Matchesin back in the XI vs Independiente as Boca rotate | OneFootball

The goalkeeper made a record recovery and will be in Saturday’s clásico at La Bombonera. Úbeda is set to begin rotating the squad and will field a lineup with many changes.

Against all medical forecasts, Agustín Marchesín recovered in record time from his Grade III tear in the right adductor and will start against Independiente on Saturday. Although the timelines even put his availability for the Superclásico at risk, the goalkeeper completed a rapid rehabilitation and will return earlier than expected to face a crucial stretch for Boca, with matches against El Rojo, the Copa Libertadores and River as the main highlights.

The 38-year-old keeper shortened the recovery period, trained with the group on Wednesday in Chile and responded excellently to the demands, so Claudio Úbeda is planning to start him and add experience to an alternative XI for the clásico at La Bombonera.

While waiting for this afternoon’s full training session, all signs point to rotation beginning at Boca. With three crucial matches in one week, the coaching staff will manage workloads and field mostly backups against Independiente, with the idea of using the starters against Barcelona (SC) on Tuesday and then River the following Sunday.

From back to front, a virtually new team is taking shape: at most, only two or three players will repeat from the win over Universidad Católica, who could be Santiago Ascacíbar, Tomás Aranda and Adam Bareiro. The doubt is whether those names will also be rested or whether Camilo Rey Domenech, Alan Velasco and Ángel Romero will get their chance.

The rest of Boca’s starting XI will change completely. At the back, the defense would be the same one that played — and won — in Córdoba against Talleres: Juan Barinaga, Nicolás Figal, Marco Pellegrino and Malcom Braida. Midfield is where there are more question marks and it will be confirmed in training, but for now Ander Herrera and Tomás Belmonte seem set, with the aforementioned doubts about the other two spots.

To give the team more of a scoring threat, Milton Giménez will return to the starting lineup after quite some time, and it remains to be decided whether his strike partner will be Ángel Romero or whether Bareiro will keep his place, as he is on a good run but has logged many minutes. And Exequiel Zeballos? Although the Changuito will be part of the squad and the rotation opens up places in Boca’s attack, Úbeda’s initial plan is for him to get minutes off the bench after more than two months out with a Grade III tear in his left hamstring.

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