Boca won and showed their best version against Platense, but Negro Ibarra can never have a quiet week

After the win against Platense In the bombonerashowing in the second 45 minutes perhaps its best version in this 2023, the week of Mouth will be crossed by the returns of Darius Benedict and of sebatina villawhich will be available to visit Velez in Liniers for the fifth day of the Professional league. And it will be Hugh Ibarra that they must form an eleven that resembles the one that beat Martín Palermo’s men or change their surnames again for this start of the competition.

the goal of Michael Merentielwhich included a wild celebration with an acrylic headbutt from the audience, meant the first goal for a Boca centre-forward since October. Precisely prior to the possibility that Ibarra will have to get Benedetto back, the striker who was sanctioned for four dates for his gestures to the referee in the match against Racing in the Champions Trophy final. And although he trained every day with the team – he even played in the International Superfinal in Abu Dhabi – now he will have to compete for points again. As an appetizer or while waiting for your chance?

Inside the doors, everyone agrees Pipa is the oldest forward in the team. And that his return is necessary for Boca preparing for the final Argentine Super Cup against Patronage (1/3 in Santiago del Estero). But the internal competition with Merentiel – much more than the one he has with Orsini – can bring him back to the best version, the one that appeared dropper during 2022 despite him being the player with the most goals in the year.

In addition to Benedetto and Merentiel, Luis Vázquez and Gonzalo Morales are also in the squad, so Ibarra will have to manage the minutes from now on in a place where there seems to be room only for a surname.

What about double 9? For now he is only in the folder for a specific moment of the match, despite the former Palmeiras player having done very well together with Bou in his time in Defense and Justice. “Miguel offers us offensive alternatives, I can play with two or three forwards depending on the situation. We have options in all lines to train differently,” Ibarra said at a press conference.

“I like things that complicate me. That’s the players job, then it’s up to me to solve it and put the best on the field. It has to be like this, the competition is generated like this and that’s what we all want to achieve “, raised the DT , anticipating a week in which this situation will be discussed.

But Benedict will not be just the debate. why again mouth could win without Sebastián Villa in attack. And apart from Luca Langoni (with a goal against Talleres and imbalance for Merentiel’s goal against Platense) and Norberto Briasco (he scored again), the offensive alternatives today seem to have only one place for a winger. And the Colombian, despite his level not yet being the best, always ends up prevailing. There will be tasks for the technician during the week.