Oscar Romero would start in the match against Agropecuario. Photo: Fernando de la Orden.
Boca Juniorsthe current sample of the Argentine Cupaddress several changes a Agriculturalof the First Nationalwith the mission of obtaining a victory that allows him to settle for the quarter-finals of the federal race.
The match valid for the round of 16 will be played starting at 21:10 at the stadium Father Ernesto Martearenain Salta, with Ariel Penel arbitration and cable signal television TyC Sport.
The team led by Hugo Ibarra will go with 6 changes compared to the eleven that last Saturday beat Platense 2-1 at the Bombonera, for the Professional Football League.
The winner of the tie between “Xeneizes” and “Sojero” will play in the quarter-finals against Quilmes or Deportivo Madrynboth of the First National team.
Boca settled in the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup after leaving Central Córdoba de Rosario and Ferro Carril Oeste, who, like their rival this Wednesday, are promotion teams, the “Charrúas” of the First C and those of Caballito of the First National team.
Agropecuario, for its part, first eliminated a team in the same category as Almirante Brown and then he gave a “bump” when he left the Racing Club out of the tournament.
Boca, who became champion during the first half of the League Cup and that title also allowed him to qualify for the Copa Libertadores 2023, He is aware that the Copa Argentina is one of the objectives within his reach for the rest of the year.
Especially because in the national tournament they have too many teams in the lead, despite being just seven points behind Atlético leader Tucumán.
For this the coach Hugo Ibarra he will put the best at his disposal in Salta and despite this on Sunday in Avellaneda he will play a classic against Racing which will surely influence his future.
While Captain Marcos Rojo is recovering from a laceration and still has 15 days to recover, The mouth will show several changes, like goalkeeper Javier García for Agustín Rossi and the return to ownership of Colombian Frank Fabra. Martín Payero will go from the start as left midfielder in place of Juan Ramírez; and the offensive duo will be that of “Changuito” Exequiel Zeballos and Nicolás Orsini, while Darío Benedetto will certainly have a few minutes on the pitch, with the possibility of starting Sunday against Racing.
In defense, the Boca coach will bet on the duo formed by Nicolás Figal and Facundo Roncaglia, to rest the Peruvian Carlos Zambrano, who had a bad performance in the defeat against Patronato (3-0) in Paraná and a good job in the victory against Platense.
In the middle, Boca need “Pol” Fernández to recover his good level of time ago, while Alan Varela has been at an excellent level since he established himself as a starter. They will be joined by Payero, reinforcement from which good performance is expected.
The match will depend on Boca, which for its category will be the one with the greatest commitments, against a rival who It is found in box 24 of the First National Team (out of 37 teams) and who wants to make another surprise as happened against Racing, which he eliminated from this race.
After Brian Blando’s departure, Emanuel Dening is Agropecuario’s main attack card. (Photo: Twitter @Agropecuario_Of)
The “Sojero” have five winless games (two defeats and three draws) and 484 minutes without scoringand his main figures are defensive midfielder Matías Fritzler (formerly Lanús), Néstor Moiraghi (formerly Olimpo de Bahía Blanca), goalkeeper Williams Barlasina and strikers Emanuel Dening and Alan Balbi.
The presentation of Boca generated, like every time he plays inside the country, a huge expectation. That’s why the people of Salta have run out of tickets and are preparing a big reception for the team.
–Possible Formations–
Boca Juniors: Javier Garcia; Luis Advíncula, Nicolás Figal, Facundo Roncaglia, Frank Fabra; Guillermo “Pol” Fernández, Alan Varela and Martín Payero; Oscar Romero; Exequiel Zeballos and Nicolas Orsini. DT: Hugo Ibarra.
Agricultural: Williams Barlasina; Alejo Montero, Milton Leyendeker, Stéfano Callegari, Néstor Moiraghi and Enzo Silcan; Ricardo Pereira Méndez, Gerónimo Núñez or Matías Fritzler and Alejandro Melo; Alan Balbi and Emanuel Dening. DT: Diego Osella.
Referee: Nicolás Ramírez, replacement for the injured Ariel Penel.
Basketball court: Father Ernesto Martearena, from Salta.
Start time: 21.10.
TV: TyC Sport.
Source: Clarin
