From 19.15, Boca Juniors will host Always Ready, from Bolivia, for date 2 of Group E of the Copa Libertadores. The match, which will have the Uruguayan Gustavo Tejera referee, will be followed by Fox Sports and Star+.
Today's could be a pivotal match for Xeneize's future in the top club tournament in South America. After the defeat to Deportivo Cali in Colombia, Sebastián Battaglia knows that his team cannot relegate points at home. That is why for tonight's match at La Bombonera I would bet on a very offensive starting eleven to go in search of the first three points in the competition.
After the draw against Velez for the League Cup, coach xeneize had bad news in the last training session. Nicolás Figal, who was going to replace Peruvian Carlos Zambrano - suffered a tear in the first cup premiere - injured one of his adductors and could not be from the match against the Bolivian team. In this way, Battaglia must bet on an unprecedented pair of central scorers in the defense in which both are 20 years old.
Boca will take the court with Agustín Rossi in the goal. On the right back will be Luis Advíncula, while on the left side will be Frank Fabra, the captain instead of the suspended Marcos Rojo and Carlos Izquierdos. And in the back will play Gabriel Aranda, who comes from doing it against El Fortín last Saturday, and Gastón Ávila.
While waiting for confirmation, it is possible that the DT will bet on a change in the scheme. He would play again with the 4-3-3 with which he started in his stage and in which the protagonists of the midfield would be Paraguayan Oscar Romero on the right, Pol Fernández as the central player and Juan Ramírez on the left. In the attack, Eduardo Salvio would join Exequiel Zeballos and Darío Benedetto.
For its part, the visit comes with the surprise of having won in his debut in the Libertadores against Corinthians, as a local at the height of La Paz. Always Ready, current football runner-up in Bolivia, beat the Brazilians with goals from Argentina's Marcos Riquelme and Rodrigo Ramallo.
What's more, after the victory in the Cup, he thrashed for the local tournament: he went 6-2 to Universitario de Vinto with a Riquelme hat trick. In the Bolivian contest he marches fourth in zone B with 11 points, eight behind leader Blooming.
Possible trainings
Boca Juniors: Agustín Rossi; Luis Advíncula, Gabriel Aranda, Gastón Avila, Frank Fabra; Oscar Romero, Pol Fernández and Juan Ramirez; Eduardo Salvio, Dario Benedetto and Exequiel Zeballos.
Always Ready: Arnaldo Jimenez; Marc Enoumba, Alex Rambal, Nelson Cabrera, Jorge Flores, Sergio Adrian; Alejandro Chumacero, Juan Carlos Arce, Gustavo Cristaldo; Marcos Riquelme and Rodrigo Ramallo. DT: Eduardo Villegas.
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Hora: 19.15
Stadium: Alberto J. Armando, La Bombonera
TV: Fox Sports y Star+
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