📋 Leandro Paredes included: Boca Juniors squad to face Unión | OneFootball

The Xeneize already has its squad confirmed to host Tatengue at La Bombonera for Matchday 2 of the 2025 Torneo Clausura of the Professional Football League (LPF).

Boca Juniors has officially announced its squad for this Friday’s match against Unión de Santa Fe for the second round of Zone A in the 2025 Torneo Clausura. The main news is the inclusion of Leandro Paredes, who will surely get some minutes at La Bombonera.

The Xeneize, who drew against Argentinos Juniors in their opener, have gone eight matches without a win and are hoping to bring some joy to their fans, who will be eagerly awaiting the return of the world champion.

All signs point to Miguel Ángel Russo counting on Paredes, as he tried him out with the starting lineup in the last training session.

On the other hand, Edinson Cavani returns to the squad and will likely take a place on the bench. The Uruguayan missed the previous match due to a blow to his tailbone that bothered him last week.

Leandro Paredes would be playing again for Boca Juniors, where he developed as a footballer and already played 38 official matches (scoring five goals) before being transferred to AS Roma at the end of 2013. He also played for Chievo Verona, Empoli, Zenit, PSG, and Juventus before returning to the capital’s team.

Thus, Boca’s possible starting eleven against Unión would be: Agustín Marchesín; Luis Advíncula, Lautaro Di Lollo, Marco Pellegrino, Lautaro Blanco; Rodrigo Battaglia, Williams Alarcón; Malcom Braida, Carlos Palacios, Alan Velasco; and Miguel Merentiel.

If Paredes starts, Lautaro Di Lollo (with Rodrigo Battaglia moving to central defense) or Williams Alarcón could be left out of the lineup.

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