Never again at full-back for Boca? Russo tests Blondel in midfield duo | OneFootball

In training, the ex-Tigre and Atlético de Rafaela was included in the middle of the field as a companion to Leandro Paredes, due to the absence of Rodrigo Battaglia due to injury.

Lucas Blondel was one of the surprises of this Thursday's training at Boca, as in the absence of Rodrigo Battaglia due to a discomfort, the ex-Tigre and Atlético de Rafaela was Miguel Ángel Russo's choice to accompany Leandro Paredes in the central midfield tandem.

Despite having spent almost his entire professional career as a right back, the coach bet on the player who has just been left out of the Swiss national team's call-up list as Paredes' sidekick in the central circle, a rarity considering that the closest he has been to that sector were his few appearances as a midfielder leaning on the right wing during the cycles of Jorge Almirón, Diego Martínez and Fernando Gago.

Although it was initially believed that his positioning was as a midfielder leaning on the wing, it was learned that Blondel indeed participated in the training as a central midfielder in Russo's test with an eye on Aldosivi. A big surprise given that it was expected that the position next to Paredes would be for Milton Delgado or Williams Alarcón, if the departure of the ex-Atlético Mineiro is confirmed.

The coach's idea is to wait until the last moment for Battaglia, who did not take part in the training for the second consecutive day, and the line-ups with which he practiced this Thursday would not be a reference for the team that plays on Sunday, since he tested with different formations.

The first eleven was made up of: Agustín Marchesín; Juan Barinaga, Nicolás Figal, Ayrton Costa, Frank Fabra; Lucas Blondel, Leandro Paredes; Brian Aguirre, Carlos Palacios, Exequiel Zeballos; and Milton Giménez.

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