Boca unchanged, one returns to bench for Unión clash | OneFootball

After what was a draw that felt like too little against San Lorenzo at La Bombonera, Boca’s coach, Claudio Úbeda, is already planning the starting eleven for the visit to Unión this Sunday. Thus, the Xeneize manager is considering keeping the same players who drew against the Ciclón, although with a special return on the substitutes’ bench.

After several training sessions and just one day before the match in Santa Fe, Sifón is thinking of keeping the same team that drew against San Lorenzo, a match that ended with strong criticism from the fans towards the coach. The three points are more than necessary for Boca, not only to avoid dropping out of the playoff qualification zone in Group A, but also to change the mood and get back on track amid heavy questioning of the coaching staff.

The news, then, will not be on the field but rather on the bench, with the return of Alan Velasco to the team. The playmaker has now recovered from a grade II sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, an injury he suffered against Deportivo Riestra in the first round, and will wait for his opportunity from the bench. The player, who came up through Independiente, trained normally in the days leading up to the clash with San Lorenzo, but the coaching staff decided to preserve him so he could have more training sessions before the match against Tatengue.

The one who will give up his spot for Velasco’s return is the young Gonzalo Gelini. The winger was promoted to the first team due to the wave of injuries that hit Boca’s attack, made his debut in the second round against Estudiantes, and played five consecutive matches since then—two of them as a starter. Meanwhile, Lucas Janson and Iker Zufiaurre remain in the squad as options.

By decision of the coach, Agustín Martegani and Dylan Gorosito are also not included in the squad. In addition, Ángel Romero continues to recover from a muscle overload and will not be available. Milton Giménez, Carlos Palacios, Rodrigo Battaglia, Exequiel Zeballos, Edinson Cavani, and Tomás Belmonte are still undergoing their respective rehabilitations.

In this way, the eleven who will take the field to seek three points as visitors against Unión will be: Agustín Marchesín; Marcelo Weigandt, Lautaro Di Lollo, Ayrton Costa, Lautaro Blanco; Santiago Ascacibar, Leandro Paredes, Milton Delgado; Tomás Aranda; Adam Bareiro and Miguel Merentiel.

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