Boca Juniors suffered another blow with the injury to Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera. This came after confirmation of the hamstring tear suffered by Exequiel Zeballos during Wednesday's training. According to the Argentine News Agency, the 'xeneizes' informed through the club's social networks about the medical report of the 36-year-old central midfielder, who once again suffered a physical problem and had to leave the practice. Thus, the former Athletic Bilbao and Paris Saint-Germain player suffered a first-degree muscle injury in his right rectus femoris and will be out of Claudio Úbeda's squad to visit Vélez at the José Amalfitani stadium next Sunday at 22:15. Initially, Milton Delgado is set to be the Basque's replacement, although the blue and gold coach would also consider the possibility of including Tomás Belmonte in the starting lineup, as Rodrigo Battaglia has not yet recovered from his injury. Meanwhile, 'Sifón' is recovering attacking players, despite Zeballos' absence, with the returns of Edinson Cavani and Miguel Merentiel, who trained with the squad and left their respective discomforts behind. However, after several weeks of inactivity, it is most likely that Úbeda will not include them from the start, but if they evolve properly throughout the week, they could get minutes against 'Fortín' for the fourth date of the Apertura Tournament. After the match against the Liniers team, on the horizon for the month of February are matches against Platense, Racing, and the debut in the Copa Argentina against Gimnasia y Esgrima de Chivilcoy, scheduled for February 24 at the Padre Ernesto Martearena stadium.
