The midfielder of Boca Juniors, Juan Ramírez practiced this morning along with his teammates, was discharged from a grade 2 tear in the left femoral biceps and may be, if coach Jorge Almirón has it, next Sunday against Belgrano de Córdoba for the sixteenth date of the Professional Football League (LPF) of First Division, in the Bombonera
The midfielder did ball drills and worked with the team, and given the player's good response, he could be in consideration for Sunday's game.
In this way, the coach adds a new player in a complicated panorama with 11 casualties for the weekend between suspended, injured and those summoned to the Under-20 World Cup who already train with Mascherano. They are Alan Varela and Guillermo Pol Fernández (for five yellow cards); Ezequiel Fernández, Miguel Merentieland Nicolás Valentini (sent off against River); those summoned by the U20, Valentín Barco and Lautaro Di Lollo, and the injured Marcos Rojo, Luca Langoni, Bruno Valdez and Exequiel Zeballos.
Juan Ramírez, one of Riquelme's favorites, fails to assert himself in the first of Boca. Photo: EFE.
The other three that the coaching staff recovers are Dario Benedetto, discharged yesterday from a tear, Frank Fabra, recovered from a knee sprain, and Martin Payero, who served his suspension date in the Superclásico, after being sent off in the 3-1 victory against Racing Club.
On the other hand, Bruno Valdez entered the last stage of recovery and returned to contact with the ball after almost a month of inactivity.
The Paraguayan defender comes from a grade 3 muscle injury in the left femoral biceps, the same one that Ramírez had.
For now, the youths Luca Langoni and Exequiel Zeballos are still injured, one torn and the other recovering from his already chronic injury in the left ankle.
Payero returns after his ban and Langoni continues to recover. Photo: Andres Larrovere / AFP.
Almirón, who on Wednesday 10 turned a month in Boca, has directed 7 matches that left a balance of 3 wins, a draw and 3 defeats, an irregular balance that is marked by the result of the Superclásico, that 1-0 defeat on the end after the controversial penalty sanctioned by Darío Herrera.
Now, in view of the match against the Cordovan team, the coach will try to order some pieces, with the possible return of Fabra, Benedetto and Payero to the title, returns that will be important for this moment of absences in the squad.
The place where the team is most unprotected for next Sunday is in the middle of the field, where it has Alan Varela, Guillermo Pol Fernández and Ezequiel Fernández suspended. The first two came to the five warnings last weekend and the "Equi" was sent off for the incidents in the end of the match against River (as were Miguel Merentiel and Nicolás Valentini).
Another absence. Alan Varela reached the five cards and must comply against Belgrano. Photo: AP Photo/Gustavo Garello.
In this way, Esteban Rolón has great chances to be the starting central midfielder against the "Pirates" – he played a few minutes against River Plate. The other variant in that sector of the court would be the return of Diego "Pulpo" González.
While in practice this morning there were other developments, which were the absences of Facundo Roncaglia, with a muscle overload, although it is not in doubt for Sunday, and Sebastian Villa with fever.
Cristian Medina, one of the best of Boca in the Superclásico. Photo: AP Photo/Gustavo Garello.
On the other hand, the steering wheel Cristian Medina was present despite the fact that on Tuesday night he suffered along with his partner a robbery in the area of Castelar where they threatened him with firearms, they took his truck that was used for an assault and then they found him in the town of Moreno.
On Thursday, in football practice, the possible eleven will be seen and what strategy the coach will use, if he maintains the 3-5-2 he used against those led by Martin Demichelis or returns to a 4-3-3 with the Peruvian Luis Advíncula as a right winger.
Boca will play at home against Belgrano next Sunday from 19, for the sixteenth date of the Professional Football League and with the arbitration of Fernando Espinoza.
Source: Télam
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