Merentiel returns to squad, could start with attack options low | OneFootball

Boca is preparing to visit Vélez on Sunday with an important update in attack: Miguel Merentiel will return as a starter after missing the start of the Torneo Apertura due to injury. The Uruguayan forward has recovered from a tear suffered during the preseason and is set to return from the start in a context of several offensive absences.

Merentiel trained alongside the group during the last week and played football on two consecutive days without any issues, which led the coaching staff headed by Claudio Úbeda to include him in the starting eleven. The idea is for him to gain minutes but not complete the match, managing physical loads.

Injuries are affecting the planning: Exequiel Zeballos is still out with a tear, and Ángel Romero appears as the main alternative to come on as a substitute. In this scenario, Boca needs to regain offensive presence from the start.

Meanwhile, Edinson Cavani returned to playing football in the last practice and will be on the roster for the match in Liniers, although he will start on the bench as he continues to get up to speed.

The team that Úbeda tested includes Agustín Marchesín; Juan Barinaga, Lautaro Di Lollo, Ayrton Costa, and Lautaro Blanco; Santiago Ascacibar, Leandro Paredes, Milton Delgado, and Kevin Zenón; Miguel Merentiel and Gonzalo Gelini. Delgado prevailed over Tomás Belmonte in the midfield, while Zenón returns in place of the injured Ander Herrera.

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