Last Wednesday, Boca Juniors drew 0-0 with Estudiantes in the Apertura Tournament. Coach Claudio Úbeda is reportedly planning several changes and a surprise for this Sunday's match against Newell's Old Boys. According to the Argentine News Agency, the 'Xeneize' manager fielded a reserve squad for the duel against 'La Lepra', which will take place at La Bombonera starting at 19:15. 'Sifón' would look to implement rotations in the starting lineup compared to the matches against Deportivo Riestra and 'Pincha', added to the number of injuries the blue and gold squad is carrying, especially in the attack area. Without Edinson Cavani, Miguel Merentiel, Milton Giménez, and the recent physical issue with Lucas Janson, Úbeda could accelerate the debut of Paraguayan forward Ángel Romero, who arrives with little playing time due to the urgency of finding a replacement in that sector. In turn, Santiago Ascacibar would also be set to start, who had an intense preseason with Estudiantes de La Plata, faced 'León' against Independiente in the first round of the Apertura and would arrive in optimal conditions to log his first minutes. 'Ruso' would occupy the spot of Tomás Belmonte in the middle of the field, while Leandro Paredes would be on the bench with the objective of several regulars reducing their workload due to the demanding schedule at the start of the local championship. This way, Úbeda held practice this Thursday with the following eleven: Javier García; Marcelo Weigandt, Nicolás Figal, Marco Pellegrino, Malcolm Braida; Santiago Ascacibar, Milton Delgado, Agustín Martegani; Gonzalo Gelini, Ángel Romero and Leonel Flores. Given the significant absences for Boca, it would not be surprising that the coach of La Ribera could include both reinforcements from the start, even though they have barely had a few training sessions with the squad.
