They played together and were Reserve champions at the hands of Sebastián Battaglia.
Then they were under the orbit of Hugo Ibarra, also in Inferior.
One grew up in Brandsen 805 (he will complete 81 matches at the institution, a record for a youth player in the decade) and the other had his experience in Victoria, where he reached the final of the 2022 League Cup with Tigre
. the time of the reunion.
The place?
The central circle of
the Bombonera
.
They are Alan Varela and Ezequiel Fernández, two kids from Boca Predio.
It will just be the 8th meeting of
Equi
en Boca.
And although he had to jump onto the field in those games against
Banfield
and
San Lorenzo
in 2021 in which all the youth players played (in the middle of the pandemic), he is only now trained to jump from the start.
Already in Córdoba, against Talleres, he played 45 minutes (he had to convert a goal against).
And 20 minutes was shared with Varela in the midfield against
Atlético Tucumán
and
Central Córdoba
.
Now Ibarra will give them a clue to change the face of Boca in the match against Platense.
It will not be another modification
.
Because in addition to replacing
Juan Ramírez
(one of the low points in these three days) he will share the recovery work and also the creation with
Pol Fernández
.
Something similar to what Equi did in Tigre playing with Prediger and close to Lucas Menossi.
Can that idea be replicated in Boca?
For Ibarra, possession of the ball will be important.
For this reason, in addition to playing Equi, Varela and
Pol
Fernández, he will once again give the role of conductor to
Óscar Romero
, no longer affected so much by the setback of the team or one of the bands.
His task will be to make Boca play, something that the Paraguayan did little by little during the first three dates, although not with such a structured order.
Another of the boys from Boca Predio who will be starting is Luca Langoni
, who will enter for Sebastián Villa (he received only one date of suspension for his expulsion against Talleres) to position himself as a winger.
And although Ibarra was moving him in different positions, in the end the game will start on the left wing, the one that will no longer have Frank Fabra (Agustín Sández will play for him), Ramírez or Villa.
A complete mutation.
The striker, with another change forced by the injury of Nicolás Orsini, will be
Miguel Merentiel
.
And so, the former Defensa y Justicia and Palmeiras will have his debut as a starter in the team in just three weeks at the club.
It will also be special for him: next date Dario Benedetto will return to those called up (he will complete the 5-day ban) and there the DT will have to lean towards one or the other.
And together?
A lot will depend on what happens against Platense this Sunday.
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