translated from Spanish: Boca requested to postpone the match against San Lorenzo

During the day of today Boca Juniors asked the Professional Football League to reschedule the match of the third date “for next Wednesday at 21 or for Thursday 29 at any time”, and thus avoid playing this Tuesday as provided by the fitxture, what the club seeks is “to avoid exposing youth”. Let’s emphasize that in case of being played next Wednesday, the professional players will already be able to play after the events that happened in Brazil last Tuesday 20.Remember that the youth squad drew yesterday against Banfield (0-0) for the second date of the tournament, who also won on Friday morning the match against their counterpart banfileño (3-1) for the Reserve championship.

In the statement sent, the club highlights: “The meeting between our institution and the representative of San Lorenzo was originally scheduled for Tuesday 27 at 21, we request that the meeting between both institutions be rescheduled for Wednesday 28 at 21 or Thursday 29 at the time you have, as you see fit. ” He adds: “This in order to face the match in equal sporting conditions and thus avoid exposing our youth to face three sports commitments in a period of less than 5 days, which threatens their psychophysical condition. ” The request of the Xeneize leadership, took greater urgency in front of the medical part of the striker Ezequiel Almirón, who suffered a right hamstring tear of 5 by 7 mm, occurred at 30 minutes of the first half of the commitment for the superior tournament against Banfield, on Saturday night, after having participated 70 minutes in the reserve match on Friday morning that Boca won 3 to 1 in Luis Guillón.

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