Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata will face each other on Wednesday for the second date of the Apertura Tournament. The match will take place at the UNO – Jorge Luis Hirschi stadium and will start at 22:10. The match will be refereed by Pablo Echevarría, with Héctor Paletta in the VAR system. It will also be broadcast live by the Argentine News Agency. Estudiantes comes into the match after a 1-1 draw with Independiente in Avellaneda and is looking for its first win in the tournament. Coach Claudio Úbeda's team will aim to solidify a midfield with Leandro Paredes, Ander Herrera, and Tomás Belmonte, with the intention of starting to accumulate points in a long and demanding tournament. Meanwhile, Boca Juniors narrowly defeated Deportivo Riestra and will have to rebuild the team: Alan Velasco suffered a knee sprain and will be out for at least two months. His replacement will come between Kevin Zenón and Brian Aguirre; with Aguirre committed in negotiations with 'El Pincha', the former Unión player has the advantage. On the other hand, Estudiantes maintained the base of the champion team and added hierarchy with the arrival of Adolfo Gaich, although it is going through a transitional period due to possible departures and injuries, such as that of Fernando Muslera, who remains sidelined. With the Copa Libertadores on the horizon, 'El Pincha' kept the core of the champion team and added hierarchy with the arrival of Adolfo Gaich, although it is going through a transitional period due to possible departures and injuries, such as that of Fernando Muslera, who remains sidelined. Boca, for its part, narrowly defeated Deportivo Riestra and will have to rebuild the team: Alan Velasco suffered a knee sprain and will be out for at least two months. His replacement will come between Kevin Zenón and Brian Aguirre; with Aguirre committed in negotiations with 'El Pincha', the former Unión player has the advantage. The main extra flavor to the match will be the transfer of Santiago Ascacibar between the two clubs, where the 'Pincha' captain will be the second reinforcement for 'Xeneize'. Ascacibar was not in Eduardo Domínguez's last training session as a precaution: the transfer is agreed and only the officialization after the medical examination remains, which will include money plus the loan of Brian Aguirre. In sporting terms, Estudiantes de La Plata drew 1-1 with Independiente in Avellaneda and is seeking its first victory in the tournament. Furthermore, Úbeda will seek to consolidate a midfield with Leandro Paredes, Ander Herrera, and Tomás Belmonte, with the intention of starting to accumulate points in a long and demanding tournament.
