Russo plans changes to Boca’s line-up | OneFootball

After smoothing over the tensions between the coaching staff and Carlos Palacios following the criticism of Claudio Úbeda for the substitution at the Gigante de Arroyito last Sunday, Boca is now fully focused on maintaining their unbeaten streak and continuing their upward trajectory in the upcoming match against Central Córdoba. This Thursday, at La Bombonera, Miguel Ángel Russo will finalize the formation of a team that is already showing signs of changes.

The most likely change at this time, pending the formal practice at Brandsen 805, the venue that will host the Ferroviario on Sunday, is the return of Agustín Marchesín to the blue and gold goal in place of Leandro Brey.

The day of the match for the 9th round of the Torneo Clausura will mark exactly 21 days since his calf strain, so they will test him, and Russo will decide closer to the game. If there are no setbacks, Marchesín would return as the starter given the doubts left by the young player, who had outstanding saves against Rosario Central but faltered on Ángel Di María's Olympic goal.

Besides the position-for-position change—which is logical since the former Lanús player is the owner of Boca's goal in this 2025 season—there is a concrete chance that Palacios might be left out of the starting eleven. This has nothing to do with his gesture towards Úbeda, a situation that has already been addressed and "corrected" internally, but rather with his decline in performance.

Who are the candidates to replace the Chilean? The coaching staff highlights the recent performances of Williams Alarcón, seeing him as improving and a real option to join the lineup to play against Central Córdoba. Alan Velasco is the second alternative being considered, although with less support.

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