Boca ring the changes for trip to Santiago to face Central Córdoba | OneFootball

After the loss to Cruzeiro in Brazil, Boca shifted gears and put all its focus on wrapping up the first phase of the Apertura Tournament in the best possible way. The Xeneize will travel to Santiago del Estero to face Central Córdoba, and will do so with an alternate lineup.

Given the number of matches and the nonstop stretch they have been dealing with, the team’s head coach, Claudio Úbeda, has decided to go to the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades with an alternative starting XI.

As happened in the match against Defensa y Justicia, before the Copa Libertadores clash, the team from La Ribera will play the final regular-season match of the championship with mostly backups.

Boca travels to Santiago to face Central Córdoba.

Leandro Brey will remain in goal and the rest of the team will change. Although it is not confirmed, Juan Barinaga is likely to return at right back, the center-back pairing would once again be Nicolás Figal and Marco Pellegrino, while Malcom Braida would occupy the left flank.

In midfield, it is still unclear who will join Tomás Belmonte and Alan Velasco due to the injury suffered by Ander Herrera. Up front, Ángel Romero, Exequiel Zeballos, and Milton Giménez would be starters.

Everything confirmed for Boca vs Central Córdoba

It is worth remembering that this match between Boca and Central Córdoba corresponds to matchday nine of the Apertura Tournament, a fixture that was postponed along with all the others that made up that round. The reason for the postponement was that the club officials expressed their rejection of the persecution being carried out by the National Government against the authorities of the Argentine Football Association.

The Xeneize visit the Ferroviario in Santiago.

The clash will be played this Saturday, May 2, starting at 4:15 p.m. at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, with fans of both sides in attendance, as Boca supporters sold out the tickets that the home club put on sale for "neutral" fans. Nazareno Arasa will be the referee and  Lucas Novelli will be on VAR. The match will be broadcast on TNT Sports.

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