Mouth continues with the preparation for the League Cup and to gain pace under the orders of Diego Martinez. This Wednesday they beat Estudiantes de Caseros 1-0 and 2-0 in two friendly matches played in the club’s stadium in Ezeiza, behind closed doors. With mixed teams and in two matches of one hour each, Xeneize won against the Primera Nacional team.
In the first round, Boca formed with Sergio Romero; Lucas Blondel, Cristian Lema, Aaron Anselmino and Frank Fabra; Jabes Saralegui, Jorman Campuzano and Juan Ramírez; Vicente Taborda; Darío Benedetto and Miguel Merentiel.
This team won 1-0 with objective of Tube Dario Benedetto towards the end of the first 30 minute half.
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Then, Martínez deployed JAirman Garcia; Marcelo Weigandt, Bruno Valdez, Jorge Figal and Marcelo Saracchi; Guillermo “Pol” Fernández, Mauricio Benítez, Ezequiel Bullaude and Julián Ceballos; Norberto Briasco and Iker Zufiaurre.
In this match, played by the majority of substitutes, the home team beat Pincha 2-0 with goals from Briasco and the admitted Román Rodríguez, a snag from the 2003 category.
These formal football training sessions against his former club have allowed Martínez to try some variations ahead of the second pre-season friendly. which will be next Saturday against Talleres at the Mario Alberto Kempes.
Martínez played and later coached Estudiantes de Caseroswhere they achieved promotion to the Primera Nacional and reached the semi-finals of the Argentina Cup.
The former Huracán coach made his debut last Saturday at Boca with a 1-0 win over Gimnasia and Tiro de Salta with a goal from Bullaude.
After the friendly against “T”, Boca will focus on their official debut in the League Cup which will be on Saturday 27 January at 7pm against Platense in Vicente López.
Source: Clarin
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