Will Boca change the whole defence?: Úbeda's XI for Talleres | OneFootball

Boca's squad continues preparing for the match against Talleres de Córdoba. This Monday they trained at the Ezeiza complex, and Claudio Úbeda ran a football practice in which he tested a completely unprecedented back line.

El Sifón is still testing options ahead of the match the Xeneize will play on Thursday, April 2 at 8:30 p.m. at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium against La T. The head coach tried out a defense he has never fielded before.

Leandro Brey will be the goalkeeper due to Agustín Marchesín's injury; that is confirmed. But in defense, there were more changes in training. Juan Barinaga lined up at right-back, with Nicolás Figal and Marco Pellegrino as the center-backs, while Malcom Braida played at left-back. 

Ander Herrera lined up in midfield alongside Milton Delgado, Tomás Belmonte, and Tomás Aranda. Up front were Miguel Merentiel and Adam Bareiro, two untouchables in Boca's attack.

Boca are putting the finishing touches on their trip to Córdoba.

But this was not the only team Boca's coach lined up. On the opposite side were Javier García and the defense that has been playing regularly: Marcelo Weigandt, Lautaro Di Lollo, Ayrton Costa, and Lautaro Blanco. In midfield, that team featured Santiago Ascacibar, Williams Alarcón, and Camilo Rey Domenech. The front line was Alan Velasco, Milton Giménez, and Lucas Janson.

Although it is still early to draw conclusions from Claudio Úbeda's tests, it is clear that the coach will have to rely on rotation given that the team will play seven matches during the month of April in a packed schedule, with qualification for the championship playoffs and the opening matches of the Libertadores group stage on the line.

Boca's itinerary

The team will travel to Córdoba on Wednesday for the match they will play on Thursday from 8:30 p.m. against Talleres at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium. The coaching staff's idea is to spend two nights at the training camp in a downtown hotel, near the World Cup stadium.

The travel plan states that the Xeneize delegation will spend Wednesday night waiting for Thursday's match, but there is also the idea that after the game, the players will return to the hotel and spend the night there so they do not have to travel in the early hours of the morning.

Boca's delegation will travel to Córdoba on Wednesday.

If this is confirmed, Boca's players would also train on Friday morning in Córdoba, where they would do the usual recovery work after each match, before returning to Buenos Aires around midday and having the rest of the afternoon off. That way, they would regroup on Saturday at the Ezeiza complex.

They will also train at the complex on Sunday, and on Monday they will travel again, this time to Santiago, Chile, for their first Copa Libertadores group-stage match against Universidad Católica at Claro Arena.

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