Another keeper?: Boca's call after Marchesín injury confirmed | OneFootball

After the extent of Agustín Marchesín’s injury was confirmed, Boca’s leadership, headed by Juan Román Riquelme, made a decision on what they will do with the position for the rest of the semester.

The Xeneize starting goalkeeper suffered a serious injury that forced him off the field in the team’s big win in its first Copa Libertadores match at La Bombonera. Without a doubt, “Marche’s” absence left a bitter taste despite the 3-0 thrashing of Barcelona of Ecuador.

Tests confirmed that the 38-year-old goalkeeper suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, and his recovery will require many months without being able to play. With this setback, the possibility opened up for Boca to go out and look for a goalkeeper to replace him.

Marchesín will be out for many months.

Under the rules, the club from La Ribera is allowed to replace Marchesín on the Copa Libertadores roster. In article 3.7.5.12 of the continental competition’s regulations, it states that teams may replace the goalkeeper in the event of a serious injury.

“The substitution of an injured goalkeeper may be allowed, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 2 of point 3.7.5 of this chapter, during any stage of the tournament, once the seriousness of the injury has been verified and certified by the CONMEBOL Medical Commission. This change will be permanent. Therefore, the club must fill out the Goalkeeper Substitution Due to Injury Form (Form 7) and send it together with a medical report from the club and all examinations proving the player’s injury,” the regulations state.

Brey and García will be the goalkeepers for the remainder of the semester.

However, Boca have decided they will not look for a goalkeeper now to replace the former Lanús player. The board decided that the team will face the rest of the semester with the other two goalkeepers already in the squad and will promote one from the reserve team. That means Leandro Brey and Javier García will be in charge of guarding the goal.

Who will be Boca’s goalkeeper in the Superclásico?

Everything indicates that the man between the posts at the Monumental this Sunday will be Leandro Brey. The young goalkeeper, who already has 33 first-team appearances in the blue and gold shirt, will make his Superclásico debut against River.

Leandro Brey has recorded a total of 16 clean sheets in the matches in which he has played minutes for Boca’s first team, not counting his time in the reserves. Below is the list of the matches in which he did not concede a goal.

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