For the 27th and last date of the Professional Football League 2024, Boca will face Independent on Saturday the 14th (tomorrow) starting at 7:15 p.m. in La Bombonera. In its last presentation the set of Fernando Gago was imposed on Newell’s by 1 to 0 in local conditions.
While Independiente has just defeated Atlético Tucumán 2 to 1 at home. Furthermore, in their last 10 games they achieved 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Therefore, Red comes to the classic with a lot of confidence.
On the other hand, in the annual table, Vaccari’s team occupies 8th place with 62 points through 15 wins, 17 draws and 8 losses. Independiente has already secured its qualification for the South American Cup. While after the conquest of Central Córdoba in the Argentine Cup, they were left without a chance to play in the next Copa Libertadores.
Reviewing the history, Boca and Independiente faced each other in 202 classics, with 74 victories for Club de la Ribera, 66 for Rojo and 62 draws. The last time they faced each other was on July 29, 2023, with Xeneize winning 2-0 as a visitor.
The formations
Although there is still one training session left, Gago would present these eleven against Rojo: Leandro Brey; Luis Advíncula, Lautaro Di Lollo, Marcos Rojo, Marcelo Saracchi; Kevin Zenón, Pol Fernández, Milton Delgado, Exequiel Zeballos; Miguel Merentiel and Milton Giménez.
It’s a 4-4-2. The returns of Rojo and Saracchi stand out. While Merentiel will be the forward alongside Giménez. Edinson Cavani was not called up. The journalist Augusto César shared the following information about the Matador: “Cavani misses the game due to muscle discomfort”.
Julio Vaccari, on the other hand, will seek victory with this formation: Rodrigo Rey; Federico Vera, Kevin Lomónaco, Joaquín Laso, Adrián Sporle; Felipe Loyola, Iván Marcone, Lautaro Millán; Santiago Hidalgo, Gabriel Ávalos, Diego Tarzia. In general terms, users on the networks are sharing positive reactions.