Bad news for Boca amid all the good: Ander Herrera injury confirmed | OneFootball

In the midst of a present full of good news, Boca received some bad news. The injury Ander Herrera suffered during the warm-up before the match against Defensa was confirmed, and he will be out for several weeks.

The Basque midfielder was going through the pre-match warm-up with the team set to start against El Halcón de Varela when he felt pain, quickly recognized it, and stopped his preparation for the game.

With his vast experience, Ander Herrera immediately realized something was wrong: he felt discomfort in his left adductor and informed the fitness coach so the rest of the coaching staff would know. Claudio Úbeda and Juvenal Rodriguez immediately decided that the Spaniard would not play. His place was taken by Milton Delgado, who had not been expected to play so he could rest.

Ander Herrera will be out for several weeks at Boca.

This morning, the Spaniard underwent tests to determine whether there was an injury, and there was indeed one. The 36-year-old footballer suffered a tear in his left hamstring and will need around 21 days to recover.

The estimate of three weeks out comes just as Boca enters an important stretch of the semester: qualification for the next round of the Copa Libertadores is on the line, and the Torneo Apertura is heading into its final stage. His absence is a significant blow because, even though he is not part of the “starting team,” he is an important backup option and a key piece in the rotation.

Boca turns its attention to Cruzeiro

The Xeneize side has already shifted its focus from the league and gone into “Cup mode,” as Claudio Úbeda defined it in the press conference after the 4-0 thrashing of Defensa y Justicia in Florencio Varela. The blue and gold team must travel to Brazil on Monday to face Cruzeiro on Tuesday.

Boca is already thinking about Cruzeiro.

Boca will face “The Black Beast” on April 28 at 9:30 p.m. at Mineirão Stadium in Belo Horizonte. There, they will look for a result that leaves them with one foot and a half in the next stage of the continental competition.

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