Alarm bells at Boca: Russo loses a key starter to injury for Aldosivi clash | OneFootball

With the victory against Banfield at La Bombonera, Boca Juniors once again showed a good performance to string together two wins. Thus, the Xeneize seems to have left behind the bad streak to focus both on the Torneo Clausura and the annual table to return to the Copa Libertadores.

In this context, Miguel Ángel Russo's team has no time to lose and is already preparing for the next match. It will be this Sunday, August 31, against Aldosivi at the José María Minella Stadium in Mar del Plata, starting at 2:30 PM.

This Tuesday, a tough piece of news was confirmed for the coaching staff led by Russo. They will not be able to count on Marco Pellegrino for the match against the Tiburón. The defender, who has been one of the top performers in the squad this semester, will be out for about three weeks.

According to the official medical report published by Boca, "the player Marco Pellegrino has a Grade II muscle injury of the left external obturator." This is a deep muscle involved in hip rotation.

In this way, an opportunity opens up for Ayrton Costa to return to the starting XI. The defender had shown outstanding performances during the first semester and the Club World Cup but fell behind in Russo's consideration with the arrival of Pellegrino.

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