Gago recovers players and tests teams ahead of Defensa y Justicia fixture | OneFootball

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Boca Juniors is going through a long week of preparation for next Sunday's clash, when they host Defensa y Justicia at La Bombonera, for matchday 10 of the Apertura.

The team led by Fernando Gago is now fully focused on the local tournament, in which they have accumulated five consecutive victories, which have put a stop to the doubts that arose about the continuity of the coach, after the failure of the Libertadores Cup.

With the intention of staying at the top of the table and as a strong candidate for the title, Gago is outlining the team that will play at La Bombonera, with the good news of the return of several injured players.

The two teams that Gago tested at Boca

This week, Cristian Lema, Rodrigo Battaglia and Tomás Belmonte, who had been absent due to injury, made themselves available to the coach. All three worked alongside the group and are options for Gago.

Cristian Lema has not had minutes this season, and is not a priority option in the team.

But Battaglia and Belmonte are two important returns, as two fixed starters in recent matches, Ander Herrera and Kevin Zenón, are carrying muscle discomfort that puts them in doubt for the next match.

In the last practices, the teams were assembled as follows:

Team 1: Agustín Marchesín; Lucas Blondel, Cristian Lema, Ayrton Costa, Marcelo Saracchi; Tomás Belmonte, Milton Delgado, Williams Alarcón; Brian Aguirre, Miguel Merentiel and Edinson Cavani.

Team 2: Leandro Brey; Juan Barinaga/Luis Advíncula, Lautaro Di Lollo, Marcos Rojo, Lautaro Blanco; Agustín Martegani, Rodrigo Battaglia, Carlos Palacios; Exequiel Zeballos, Milton Giménez and Lucas Janson.

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