Boca Juniorsthe sample of Professional Football League (LPF)they will face Patronagewho won the Argentina cup and at the same time he went down to the First National team in an infrequent event, in the match that will consecrate the winner of the Argentine Super Cup.
The final in which the Argentine Super Cup trophy will be up for grabs will be played this Wednesday from 21:15 at the Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero, will be refereed by Andrés Merlos and broadcast by ESPN Premium.
The “Xeneize” team will aim for its first title of the year, after being crowned champions in 2022 of the League Cup and the LPF, the first trophy under Sebastián Battaglia as DT and the last under the guidance of Hugo Ibarra.
In the case of the Entre Ríos team, it won the right to play in the final despite being relegated after winning the 2022 edition of the Copa Argentina after beating Talleres de Córdoba in the final.
Boca start as big favourites, even if they shouldn’t be trusted against an opponent who gave him headaches last year, first when they beat him in Paraná (3-0) from the LPF and then when they eliminated him in the semifinals of the Argentine Cup.
Boca’s last win against Entre Ríos was on the night of 21 August 2021, when Battaglia made his debut as manager replacing Miguel Ángel Russo, and won 1-0 at La Bombonera with a goal scored by Luis Vázquez at minute 85. .
For the final in Santiago del Estero, Ibarra will call on the experience and skills of some players who did not play in Boca’s two recent victories, at home against Platense (3-1) and at Liniers against Vélez (2-1 ), and will also make another significant change to the arc.
In this context, Colombians Frank Fabra and Sebastián Villa will return to the title, plus Darío “Pipa” Benedetto and Alan Varela, and those who will leave will be Agustín Sandez, captain Guillermo “Pol” Fernández, Martín Payero and Uruguayan Miguel Merentiel.
Meanwhile, Javier García will be in goal and not Sergio “Chiquito” Romero, this is because there is a rotation to have the two goalkeepers in the match.
Ibarra’s strong decisions are the removal of “Pol” Fernández, questioned due to his low level so far this year, and above all the disarming of the Langoni-Merentiel duo, a strong move given that they understood each other perfectly from the first time they met. together, and are the most unbalanced of Boca.
However, “Pipa” Benedetto has experience in the finals and was not playing due to a four-date ban, and the Colombian Villa has a speed that breaks defenses even if he is questioned because he always plays individually.
In any case and beyond the names, Boca appears to be the favorite against a rival like Patronato which has not yet managed to gain a foothold in the First National team, in fact they have not won any matches with three draws and one defeat.
The “Patron”, now without Facundo Sava as DT and led by a promotion history such as Walter Otta, who is supported by the experience of midfielder Nicolás Domingo, formerly of River, Independiente and Banfield, among other clubs.
“We have to do everything perfectly to beat Boca,” analyzed the 37-year-old Nicolás Domingo in the previous one.
Santiago del Estero will host the eleventh edition of the Argentine Super Cup and, if they win, Boca will equal River in history with two apiece, being the two who have won the most times.
In the case of Boca, they have played in the final four times and lost three times (with Arsenal in 2012, San Lorenzo in 2015 and River in 2017) and won once, in 2018, against Rosario Central.
– Probable formations –
Boca Juniors: Javier Garcia; Luis Advíncula, Facundo Roncaglia, Nicolás Figal and Frank Fabra; Ezequiel “Equi” Fernández, Alan Varela and Oscar Romero; Luca Langoni, Darío Benedetto and Sebastián Villa. DT: Hugo Ibarra.
Board of Trustees: Julio César Salvá; Matías Ruiz Díaz, Cristian González, Sergio Ojeda and Facundo Cobos; Fabio Vázquez, Nicolás Domingo, Alexander Sosa and Jorge Valdéz Chamorro; Juan Cruz Esquivel and Enzo Diaz. DT: Walter Otta.
Referee: Andres Merlos.
Stadium: Mother of Cities, from Santiago del Estero.
Starting time: 21.15.
Television: ESPN Premium.
Source: Clarin
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