Xeneize will be available for the first leg of the semi-finals in La Bombonera with the entire team, except Langoni.
La Séptima is only three games away and everything in Boca is an illusion. But although the expectation to win the Copa Libertadores again after 16 years is very high, Xeneize knows that the road ahead is certainly not easy.
After beating Racing on penalties in the quarter-finals, Ribera’s team now faces Palmeiras in the semi-finals, who were champions in 2020 and 2021 and are among the four best on the continent for the fourth year in a row.
The first leg will be played on Thursday, August 28 at La Bombonera, just before the Superclásico of the Professional League Cup, and Jorge Almirón has already tested a team he could use against Verdao.
Although the coach was expected to return to the three centre-backs and two full-backs scheme he used in the two quarter-final matches, he surprised in Tuesday’s training by deploying a very attacking 4-3-3, where the big news was the absence of Valentín Ship among the eleven.
The one who was there was Edinson Cavani, who, although he has not performed as his parchments indicate, is preparing to continue to enjoy the confidence of the coach. In addition, Luis Advíncula appeared as a winger on the right and Lucas Blondel was in defense, while Lucas Janson was on the left wing of the attack and Exequiel Zeballos seems to be a step ahead to play as a substitute.
Those drafted from Boca
The coach has not yet determined the list of strengths for the first leg, but in principle he has all players available, except the injured Luca Langoni.
The formation of Boca
Sergio Romero; Lucas Blondel, Nicolás Figal, Marcos Rojo, Frank Fabra; Cristian Medina, Pol Fernández, Ezequiel Fernández; Luis Advíncula, Edinson Cavani, Lucas Janson.
Source: Goal