Boca has just beaten Vélez in the Professional League in La Bombonera, but Diego Martínez does not rest. The Xeneize coach is already thinking about the match against Almirante Brown for the Argentine Cup that will be played next Wednesday. For this reason, the coach made an important decision regarding the squad.
Xeneize had no rest and returned to training at the Ezeiza facility to prepare for the Cup match.. But the main novelty occurred in the midfield: Gary Medel trained as a midfielder and He has a chance to add minutes against Aurinegro. This Sunday, the La Ribera team will have a free day and this Monday they will return to training.
Although most of the clubs have already entered the break for the Copa América, the team led by Diego Martínez still has an important commitment before the break. For this reason, The coach worked with the players who did not have minutes against Fortín.
With my head set on the Argentine Cup, The team will train again at the beginning of the week and on Tuesday after noon they will travel to Mendoza heading to the match against Mirasol.
Although it is still anticipated to think about the eleven that Boca is preparing for Wednesday, everything would indicate that Marcos Rojo would return to ownership and Nicolas Figalwho added minutes again against Vélez, would be the right back. But it’s not all good news, The team suffered a hard blow with Aaron Anselminothat despite not having done any studies, It would seem that he suffered from the muscle injuries he had previously.
Gary Medel could debut against Almirante Brown for the Argentine Cup
In addition to the players who would return from injuries, Martínez could have the presence of Gary Medel, the first reinforcement that Xeneize added for the second semester.
Fairly In training on Saturday, the Chilean entered as a central midfielder thinking about the possibility of him replacing Ezequiel Fernándezabsent due to Javier Mascherano’s call for the U-23 team heading to the Olympic Games.
The Chilean was officially presented this week, but he has already assured that he is at the disposal of the Xeneize coach: «With Riquelme we talked about the versatility he has, and the fact that he can play as a defender or midfielder gives us options. In defensive duels, in the intensity when recovering, he has some characteristics that the rest do not have. That is why his arrival occurred. We hope that he can help us be a better team, to contribute from his hierarchy and experience so that the little ones can copy his professionalism.”
