face their debut against Gimnasia de Chivilcoy with a mostly alternative lineup. Many changes are expected in the team and the opportunity for several substitutes to showcase themselves.

The probable lineup of Boca vs. Gimnasia de Chivilcoy, for the Copa Argentina

Leandro Brey; Marcelo Weigandt, Nicolás Figal, Marco Pellegrino, Malcom Braida; Tomás Belmonte, Milton Delgado, Williams Alarcón; Ángel Romero, Adam Bareiro, and Lucas Janson.

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