Diego Martínez and a lonely Monday: what the Boca coach worked on and what he defined while the players rested

There was no training and the players rested. With one exception: Diego Martinezthe coach spent all Monday analyzing the calendar, the logistics and the sequence that will put him face to face with a strong decision: give priority to the League Cupwhich is in the decisive phase of the group stage, or bet on the South American from the first minute.

For the coach it is clear that the international tournament always attracts more because of the dollars and the glory. Also, it’s a second-rate trophy, but the coronation will allow him to compete in the Libertadores, his greatest obsession. However, Boca is close to entering the top four of Zone B. With 16 points he has four games ahead of him: San Lorenzo, Newell’s, Godoy Cruz and 63 minutes waiting for the collision with Students which was suspended due to the kidnapping suffered by Javier Altamirano.

In this context, there is an exhausting journey that Boca will have to make next week in Potosí, where they will face Nacional in the debut of the South American team. Not only will you have to deal with the altitude (3,885 meters above sea level); Also, you have to get from Sucre by land. It will be a real journey that will last several hours. To the point that since then the team has been traveling to the party headquarters in vans or 4×4 vehicles The journey will take place via a mountain road.

The situation, therefore, justifies a match with greater resources against San Lorenzo and a rotation against the Bolivians. Due to the hierarchy of rivals and distances. Then, they will have to continue the journey to Rosario to face Newell’s, on Saturday 6 April, and before closing with Godoy Cruz, the weekend following the Bombonera, they will play the rest of the duel with Estudiantes.