Kevin Zenón had his first training session at Boca and Diego Martínez must solve a mystery in attack ahead of his debut against Platense

After two days off and with the arrival of Kevin Zenowho presented himself on social networks and carried out his first training session at Boca, the coach Diego Martinez The work week began before the debut in the Professional League Cup, scheduled for Saturday 27th against Platense in Vicente López from 7pm

The three friendlies played so far, with three victories and only one goal conceded, have left one certainty in attack: the at Gigolo He likes to play with one winger and one inside, and that the full-backs always have space to project themselves. Therefore, the duo Luca Langoni AND Miguel Merentiel It promises to be a start from minute zero and it wouldn’t be unusual for the Uruguayan to appear together on the reserves bench for the first meeting. Edinson Cavani AND Dario Benedetto.

The first friendly of the year was against Gimnasia y Tiro a Salta on 13 January. Langoni played 45 minutes and instead came on Luca Janson, who also plays wide but more on the left than on the right, like the youth teams. Meanwhile, the other starter is the Uruguayan, replaced by Benedetto in the 20th minute of the second half. Nine times nine.

In the first match against Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, more informal than the other two, Benedetto and Merentiel played together. There were just 30 minutes left and Pipa scored the only goal. Then, in the second “friendly” match they played Norberto Briasco AND Iker Zufiaurre. It ended 2-0 with goals from Briasco and Romano Rodriguez. Langoni did not play in either match.

In the third friendly match, or rather the second if we consider the clash with Estudiantes, a team led by Martínez in the promotion, an informal training session took place at the stadium against Talleres Mario Alberto Kempes. From the beginning Langoni and Merentiel were present again. The first substitution is Cavani for Langoni, 10′ into the second half. Boca won 1-0 with a youth goal in the 35th minute of the opening phase.

Cavani and Merentiel played 16 minutes together. A double nine that didn’t work because the Uruguayan is still out of rhythm. Neither those 16 minutes with La Bestia nor the rest of the match with Pipa. Furthermore, in that final, due to the changes, Talleres’ game improved and Martínez’s team regressed too much.

For now, they continue to be tests. Martínez says it clearly. But even in his latest statements he expressed a certain weakness for Langoni. “I’ve known Luca since he was very little, he’s competitive, divine. With a huge heart and desire to make a career. We really like. When we met him he played more on the wing but at this moment, with the freedom to look for those offensive impulses, he understands very well when his teammates come down to attack behind him.”. A sign of what the technician means.

Then, number 9. It has Merentiel, Cavani and Benedetto. Of the three, one will be the starter and the others will go to the bench. Martínez said of Edinson: “I saw him with a desire to play and a lot of preparation, the work and the matches will bring him closer to his best physical form.”Second sign, for now, the striker who has played just 16 games (3 goals) with the Xeneize shirt will continue on the bench.

To have a complete range of attackers, Martínez needs another winger, with the characteristics of Langoni and Janson. For this reason, Boca is in negotiations with Vasco da Gama (owner of 50% of the pass) for the Chilean striker Carlos Palacios, who is 23 years old and plays for Colo Colo. However, the Chilean team is trying to avoid this transfer.

If completed, it would be Boca’s third reinforcement after the arrivals of Cristian Lema and Zenón, who will have their first training session at the Ezeiza facility on Tuesday 22nd. On social media the club welcomed him with a positive message:Dreams must be realized. Welcome home, Kevin.”, accompanied by a photo in which he is wearing the Topo Gigio, the brand that Juan Román Riquelme has immortalized. In interviews, Zenón said he was a “Boca fan with bones” and that’s why the official account played with that memory.