With the Superclásico looming, Boca Juniors is sparing nothing for a pivotal week that starts in Chile. Langoni was cleared to travel, but a last minute dropout forced a reshuffle before departure.
After a hard-wought win over Racing in the Bombonera, the team faces two demanding challenges in the space of seven days: a Libertadores group match against Colo Colo in Santiago on Wednesday and the classic clash against River Plate on Sunday afternoon, May 7.
THE MOUTH ATTACHMENT
The coach, Jorge Almirón, is determined to balance both fixtures to strengthen Boca’s position in the standings and close the gap of 16 points to their South American rival in the domestic league.
THE MOUTH VS. COLOR COLOR
The week began with promising news as Luca Langoni recovered from the April tear and joined the squad traveling to Chile. Yet, during the final warm-up on Tuesday, the winger picked up an issue that left him out of the trip and required further examinations to gauge recovery time. In his place, Norberto Briasco returns after shaking off a muscle problem that sidelined him against Racing on Saturday.
The rest of the injury list remains crowded: Frank Fabra, Bruno Valdez, Juan Ramírez, Darío Benedetto, and Exequiel Zeballos are not traveling, though there is potential for some of them to be available for a return at the Monumental later in the weekend.
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THE BOCA GROUP IN LA LIBERTADORES
THE FORMATION OF THE MOUTH VS. COLOR COLOR
Against Racing, Boca demonstrated a solidity that had been notable in recent times. Not only in attitude but also in the passages of play where the team dictated the tempo, maintaining control until an unfortunate sequence disrupted the match and sparked controversy.
With the Santiago clash in mind, the coach reaffirmed his plan to deploy the same formation in training, keeping Luis Advínula on the right and Marcelo Weigandt on the left flank.
The likely starting XI remains: Sergio Romero; Marcelo Weigandt, Facundo Roncaglia, Nicolás Figal, Valentín Barco; Luis Advínula, Guillermo Fernández, Alan Varela, Martín Payero; Luis Vázquez and Sebastián Villa.
THE REPLACEMENTS OF THE MOUTH
To confirm.
Source: Goal