📸😅 What's up, Miguel?! Merentiel's joke | OneFootball

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Boca Juniors has already arrived in Peru, where they will face Alianza Lima this Tuesday in the first leg of the second phase of the Copa Libertadores 2025.

The team led by Fernando Gago is seeking to advance to the group stage of the Libertadores in this elimination round, so it can be said that this is, so far, one of the most important matches of the semester for the Xeneize.

Merentiel raised alarms, but...

As is already known, Boca arrives in Lima with several important absences, including those of key players like Marcos Rojo, Luis Advíncula, and Edinson Cavani.

Miguel Merentiel is expected to start in Boca's attack. And all the alarms went off regarding the Uruguayan striker when the squad arrived at the hotel in Lima.

However, Merentiel is fine and his presence in the crucial match for Boca is not in jeopardy. The 'Beast' simply decided to add a bit of humor with that gesture.

In addition to the already mentioned absentees, Gago will also not have Ignacio Miramón (whose injury was confirmed in the last few hours) or Tomás Belmonte; Ander Herrera is also unavailable and will need a few more days to recover.

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