Brey set for Boca call-up, hope he makes the Huracán clash | OneFootball

In Guayaquil, all the alarm bells went off. Leandro Brey’s substitution left Boca without its two main goalkeepers and forced the team to face the match against Barcelona with Javier García in goal (he delivered a good performance). As the hours passed, calm returned, and after it was confirmed that there is no injury, the former Los Andes player is likely to start on Saturday against Huracán in the round of 16 of the Torneo Apertura.

With a large hematoma in the groin area, he did not train with the group this morning and only did physiotherapy work in the gym. However, the club believes that if the swelling goes down and the pain disappears between now and the weekend, the 23-year-old player should have no problems taking the field to try to secure qualification for the quarterfinals; in fact, he will be included in the squad for the match.

At first glance, there is no physical risk, since the tests showed that he did not suffer any injury. Even so, the concern lies on the sporting side, because if he cannot overcome the pain that forced him to ask to be substituted, he is unlikely to be at 100%.

In the first decisive match of the year, Úbeda wants all the starters available. Without Agustín Marchesín, who recently underwent surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, Brey is the goalkeeper chosen by the coach to guard Boca’s goal. That is why they will wait for him until the last moment.

Meanwhile, Javier García is waiting in the wings after returning to action following more than two years away. His last match had been on March 10, 2024, in a 4-2 win over Racing in which he had to come off because of a muscle injury. In that match, under Diego Martínez, he was replaced in the second half by Leandro Brey.

On the night in Guayaquil, the 39-year-old goalkeeper turned in a solid performance. Not at fault for Barcelona’s goal, he made several good interventions and one great save against Héctor Villalba in a one-on-one that could have made it 2-0 near the end.

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