Ayrton Costa aiming for a spot in the starting eleven | OneFootball

Miguel Ángel Russo is beginning to define what will be the starting team to face Independiente Rivadavia this Sunday. The Xeneize head coach is considering making changes from those who started the match against Racing and Ayrton Costa is trying to break into the lineup. He will have it tough, because the coach was satisfied with Marco Pellegrino's performance.

Ayrton Costa has fully recovered from the tear that sidelined him for more than a month. Although he was called up for the match against the Academy, he did not play in the classic and his last match was on June 20 against Bayern Munich in the Club World Cup. Therefore, the central defender seeks to return to play and wants to do it as a starter. For that, he will have to stand out during the week and take the spot from Marco Pellegrino.

Marco Pellegrino could leave the team for Ayrton Costa to enter.

However, considering the good level that the former Milan footballer has been showing, Ayrton Costa could play in another position. One of the possibilities is to change the scheme and play with 3 centers. The chance of him playing on the left wing is also not ruled out and there he would have to sacrifice Lautaro Blanco to play as a left back, something he has already done in his career.

In this way, Miguel Ángel Russo will have time to define the starting lineup in the training sessions they will hold until the trip to Mendoza. It should be remembered that the Xeneize will face Independiente Rivadavia on Sunday 17 from 20:30 hours for the fifth date of the Clausura Tournament 2025.

With fans in Mendoza

Boca's public will be able to be at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza for this match and they will do so in large numbers to support the team, despite the poor football present in which it has 12 matches without victories.

Boca will face Independiente Rivadavia this Sunday, August 17th.

The Xeneize fans sold out a portion of the tickets that Independiente Rivadavia made available. There are some general admission and grandstand tickets left that cost 40,000 and 80,000 pesos, respectively.

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