Is Alan Velasco back? The line-up Mariano Herrón is eyeing for Boca v Tigre | OneFootball

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After the departure of **Fernando Gago**, **Mariano Herrón** once again takes charge of the Boca Juniors first team as interim manager, for the fourth time (he previously stepped in after the departures of **Hugo Ibarra**, **Jorge Almirón**, and **Diego Martínez**).

The interim coach, who will be leading his ninth match with Xeneize, inherits for the visit to Tigre in the final round of the Apertura Tournament a problem that, indirectly, was decisive in Gago’s departure: the absences of **Edinson Cavani** and **Milton Giménez** in attack.

Gago addressed this by playing with a single striker (**Miguel Merentiel**) and five defenders, a setup that didn’t work at the Monumental. Herrón is expected to go for a different solution for the match at the Estadio José Dellagiovanna in Victoria.

Will Alan Velasco return to the starting lineup? In recent hours, the possible starting eleven that Herrón is considering for the match against Tigre has been leaked.

According to this version, the coach would return to the **4-3-3 formation**, which would include two wingers to support **Miguel Merentiel** in attack.

Thus, **Alan Velasco** would play on the left and **Kevin Zenón** on the right. The left wing is Alan Velasco’s natural position, but the former Independiente player has been going through a slump since his arrival at Boca, worsened by that missed penalty in the series against Alianza Lima and the subsequent ankle injury that left him sidelined from the team.

On the other hand, there’s Kevin Zenón. It wouldn’t be the first time the former Unión player features as a right winger, playing on his weaker foot, but it is an unusual position for him, as his natural spot is the left flank.

In midfield, Herrón would place **Milton Delgado** as the holding midfielder, accompanied by **Tomás Belmonte** on the right and **Carlos Palacios** on the left.

Further back, there wouldn’t be major surprises in the lineup against Tigre: **Agustín Marchesín** in goal; **Luis Advíncula**, **Rodrigo Battaglia**, **Marcos Rojo**, and **Lautaro Blanco** in defense.

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