The tactic that Ibarra could imitate from Russo in Boca for the Superclásico against River in the Bombonera

The last change you made Hugo Ibarra in the good triumph of Mouth in view of Colon It looked very much like a test for the Super classic. Is that the DT has decided to include Marcelo Weigandt (did not go well) di Dario Benedetto form a five-player defense in the last leg of the match against Santa Fe. To support the victory? To be put into practice in a context against River?

In this long week of work until the duel against Marcelo Gallardo, in Boca there will be rehearsals. And playing with three central scorers will be one of them, even if the line-up will be known a little before the game.

And it would no longer be a novelty, although it hasn’t happened for a long time. Was Miguel Angelo Russo which broke with a structure that hadn’t been used in Boca for a long time ten years. He tried, thought about it and executed it against River at the Bombonera, in a maneuver that surprised Gallardo and left the team that still had Carlos Tevez very close to victory. The test got a pass. And then from there it became another alternative to change the pattern.

Also in the Russian cycle, the DT used it before River in the Argentine Cup which ended with the qualification to Boca for the next instance, against Independiente in Avellaneda, against Estudiantes in La Plata and with Racing in a heads-up in the League Cup.

Which actors are repeated in these formations? Franco Fabra It was in almost all of them, with the idea of ​​exploiting their offensive virtues and containing their weaknesses in the setback. Even in the intimacy of Russo’s technical staff there was talk of putting this system into practice before the occasion of the one-on-one between Matías Suárez and the Colombian.

Both Zambrano and Rojo they also played in those 5-a-side games. That’s why the Peruvian was preserved in the match against Colón for having 4 yellow? The captain, meanwhile, has returned to have minutes of the game and, barring an injury, will start against River. Luis Advincula He also participated in those defensive lines which changed from 3 central defenders to 5 defenders in good passes. And offensive power is something that we will try to exploit with him.

With Battle The idea has been elaborated and it has even been thought of using it against some parties. But the coach, who had never used that draw in the Reserve, avoided starting the games that way. Will Ibarra now revert to that old resource?

In addition to the surnames that already sounded that way, now we have joined Nicolás Figal, who in the days of Ariel Holan in the Independiente knew how to play as the last man but also as the first stopper. And in the pre-season work (always with Battaglia) he tested himself in defense of three central defenders in a friendly match.

The test in the last modification just before the match against the River was a clue as to what Boca can do to receive the River. Even if now without Sebastiano Villa the idea is incomplete: first it was to fall back to take advantage of the Colombian’s flanks and speed. Will he tend to double 9? Will Langoni keep? It will be a long week of rehearsals.