Boca's tough defeat in Córdoba against Talleres de Córdoba, with a team in slow motion and without reaction to their rival's game, left Hugo Ibarra
silent, perhaps so as not to throw statements
or blame individual performances.
It was clear that the changes were going to arrive in the near future: inevitable modifications, others that were in the analysis and a game idea that must appear as soon as possible.
But, this Monday,
two injuries complicate the panorama since
Exequiel Zeballos will have to be operated again and Nicolás Orsini suffered a tear
.
"Exequiel Zeballos has an external meniscal lesion in his left knee for which he will have to undergo surgery. Nicolás Orsini, for his part, suffered a tear in the femoral biceps of his left leg," the club reported through its official account
. Twitter.
For Zeballos it is a new setback, because after that explosive appearance in mid-2022, a kick in a Copa Argentina match against Agropecuario by Carlos Casares forced him to undergo surgery on his left ankle and stay away from the courts for a long time.
He was asking for clues again, because of the freshness that he can bring to the attack and because the 'Xeneize' offense went deflating over the three dates that have been played in the Professional League.
It will be between
two and three months of absence
for the 'Changuito'.
Nicolás Orsini
's injury
in the handful of minutes of the first half in Córdoba, meanwhile, will take him away from the courts for a few weeks and his return will be more complex, because in addition to the good contributions of Miguel Merentiel -he assisted
Langoni
for the discount de Boca against Talleres-
Darío Benedetto
will join
, who against Platense next weekend will fulfill his sanction and will be available.
Like this, the center of the attack will go back to show another type of competition.
Orsini and Merentiel, up front for Boca.
PHOTO JUAN MANUEL FOGLIA - Clarin
The irresponsible expulsion of
Sebastián Villa
(will he receive more than one date for being a repeat offender?) also opens the door for one of the team's wingers to be there from the start.
Given Zeballos' injury, the only option that would appear would be
Luca Langoni
, with a better presence against the goal every time he touched him in the outcome of the last Professional League.
It seems difficult for Ibarra to move someone who, at least with more mobility, is giving him something different:
Óscar Romero
.
Where will the Paraguayan stand before those led by Palermo?
If it is again a link, then the 4-3-1-2 with only one end will be maintained.
But the DT has to change something else: the midfield.
The subterranean level of
Juan Ramírez
and
Pol Fernández also dragged
Alan Varela
down
.
That is why for the next game it is likely that
Ezequiel Fernández
will enter the starting eleven and the former San Lorenzo will end up leaving.
What if he hits a double 5 in the middle of the court?
In the 4-2-3-1 Boca could join Varela with 'Equi' Fernández, have both ends at the same time and Merentiel as the lead.
It's risky for going backwards, but that's what Ibarra tried last week before leaning towards repeating the team in Córdoba as a way to give confidence to underperforming players.
The other last name that appeared against Talleres and that may have minutes is
Martín Payero
, although always starting from midfield and with Romero as pitcher.
There is a certainty: Boca has surnames and variants to have different game schemes and also raise its level.
Now you must choose the coach who jumps onto the field.
And in there, the footballers show another image.
a special growth
Martín Palermo is undefeated with Platense and faces a risky game against Boca Juniors as a visitor.
(Photo: @caplatense)
Beyond the situation to lift the partial closure of the third tray of the South header, in Boca they are also preparing to receive the visit of
Martín Palermo
on Sunday , who will arrive as coach of Platense at the Bombonera playing field.
And he will be honored.
The idea of the club is not only to give him a plaque and a commemorative shirt, but to dress the stadium with emblems that allude to the rich history of Palermo in the club and for this reason a giant canvas was ordered to welcome him to the stadium from which once took a bow as a gift.
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La Bombonera and the Monumental, under the magnifying glass of Justice
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