Is the debut coming? ‘Chiquito’ Romero missed training at Boca but was still called up for friendly against Everton in Chile

Despite the presence of the goalkeeper in the last few hours Sergio Romero in this Friday’s friendly between Mouth Y Everton from Chile was unknown due to a problem, this Wednesday the club confirmed the squad list for the away match in San Juan and, as expected, the awaited debut of ‘Chiquito’ with the ‘Xeneize’ shirt could arrive.

The day began with some doubts, because the football training scheduled by the coaching staff led by Hugo Ibarra to define the details on the team, he had no Romero.

Although at first it appeared that the player was suffering from an injury that would put him out of action for the next game, as the hours went by it was learned that he was hardly a nuisance, so it was decided that he would perform gym duties in order not to physically claim it. Thus, to confirm the optimal state of him and clarify any doubtsLowercase He was placed on the squad to travel to Cuyo Province.

Now, having recovered from the problems that have affected him since his arrival, he will have the possibility of adding minutes since the idea of ​​the technical staff is to give him time in the match in goal xeneizewhile the other would be for the promising twenty-year-old who emerged in Los Andes Leander Brey.

After joining the La Ribera side in August last year, the experienced 35-year-old goalkeeper was still unable to score minutes. In his short stay at xeneize, the goalkeeper underwent an arthroscopy of the menisci, to clean the knee area and remove the pain that afflicted him. This injury delayed his debut for Boca.

Now, five months after his arrival, Romero will have the opportunity to show his hierarchy in times when the future of Boca’s goal is unknown, on the basis of the agreement that Augustine Rossi He has joined Flamengo from Brazil since July, which would leave him without minutes in the half-year.

The new goalkeeper Mengão he will not travel to San Juan to play the game like the expert Javier Garciasince they shared time and time in the duel against Independiente, last weekend.

At the beginning of next week, after Friday’s friendly at the Bicentenario stadium, Ibarra will have to define the squad for the away match in the Supercoppa Internazionale in Abu Dhabi against Racing and make a decision on goalkeepers that has become a question of a million : Will he give continuity to Rossi knowing that he will leave in June (in the most important moment of the Copa Libertadores) or will he start looking for recovery in his replacement?