Boca stick with the same eleven, one return on the bench to face Unión | OneFootball

After what was a draw that felt like too little against San Lorenzo at La Bombonera, Boca’s coach, Claudio Úbeda, is already planning the starting eleven to visit Unión this Sunday. Thus, the Xeneize manager is considering keeping the same players who drew against the Ciclón, although with a special return on the substitutes’ bench.

After several training sessions and just one day before the match in Santa Fe, Sifón is thinking of keeping the same team that drew against San Lorenzo, a match that ended with strong criticism from the fans towards the coach. The three points are more than necessary for Boca, not only to avoid falling out of the playoff qualification zone in Group A, but also to change their image and get back on track amid intense questioning of the coaching staff.

The news, then, will not be on the field but rather on the bench, with the return of Alan Velasco to the team. The playmaker has already recovered from a grade II strain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, an injury he suffered against Deportivo Riestra in the first match, and will wait for his chance from the bench. The player, who came up through Independiente, trained normally in the days leading up to the clash with San Lorenzo, but the coaching staff decided to hold him back so he could get more practice sessions in before the match against Tatengue.

The one who will give up his place for Velasco’s return is the young Gonzalo Gelini. The youngster was promoted to the first team amid the plague of injuries that hit Boca’s attack, made his debut in the second match against Estudiantes, and played five consecutive games since then—two of them as a starter. Meanwhile, those who remain in the squad are Lucas Janson and Iker Zufiaurre as alternatives.

By decision of the coach, Agustín Martegani and Dylan Gorosito are also not included in the squad. In addition, Ángel Romero continues to recover from a muscle overload and will not be available. Milton Giménez, Carlos Palacios, Rodrigo Battaglia, Exequiel Zeballos, Edinson Cavani, and Tomás Belmonte are still undergoing their respective rehabilitations.

In this way, the eleven who will take the field to go for the three points as visitors against Unión will be: Agustín Marchesín; Marcelo Weigandt, Lautaro Di Lollo, Ayrton Costa, Lautaro Blanco; Santiago Ascacibar, Leandro Paredes, Milton Delgado; Tomás Aranda; Adam Bareiro and Miguel Merentiel.

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