Boca and San Lorenzo
will face each other this Saturday from 5 p.m. in La Bombonera (on ESPN Premium) in a key match for qualification to the playoffs.
And in the run-up, both technical directors,
Diego Martínez and Ruben Darío Insua
, held a press conference together in which they highlighted the importance of winning a classic with so much at stake.
In Argentine soccer it is normal for players or technical directors to give statements prior to each match, especially when a classic is being played, but
the curious thing is that this Wednesday the ones who sat in front of the microphones were the coaches
.
Diego Martínez spoke about the importance of experienced players within the squad
, taking into account that Javier García and Pol Fernández trained alongside the group and made it clear that, although experienced players are important, all the players in his squad are prepared to face this type of matches.
An example is Jabes Saralegui, who started against River in the last superclásico and the youth did not clash.
#Video "EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTES IN THIS TYPE OF CLASSICS," said Diego Martínez, about the weight of experienced players in key matches like Saturday's vs.
San Lorenzo.
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"Whenever we profile a team it is because we understand that it is the best to try to be protagonists.
We have many decisive matches coming up, so we will define them depending on how they recover game by game
and how the guys from the national team arrive," Martínez continued based on the possible team that can stop Boedo's team.
🗣️#DiegoMartinez in @LigaAFA conference:
"We have decisive matches coming up, together and many. We will see each match how some guys are recovering from inconveniences and how those from the National Team are doing.
We will stop the best XI against San Lorenzo and we will see how... pic.twitter.com/1r2UWKxioU
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Boca lent several of its players to the
Argentine National Team
and the U-23 team (Luis Advíncula was also with Peru) and the rest will be crucial for each player on the squad in the face of the series of matches that Xeneize will have between the La Liga Cup Professional and the Copa Sudamericana (it will debut on Wednesday, April 3 against Nacional de Potosí, at altitude).
In turn, Martínez quickly doubled down and talked about the present.
"The team shows signs of growth. I think we still have a long way to go, the margin for growth is very large
," said the coach of the Ribera team.
On the San Lorenzo side, Insua declared that he has not yet defined the team to face Boca
and that in the two training sessions he has left before the match at Brandsen 805, he is going to put together the team.
"In general terms, we arrived well
," said Insúa.
#Video "IN GENERAL LINES, WE ARRIVED WELL", the Gallego Insúa has not yet confirmed the XI and anticipated how San Lorenzo arrives at the classic against Boca.
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"We are fine with the squad we have. We had two players missing that we will lose for a long time, but we do not plan to incorporate them for now
," clarified the coach of the Boedo team.
Gastón Hernández and Manuel Insaurralde suffered rupture of the cruciate ligaments in their knees.
"It is an important classic at the national level and a match like this is always transcendent
," said
Gallego
Insua and added that he will give the same importance to the local tournament, the Argentine Cup and the Copa Libertadores.
"I believe that the most important game is always the next one
," stated the coach of El Ciclón.
"A GAME LIKE THIS IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT."
Rubén Darío Insúa beat the classic against Boca and indicated in a conference that he will give the same importance to the local tournament, the CONMEBOL #Libertadores and the Argentine Cup.pic.twitter.com/kifOguXgsc
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To close, Diego Martínez spoke about the current situation of Edinson Cavani, who was reunited with the goal.
"Always calm when the forwards score, they and the group have that. Edinson has the possibility that he is converting, but his work when he was not doing it is very important, the day to day at the Predio, what he transmits to the young people, what he competes in. He is very important and he is one of the leaders of the squad
," declared Martínez.
Cavani has six goals in the last five games, three against Belgrano, one against Racing and two in the last game against Central Norte, for the Argentine Cup.