Changuito Zeballos set to start in his last game for Boca? | OneFootball

Boca is getting ready to face a crucial Copa Libertadores match in which Changuito Zeballos could play his last game. According to today’s training session, the forward could start this match against Universidad Católica.

With the obligation to get a win at La Bombonera to seal qualification for the round of 16, coach Claudio Úbeda fielded a starting eleven with three changes in his latest football practice. Among them, one switch stands out and is drawing all the attention in the Boca world: the possible inclusion of Changuito Zeballos in the starting lineup, in a decisive match that could also have the strong feel of a farewell.

The talented winger from Santiago del Estero was tested from the start to partner Milton Giménez in attack, taking Miguel Merentiel’s place. La Bestia suffered a minor soleus tear that kept him out of the group in recent training sessions.

Changuito Zeballos would lead the attack alongside Giménez.

Although the Uruguayan attacker does not want to miss the match for anything in the world and is even considering the risky option of getting an injection, Úbeda tested Exequiel Zeballos as his main attacking option in case the striker is not fit in time.

For Changuito Zeballos, this opportunity is far from just another one. If his place in the team is confirmed, he would take the field in a context of maximum pressure and Copa intensity, surrounded by speculation about his future.

With the transfer window about to open, being the starter responsible for giving Boca an attacking spark in this Libertadores “final” would represent an ideal scenario, in what many already dare to predict as his last big performance wearing the blue and gold shirt, because his contract expires at the end of the year and no renewal agreement has been reached.

Besides Changuito Zeballos, who else would play against Católica?

Beyond the situation up front, the coaching staff tested two other important changes in the team structure ahead of hosting the Chileans. In central defense, Marco Pellegrino will come in out of necessity for Ayrton Costa (suspended for yellow-card accumulation) to provide physical presence and aerial play alongside Lautaro Di Lollo.

Boca is obliged to win to stay alive in the Libertadores.

Meanwhile, in midfield there will be a strictly tactical change: Spaniard Ander Herrera will come in for Tomás Belmonte. With the need to take control of the ball, the coach will rely on the class and technical quality of the former PSG and Manchester United man to pull the strings of the match.

Barring any last-minute surprises, the team expected to take the field at La Bombonera will be: Leandro Brey; Malcom Braida, Lautaro Di Lollo, Marco Pellegrino, Lautaro Blanco; Ander Herrera, Leandro Paredes, Milton Delgado; Tomás Aranda; Milton Giménez and Exequiel Zeballos.

Keep reading:

The 3 changes Úbeda tested at Boca for the match against Universidad Católica

Católica comes into the Boca match hurting: they lost the clásico against Colo Colo

Boca thrashed their opponent in their Futsal Libertadores debut

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