What time is Boca v Platense, in round 5 of the Torneo Clausura | OneFootball

The Professional Football League confirmed the details for Boca’s visit to Platense for the fifth round of Zone A of the Clausura Tournament. The team from La Ribera will face El Calamar in a crucial match, where the blue-and-gold club will have the backing of 5,000 fans after away supporters were allowed and all tickets sold out.

Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s side heads into this match, which will be played this Saturday, August 15, starting at 9:15 p.m. at the Ciudad de Vicente López stadium, with a major morale boost after a 3-1 win over Recoleta in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16. Before that, on the domestic front, Boca had drawn 1-1 against Vélez in Parque Patricios, so they need all three points to climb the standings.

The clash in Vicente López will also feature the special reunion with Martín Palermo, the all-time top scorer in the blue-and-gold club’s history, who is now Platense’s head coach. El Titán recently took charge of Platense and is coming off a revitalizing win over Independiente, though his side drew in its most recent Copa Libertadores outing.

Boca is coming off a win over Recoleta in the Sudamericana. Photo: Gerónimo Marino/La Número 12.

The main official appointed by the Professional League to oversee the match will be Jorge Baliño, assisted by Miguel Savorani and Iván Aliende. The refereeing crew is completed by Alejandro Porticella as fourth official, while VAR will be handled by Lucas Novelli and Gastón Suárez, with TNT Sports providing the TV broadcast.

Arruabarrena plans rotation in Boca vs. Platense

With the second leg against Recoleta in Paraguay in the Copa Sudamericana just around the corner, the coaching staff’s intention is to manage the minutes of its key players. The head coach himself confirmed as much.

Vasco made it clear during the post-match press conference after the latest win that he will carefully assess each player’s condition before deciding the starting lineup. "We’ve had three or four matches with a lot of accumulated minutes for several players, so there will be some rotation," the coach said while discussing the demanding schedule ahead for the team.

Rodolfo Arruabarrena could make some changes. Photo: Rodrigo Valle/Getty Images.

In this way, the club from La Ribera will look to maintain its collective performance without risking the fitness of its usual starters for the upcoming challenges of the season. After the clash in Vicente López, the squad will have to pack its bags for next week’s international rematch and take another firm step forward this year.

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