Úbeda waits on Cavani to finalise Boca’s XI, no more changes expected | OneFootball

Still without Miguel Ángel Russo back due to his health situation, Claudio Úbeda will take charge of a new Boca training session and will finish shaping the team that will look to return to victory against Newell’s after two matches. As every Thursday, La Bombonera was the venue for the formal football training, in which an eleven began to take shape, with the main question being the possible return of Edinson Cavani.

The captain is making steady progress from the strain in his right psoas and, after missing the draw with Central Córdoba and the defeat to Defensa y Justicia, his chances of being among those called up for Sunday are increasing.

In any case, caution is needed: his presence on the list, and especially the possibility of him starting in place of Milton Giménez, is unlikely since he did not train alongside his teammates in the afternoon session.

If Úbeda decides to have him on the bench, all signs point to Russo’s “interim” coach (they have communicated that they plan the matches together, nonetheless) maintaining the same Boca lineup that lost in Florencio Varela. In fact, for much of the training session, he tested out that team.

Towards the end, Sifón put Ander Herrera into the starting lineup and the Spaniard emerges as a possibility to get more minutes on Sunday after his return against Defensa y Justicia following a little more than three months out.

This is because Carlos Palacios, a starter for the coaching staff, is still not recovered from the injury to his left pectineus and will miss another match. Awaiting Thursday’s practice, for now the idea is for Alan Velasco to start again in his position on the left side of midfield against Newell’s, a key match for round 11 of the Torneo Clausura with the aim of regaining ground in the annual standings.

The probable Boca lineup against Newell’s

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