Boca Contemplates Newell's amid Carlos Palacios Uncertainty | OneFootball

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This Sunday, Boca Juniors visits the Marcelo Bielsa Stadium in Rosario to face Newell's Old Boys for matchday 11 of the Apertura Tournament. Boca Juniors leads Zone A and has accumulated six consecutive victories, which has allowed coach Fernando Gago to regain confidence and the team's foundations after the unfortunate and early elimination from the Copa Libertadores.

On the other hand, Newell's Old Boys are going through a deep football crisis that has left them at the bottom of the table, and has already resulted in a change of coach, with the departure of Mariano Soso after losing the derby in the sixth round, and the arrival of Cristian 'Ogro' Fabbiani. A solid Boca seeks to extend its good run, possibly without Carlos Palacios?

Carlos Palacios was the main protagonist of Boca's news this week. The Chilean did not return on time to join the team's training after the FIFA date, and as of now, it has not been confirmed whether Fernando Gago will apply a disciplinary sanction or not. The player gave his reasons of force majeure for his absence from Monday's practice, and the club will not take any measures, but the coach could mark the field by leaving him out of the starting lineup against Newell's.

However, it is expected that he will be on the list of summoned players and travel with the team. In case he is not a starter, two possible substitutes for Palacios in Boca's offensive line are being considered: Tomás Belmonte and Alan Velasco. Both are available to the coach again after recovering from their injuries; Belmonte has already played against Defensa y Justicia and left Gago very satisfied. Velasco had a discomfort in his ankle, played infiltrated against Alianza Lima at La Bombonera, and then suffered a relapse of the same injury, so he has not played again.

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