Boca Juniors visit National team of Potosi this Wednesday without many numbers and cautious in front of the 3,885 meters above sea level of the Bolivian city of Potosí, in the first round of group D of the South American Cup. The match starts at 9pm and is broadcast by DirecTV.
The locals, led by the Argentinian Claudio ‘el Pampa’ Biaggiothey come to the match encouraged by the 2-0 victory obtained on Saturday against Royal Pari, a result which guaranteed them a place in the quarter-finals of the Bolivian Apertura tournament.
“Pampa”, former coach and player of San Lorenzo, has reserved several of his regular starters to face the current runner-up of the Copa Libertadores and He has almost the entire squad at his disposalwith the exception of defender José María Carrasco who has a shoulder injury.
Goalkeeper Mauricio Adorno, Colombian defender Edisson Restrepo and captain Daniel Mancilla will likely start.
In midfield, the Paraguayan Gustavo Cristaldo is likely to be the author of one of the two goals with which Nacional entered the group stage of the South American League after also beating the Bolivian Universitario de Vinto at the beginning of March.
Nacional Potosí, rival of Boca who wears the colors of River.The author of the other note, the Argentine Facundo Callejopossibly paired with his compatriot Martino Prost.
Callejo and Prost celebrated a few weeks ago by being paired in the same group as Boca for the chance to play at the Bombonera, when it will be their turn to face each other as guests.
While the team led by the Argentine Diego Martínez will follow the same path used by several other foreign teams that have played in Potosí, consisting of arriving first in Sucrethe constitutional capital of Bolivia, and then travel by road to the so-called “Bolivian Imperial Villa”.
The land route, approximately 154 kilometers, and the altitude of Potosí caught the attention of the Argentine press, which emphasized that the club will travel with off-road vehicles, although the route is asphalted.
Logistics aside, Boca has serious victims due to physical discomfort, including those of its captain, Marcos Rossoof the Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani and the defender Lucas Blondelwho will be away from the pitch for several months due to a serious injury.
Neither Sergio Romero nor the Peruvian Luis Advíncula, among the other regular starters of the ‘xeneize’ club, which the coach will protect next Saturday at Newell’s, a key match for the qualification for the playoffs of the Argentine League Cup.
The list of players called up includes several young players from the sector, including defenders Lautaro Di Lollo AND Aaron Anselm20 and 18 years old respectively, who could start against Nacional Potosí.
In group D there are also the Brazilian Fortaleza and the Paraguayan Sportivo Trinidense, who face each other at the same time on Guarani soil.
Probable lineups
National team of Potosi: Maurizio Adorno; Óscar Áñez, Edisson Restrepo, Daniel Mancilla, Maximiliano Ortiz; Andrés Torrico, Gustavo Cristaldo, Samuel Galindo, Marcos Andia; Facundo Callejo and Martín Prost. DT: Claudio Biaggio.
Boca Juniors: Javier Garcia; Lautaro Di Lollo, Aaron Anselmino, Nicolás Valentini, Marcelo Saracchi; Jorman Campuzano, Mauricio Benítez, Juan Ramírez; Vicente Taborda; Norberto Briasco and Darío Benedetto. DT: Diego Martinez.
Referee: Piero Mazza.
stadium: Víctor Agustín Ugarte, from Potosí.
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TV: DirectTV
Source: Clarin
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