Belmonte arrives: in which position he performed best and where do they imagine him at Boca :: Olé

There is an immediate urgency to Mouth. That of the Copa Sudamericana playoff against Independiente del Valle, when Diego Martínez will not have any of the four starting midfielders and will need to fill such a void. But there is also a need that goes beyond the cup series and even the search for a classic five that Boca has not had since Alan Varela left: Toto Belmontewho will arrive in the country this Saturday night to undergo the check-up and then sign his contract, can adapt to different midfield roles. All the requirements that Juan Román Riquelme and his Football Council evaluated when they went for him. And they did not hesitate when it came to putting up the money. Toluca of Mexico.

Belmonte, who Roman loved when he was still in Lanús, will first enter the team without opposition due to the absences of Kevin Zenón, Cristian Medina and Equi Fernández for the calls of the Argentine Under 23 National Team for the Olympic Games, and also for Pol Fernandez’s suspension for the first leg in Quito due to an accumulation of yellow cards. There, Toto can share the midfield with Gary Medelwho Martínez has tried out as a central midfielder.

Beyond this particular playoff, Belmonte comes to Boca to stay and get into the team when it is complete. Where? In the Lanús Inferiores he was a midfielder on the right, then he became a double 5 with Quignon (he played looser and reached the area) and finally He remained as the only central midfielder, the position that suited him best and where he performed the most.And after 172 games and 16 goals, he moved to Toluca to add 31 games, almost always in that same role as stopper/pivot.

In Boca Predio, however, They also imagine him as eight, a position that they consider without a clear owner and which Pol (finished five), Medina (performs better loose) and Jabes Saralegui passed through.

“It’s a Battaglia”, They defined Belmonte from Grana. “Battaglia but with a better aerial game,” added another voice with knowledge of the footballer. Of course, now he will need to establish himself, earn the captain’s ribbon and win 17 titles like the Lion with the blue and gold… More impossible.