Boca alarm: Rojo injured in the build-up to the friendly

In the warm-up prior to the friendly match between Boca Juniors and Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta, Marcos Rojo aroused the concern of the coaching staff by leaving the field without being able to step due to a discomfort in his left calf. Minutes before the start of the match, in a warm-up call, Boca’s central defender noticed a discomfort in his leg and, after slowing down the exercise, he had to leave accompanied by two members of the coaching staff due to the difficulties in stepping on. Replaced by Cristian Lema – in his debut with the Xeneize shirt – Rojo appeared on the substitutes’ bench with a bandage on the calf of his left leg. Even without an official medical report, the Boca coach will have to consider between the options he has in the defensive back for the start of the championship at the end of January. Without Marcos Rojo, Martinez decided to make room for Lema’s debut, while Aaron Anselmino was left as the only alternative on the substitutes’ bench. In addition to the youth player, Boca has Nicolás Figal as a starting defender, and the club is still expectant in the face of the interest of Lazio, Fiorentina, Salernitana, Inter and Milan, among others, for Nicolás Valentini. He sowed uncertainty by declaring in dialogue with TyC Sports that “today the priority is the National Team and to be calm here, then we will see what happens”.

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