The big casualty in Boca’s XI set to lose his spot to Santiago Ascacibar | OneFootball

After the defeat against Estudiantes in La Plata, Boca turned the page and has already returned to training ahead of next Sunday's match against Newell’s at La Bombonera, corresponding to the third date of Group A of the Torneo Apertura.

For this match, the Xeneize coach, Claudio Úbeda, could make at least two changes in the midfield. One of them is the return of Ander Herrera, while the other would be the debut of Santiago Ascacíbar, one of the two reinforcements in this transfer market.

In Thursday's practice, the 'Ruso' was a starter in the football practice where the usual substitutes and those who did not play many minutes against Estudiantes faced a team from the Reserve led by Mariano Herrón.

Thus, it is expected that Herrera will return in place of Williams Alarcón, just as happened at halftime against Pincha, while the one sacrificed in the midfield to allow Ascacíbar's entry would be Tomás Belmonte, who played 74 minutes in La Plata.

On the other hand, there could be another change in the offense thinking about the match against Lepra, as both in Friday's and Saturday's practice they will evaluate Ángel Romero and if he responds well, he could take the place of Iker Zufiaurre.

In this way, Úbeda would make three changes for his team's third commitment in the Torneo Apertura, which will be against Newell’s at La Bombonera, where they will seek to change the image they left in La Plata and get back on the winning track.

Boca's possible lineup to face Newell’s

Úbeda's team could take the field with: Agustín Marchesín; Juan Barinaga, Lautaro Di Lollo, Ayrton Costa, Lautaro Blanco; Santiago Ascacíbar, Leandro Paredes, Ander Herrera; Kevin Zenón or Iker Zufiaurre, Ángel Romero, and Exequiel Zeballos.

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