After the victory against Racing, Boca arrives strengthened to the Superclásico but before it has a scale of risk in Santiago

The victory against Racing changed the energy.

Colo Colo is coming, on Wednesday in Santiago de Chile, and River, no less, on Sunday at the Monumental.

Two heavy rivals, both as visitors.

However,

And his coach, Jorge Almirón, managed to earn the respect of the fans.

From a stumbling start to this three-game streak with two wins (Pereira and Racing) and a draw (Rosario Central in Arroyito) there was a substantial change: in the pressure, the tactical ordering and a success that had to do with the position Luis Advíncula as winger.

In addition, of course, to the inclusion of Valentín Barco, the jewel of the inferiors, in the absence of Frank Fabra, injured.

Almirón will face both games with the best he has.

The duel against the Chileans is key to directing the qualification to the round of 16.

Finishing Wednesday with 7 points leaves him in a good position for that continental goal.

There is a fixture in the team: Martín Payero.

The midfielder will start, especially taking into account that he will not be able to be in the Superclásico due to his expulsion against Racing.

Afterwards, he will have to evaluate if he continues with Barco on the left side or gives Agustín Sandez a chance.

Another of the doubts that the coach must clear up is

.

The Peruvian was the most prominent as a winger, an unusual position, but one that he knows from his beginnings at Juan Aurich.

Will he continue in that position or will he return to right-back to replace Marcelo Weigandt?

Go ahead, Miguel Merentiel asks for a clue.

Against the

, he replaced Luis Vázquez and ended up scoring the goal that defined the game.

After the goal against Pereira and the great game he played with Racing, the Peruvian wins the position.

The question is where he will play. Photo: EFE / Juan Ignacio Roncoroni

The theme of "9" is key thinking about Colo Colo, but also about River.

Darío Benedetto suffered a right hamstring tear and although he is working hard on kinesiology, he won't make it to the classic.

Merentiel has a better chance to play from the start.

And who will replace Payero in Núñez?

 With Juan Ramírez ruled out as a result of a torn left femoral biceps, today there are three names for a position: Oscar Romero, Equi Fernández or Cristian Medina.

They all have different characteristics from the former Banfield midfielder.

When the Paraguayan played, the midfield did not work with

Fernández and Alan Varela, two untouchables.

The juveniles would give him greater dynamics and recovery.

The presence of both will depend on the strategic plan.

First, of course, you have to overcome the scale on the other side of the Cordillera.

The most positive news at the start of the week has to do with the recovery of Luca Langoni

.

The striker had suffered a hamstring tear in his right leg.

This Monday he worked alongside the rest of the squad and will travel to Chile together with the delegation.

Another who has already joined the group is Marcos Rojo.

The central defender and blue and gold captain is in the last stage of recovering from a torn ligament in his right knee that he has suffered since October.

He is a key man and will be a great reinforcement at the end of the first stage of the year.

Juan Román Riquelme already said it: "I hope he recovers well and comes back soon, they are players who make their teammate better."

Of the Superclásico, the idol vice president did not want to talk.

"The most difficult game we have right now is in Chile, then we will think about what comes next. We are going to a great stadium, where it will surely be a nice game, where we will try to enjoy and compete to the fullest. Hopefully the players from they, ours and the referees can enjoy. Hopefully we can win", he declared very politically correct.

Then, of course,

: his positive streak in the one-on-one with Marcelo Gallardo.

Now Martín Demichelis will be on the bench.

Will he continue on the same path of success?