Boca will host Platense this Sunday for the fifth matchday of Zone A of the Apertura Tournament, seeking a victory that will allow them to recover after their loss in their last appearance against Vélez. The match, to be held at the Alberto J. Armando Stadium (more commonly known as 'La Bombonera') starting at 19:30, will be covered live by the Noticias Argentina news agency and can be watched on ESPN Premium. The referee will be Sebastián Zunino, while VAR will be handled by Jorge Baliño. Boca arrives at this match shrouded in doubt following the 2-1 defeat to Guillermo Barros Schelotto's Vélez. The team coached by Claudio Úbeda remains on six points, placing them sixth in Zone A. If they manage to get back to winning ways, 'Xeneize' could end the matchday close to the leaders, but if they suffer another defeat, they would drop out of the playoff qualification zone. The only unknown in the starting eleven is at right-back, where it is not yet decided whether Juan Barinaga or Marcelo Weigandt will occupy the position. Platense, for its part, had a great start to the Apertura Tournament, having accumulated seven points in the first three matchdays. However, in their last appearance, they suffered greatly from a lack of efficiency and lost 1-0 to Independiente, which took advantage of one of the few clear-cut chances it had. Currently, 'Calamar', coached by Walter Zunino, occupies fifth place in Zone A.
