The Superclásico caused significant wear and tear on the
Boca
players and this Friday their victim was
Ezequiel
Equi
Fernández
.
The youth player could not finish training due to discomfort in his right leg and after carrying out studies
it was confirmed that he suffers from a tear
that will prevent him from playing the series of games that
Diego Martínez
's team will face this week: Sunday against Belgrano, Wednesday against Unión and next Sunday against Racing.
The injury was suffered in the
right hamstring
and he will be
out of the field for between three and four weeks
.
It is expected that she will be able to play again in the duel against Estudiantes on date 12 (March 17) or when Boca hosts San Lorenzo, at La Bombonera, on March 31.
The player
had a start to the year with a lot of football
, he was part of the starting team of the
Argentine National Team
that played the pre-Olympic in Venezuela between January 20 and February 12.
With the Boca player on the field, Argentina
qualified for the
Paris Olympics.
On his return to
Argentina
he started in the
2-1 defeat
against
Lanús
on matchday 6 of the
League Cup and then he was also in the
Superclásico
from the start
last Sunday.
Equi
was essential
for
Xeneize
to
tie
River
in the
Monumental
.
It seemed that the bad news was over for
Diego Martínez
, the coach planned to repeat the midfield that he played against River, and
physically recovered Lema
, but this injury to the midfielder
once again sowed doubts in the team's formation
.
#ParteMédico
Ezequiel Fernández: muscle injury to the right hamstring.
Dept.
Professional Football Doctor.
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Who should replace
Equi
?
Guillermo Pol Fernández
would be the first name to replace him, but
he is not yet ready to return
to the playing field because he has a
high sprain of his right ankle
and would return with Racing on March 10 in La Bombonera.
Equi Fernández is a fundamental piece for Martínez.
Photo: EFE
The other names
that the Boca coach is considering are
Campuzano and Mauricio Benítez
.
The Colombian
continues to be resisted
by Boca fans
since his return from Turkish football
.
In 2022 the player went on loan to
Giresunspor in Turkey
where he played 27 games and scored two goals.
Almirón asked for it for the second half of 2023, but
he was never able to establish himself in the team
.
In the case of
Benítez,
he is a
boy from Boca Predio
who with
Xeneize
conquered
the
Libertadores Sub 20
and
the Intercontinental last year
.
This year he began training with the first team of the riverside team and
had his official debut in the 1-1 draw with Sarmiento in Junín
on matchday 2. The youth seemed nervous and did not have a good game.
Mauricio Benítez the youth player who would replace Equi Fernández.
Photo: AFP
However, date 3
with Tigre was the starter
and had a very good performance
He played 81 minutes where he completed 39 of 47 passes
and won 66% of his duels.
He then repeated his ownership in the goalless draw with
Defensa y Justicia
.
Martínez
now has the difficult task of putting together the best possible team to receive
Belgrano de Córdoba
at
La Bombonera
.
Xeneize
is forced to win
if
they want to fight to be among the top four that
qualify for the next stage of the championship
.