Leandro Brey, the jewel of the arc that gives Boca the solution to the injuries of Chiquito Romero and Javi García

It was not only football practice that gave clear indications regarding the possible ownership of the Leandro Brey in the span of Mouththis Sunday against Estudiantes in La Plata, the 11th of League Cup. The video that the club dedicated to the young goalkeeper on social media shortly after was also beautiful.

Brey, 21, entered the match against Racing on an emergency basis due to a series of unfortunate events (not for him, obviously). First the Sergio Romero injury in the defeat against Union. Later, on the same Sunday as the classic, the discomfort took hold Javier Garcia, the natural substitute for Chiquito. And even though the medical report indicated only a contracture, Javi did not take to the pitch during the week and the young goalkeeper conceded the goal in his first and only football test so far.

If confirmed this Saturday in tactical work, Brey will make his first time as a starter between the three sticks, after having had to come on twice due to various emergencies. One against Always Ready in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores due to Agustín Rossi’s injury and the other, the recent one with Racing.

What he lacks in experience he has in banking Juan Roman Riquelme. “He is well on his way to becoming the goal scorer. He was lucky enough to learn from Rossi, García, Romero. He likes to train, he is very serious. He seems like a bigger person. I have no doubt that he will be Boca’s goalkeeper for many years. He’s an archer“The current president spoke some time ago about the goalkeeper who broke it in recent years in the Reserve.

Even his recent participation in the pre-Olympic tournament with the Argentine Under 23 national team, with which he qualified for the Paris Olympic Games, is an excellent stimulus for Brey to finally have his great opportunity and begin the announced transition to become first instance. in the substitute. In the first option whenever Chiquito Romero is not there.