Marchesín could lose his spot: Boca’s options between the sticks | OneFootball

The last-minute 2-1 defeat against Defensa y Justicia set off alarm bells in the Boca world, due to the poor performance of some players. In particular, one of the main targets was goalkeeper Agustín Marchesín, who committed the penalty for the first goal and made a poor clearance on the second.

This weak performance by the former Lanús and Gremio player, among others, is not the first in recent times, since against Central Córdoba, in the 2-2 draw, he also raised doubts with a poor response to José Florentín’s header, which led to the goal for the team from Santiago.

As a consequence of these performances in the Xeneize goal, his starting position has begun to be questioned, at least by the fans, as they are not satisfied with the security he shows between the posts, and that is why he was heavily criticized on social media.

To put the goalkeeper’s poor form into numbers, in the last 18 matches played by Xeneize across all competitions, Marchesín was only able to keep a clean sheet on five occasions, while in the other 13 he conceded at least one goal.

Given this situation, the match against Newell’s at La Bombonera will be key for the goalkeeper’s immediate future, since another poor performance could put his starting spot in doubt for Miguel Ángel Russo’s coaching staff, with just four matches to go before the Superclásico against River.

The options Boca has in goal Considering a possible removal of Marchesín from goal, Miguel Ángel Russo has three alternatives, none of whom are particularly convincing at the moment. The most likely is Leandro Brey, the usual backup goalkeeper, who recently made a mistake on Ángel Di María’s Olympic goal.

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