Aguirre misses Boca training with fever, club monitoring his recovery | OneFootball

For the second consecutive training session, Claudio Úbeda had to lament the absence of one of his starting players, although this time the concern at Boca is significantly less. After the muscle tear suffered by Rodrigo Battaglia, this morning it was Brian Aguirre who was missing; due to a feverish condition, he is not participating in Thursday’s double training session and they will wait to see how he evolves to determine if he can make it to Friday’s football practice at La Bombonera.

The 22-year-old winger, who has started the last nine matches, showed up for this morning’s training at Boca Predio, but after the medical staff confirmed his high temperature, he was sent home to rest. He will also miss the afternoon session and whether he will be available for Monday’s match against Barracas will depend entirely on how he feels on Friday morning.

The football practice to be held at La Bombonera will be the one that defines Claudio Úbeda’s final plan. Therefore, if Aguirre is fit, the coach will have to decide whether to keep him among the starting eleven or to opt for Exequiel Zeballos, who showed a much-improved performance in the loss to Belgrano. “El Changuito” closed the gap after his very good appearance last Saturday and has become a concrete alternative.

In any case, in the absence of the former Newell’s player this morning, “El Sifón” decided to call up Iker Zufiaurre, a 20-year-old youth player who has spent the whole year with the Reserve team and played three matches with the First Team under Diego Martínez at the start of 2024. While this doesn’t necessarily mean he’s competing for the spot, it does indicate that the idea is to keep wingers in the starting eleven.

The other doubts ahead of the crucial match against Barracas revolve around who will replace the injured Battaglia and the possibility of Edinson Cavani’s return. The Uruguayan could return to training this afternoon and be available for Friday’s football practice, making him an option to start against “El Guapo.”

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