Tread carefully: Rojo's two key men «one booking from a ban» v San Lorenzo | OneFootball

Iván Marcone and Lautaro Millán head into the clash against El Ciclón with four accumulated yellow cards. This means that if either of them is booked by the referee, they will automatically be suspended for the first playoff match, should El Rojo secure qualification. This concern adds to the already confirmed absence of Facundo Zabala, who reached the yellow-card limit and will not be available for the match in Bajo Flores.

The possible loss of Marcone would represent a major problem for Quinteros, as the captain is the team’s balancing force and the commanding voice in central midfield. Meanwhile, the young Millán has established himself as the team’s creative option, a role that is difficult to replace in a system still searching for attacking fluency.

The challenge for both players will be to get through what is expected to be a high-intensity, physical match without losing the necessary aggressiveness, but with enough intelligence to avoid a yellow card. With 21 points and sitting in seventh place, Independiente controls its own destiny to advance, but knows that reaching the knockout rounds shorthanded could be a fatal blow to its title hopes.

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