Mouth will face Belgrano de Córdoba next Sunday starting at 7:15 p.m. in La Bombonera for the League Cup, despite Diego Martínez’s intention to keep the starting team that played the Super classic the last weekend, Cristian Lema’s injury worries the coach, who is waiting for good news.

The defender suffers from a blow to the ankle and a muscle injury to the adductor, the latter a few weeks ago. After the physical exhaustion of the match against River, He trained differently and his presence in the next match became a doubt.

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This Thursday, according to the journalist Tato Aguilera, The player will practice with his teammates and will be required to determine if he will be able to play or not. weekend, because it presented a favorable evolution after solo work. Even before the Superclásico he had not been able to complete all the training sessions on par with the group due to the same discomfort.

According to what has been revealed, The coach will wait and evaluate the Caudillo’s physical evolution, one of the reinforcements of the last transfer market who found his place in the team quickly after Marcos Rojo’s injury. If he fails to arrive in good condition, he would be replaced by a youth player, or Nicolás Valentini or Aaron Anselmino.

This would be the first game in which Diego Martínez would repeat the starting eleven since the beginning of the League Cup, which has already been played for seven dates. The team that took the field for the Superclásico was formed by Sergio Rosemary; Luis AdvinculaChristian MottoNicholas FigalLautaro White; Jabez SaraleguiChristian MedinaEqui FernandezKevin Zeno; Miguel Merentiel and Edison Cavani.

Cristian Lema: between playing the weekend or resting before the series of matches

In the month of March, Boca will have to face a series of six games, in which physical conditions will undoubtedly be a key factor for the team’s performance. The first challenge will be this weekend, when Boca hosts Belgrano on Sunday at La Bombonera for the eighth round of the League Cup.

Three days later they will play against Unión, on Wednesday, March 6 in Santa Fe, and on Sunday the 10th they will play a new classic for the League Cup, against Racing at home. On the 17th they will face Estudiantes de La Plata and finally, on the 31st they will face San Lorenzo. In the middle, they will face Central Norte de Salta for the 32nd round of the Argentine Cup.