Hit by a not very encouraging start in the Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors in crisis goes for a comeback against a rising San Lorenzo and a more relaxed River Plate and at the top of the Argentine League they face Gymnastics on the eleventh date.
in check, Boca reaches the duel with San Lorenzo with just one win in the last five games, a negative streak that took them to the twelfth step of the table, ten points behind the leader and arch-rival River Plate. The losing streak includes the defeat on Sunday at La Bombonera against Colón (1-2), who was last in the standings and had not won in the championship before this match.
In Libertadores, an inexpressive xeneize team drew 0-0 in Venezuela against Monagas.
The discreet game and the low performances of several Boca figures, among them the Peruvian Luis Advíncula, the Colombians Frank Fabra and Sebastián Villa, and the Paraguayans Bruno Valdez and Oscar Romero, triggered the departure of Hugo Ibarra, who at the end of last year had won the 2022 League.
Ibarra’s replacement is Jorge Almirón, made official by the xeneizes this Monday.
With Almirón on the bench, the classic comes at a critical time for Boca. On the other hand, San Lorenzo awaits him in good shape, launched to hunt River with a consistent game, an orderly scheme, solidarity between the lines, with Nahuel ‘Perrito’ Barrios as a figure on the field and the experienced DT Rubén Darío Insua as architect of the Cyclone .
Even without renowned figures left over, San Lorenzo has managed to get into the leading lot, with the desire to discuss the title to a more overflowing River in terms of figures.
The game will be played on Wednesday at the Nuevo Gasómetro.
River, the leader of the league, who disputes the eleventh date, It is also going through a highly positive moment in numbers after ten dates of action.
But in Libertadores at the altitude of La Paz it was too much for those of the strip who fell 3-1 against the local The Strongest.
The ‘millionaires’ will be in charge of closing the date on Thursday when they receive Gymnastics and Fencing, an adversary with irregular performance, with many youngsters in his formation, and who comes from achieving a surprising and valuable victory over Racing (3-1).
The eleventh date will begin this Tuesday with the matches Barracas Central-Platense, AArgentinos Juniors-Unión, Central Córdoba-Lanús, Instituto-Vélez Sarsfield, and Banfield-Defense and Justice.
On Wednesday they will open San Lorenzo-Boca, followed by Belgrano-Huracán, Racing-Newell’s, Rosario Central-Independiente and Estudiantes-Atlético Tucumán, and the closing will be on Thursday with Arsenal-Godoy Cruz, Colón-Talleres, River-Gymnastics and Fencing, and Tigre-Sarmiento.
