The referents sent a clear message to the rest of the team, in the preview of the game against Patronato.
On BocaWith the exception of the triumph over River in the Argentine Cup, lately only bad news has happened: the elimination in the Copa Libertadores in Brazil, the isolation after the incidents and a streak without victories that is already a negative record in the club’s history.
On Monday, Miguel Ángel Russo, the coach who was able to cut Gallardo’s hegemony over Boca, was fired, and Sebastián Battaglia took office on Tuesday. In the midst of all the changes was a squad that arrives beaten and that seeks to regain confidence.
For this reason, after watching the videos about the strengths and weaknesses of Patronato, tonight’s rival in the Bombonera, the squad had a intimate chat in which the players with the most experience were the ones who spoke and set the course.
Carlos Izquierdoz, Marcos Rojo, Javier Garcia and the pulpit Diego Gonzalez they took the floor and asked for an extra effort from everyone to get ahead. They highlighted the need to raise the level of play of the team and, fundamentally, emphasized that tonight they have to win to regain the collective spirit.
Boca, which is at the bottom of the Professional League table, needs to start climbing to see if it manages to qualify for the next Copa Libertadores through the annual table. Today he is eight points behind Vélez, the last one who would be entering the maximum continental competition. The other chance that Xeneize has to secure his ticket is by winning the Copa Argentina, where he is in the quarterfinals.
Boca’s probable team against Patronato
Sebastián Battaglia would be inclined to: Agustín Rossi; Luis Advíncula, Carlos Izquierdoz, Marcos Rojo, Frank Fabra; Cristian Medina, Esteban Rolón, Juan Ramírez; Norberto Briasco, Luis Vázquez and Cristian Pavón.
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