With cup activity scheduled for next week, the professional league advances the start of the date 19 for this Thursday nothing less than with the presentation of Boca, as a visitor to Arsenal in Sarandí from 9:30 p.m. with ESPN Premium encrypted television. Earlier, from 8 pm and on TNT Sports, Sarmiento and Newell’s will play in Junín.
Jorge Almirón’s team won their last three league games and settled relatively in the table (9th with 27 points), but suffered a tough defeat in the middle against Deportivo Pereira in Colombia and complicated his future in the Copa Liberadores.
The duel against Arsenal will then serve as a prelude to the clash next Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. against Colo Colo from Chile, in La Bombonera. Boca leads their group along with Pereira, both with 7 points, but the Chileans have 5 and dream of the hit. Last is Monagas from Venezuela, with which Xeneize will close their group at home, on Thursday, June 29.
Thus, it will be necessary to see what variant Almirón invents to visit Sarandí. Among the possible ones is the reappearance in the arc of javier garcia, who started in the win of the last match against Tigre (1-0). Meanwhile, it is unknown if he will use several who arrive between cotton: Alan Varela (strong pain in the right ankle due to a possible sprain), Marcelo Weigandt (discomfort in the groin area), Luis Advincula (trauma to the right leg) and Christian Medina (strong blow to the left leg). As is the presence of sebastian villa, something already habitual with the Colombian dividing his time between practices and courts for his cause for gender violence. Of course, the one who will surely not be is Martin Payero (tear in left hamstring).
on the other side will be Arsenal, who has just suffered a defeat in the debut of his new coach (0-1 in Tucumán), the former goalkeeper Federico Vilar. The cast of the Viaducto ranks last in the League (14 points) and also in the averages (18 units from the first place of salvage) so the illusions of permanence in Sarandí are on the floor.
Anyway, Arsenal knows of surprises in this tournament since they were able to defeat River on the fifth date (2-1 at the Monumental) and a few weeks ago they also shook Independiente (2-1 at Sarandí).. The best player has been 20-year-old Santiago Toloza, on loan from Talleres and who has already scored four goals in the League. Its goalkeeper and captain, the flyer Alejandro Medina, also stands out.
