Marcos Rojo was injured again and will miss Boca’s next seven games

Another tear, this time in the left hamstring, left Marcos Rojo out of race. The captain will not only miss the duel against Trinidense, tomorrow in Asunción; In addition, he will not be able to play the other seven games that Boca has ahead of him before the break for the Copa América, two for the South American Cup and five for the Professional League.

“Grade 2 muscle injury,” the club stated in the medical report it provided last night. It is a hard emotional blow for the 34-year-old central defender, who only played 7 of his team’s 20 games in 2024. On January 13, he tore his left calf in the warm-up prior to the friendly against Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta, the night of Diego Martínez’s debut as coach. He returned on March 19 against Estudiantes, a match that was suspended 27 minutes into the first half due to the seizure suffered by Javier Altamirano, and was only able to complete 90 minutes against Godoy Cruz, on April 17, on the last date of the qualifying phase. groups of the Professional League Cup.

Rojo’s loss put Martínez in a complex situation, since he is the only left-handed defender on the squad. The thing is that, by decision of the management and as a result of a contractual conflict, Nicolas Valentini is not taken into account. In this way, the coach will have to call on two right-handed centre-backs, Nicolás Figal and Cristian Lema, to play against Trinidense. Aaron Anselmino, another right-hander who could fill the defense, is recovering from a torn left hamstring.

The coach stopped a team in Ezeiza practice that is seen as a starter: Sergio Romero; Luis Advíncula, Figal, Lema, Lautaro Blanco; Pol Fernández, Equi Fernández, Cristian Medina, Kevin Zenón; Miguel Merentiel and Edinson Cavani.

In addition to Rojo, there is another footballer who will stay on the plane and will not travel to Paraguay. This is Darío Benedetto, who suffers from pain in his Achilles tendon. The scorer is going through his last days in Boca. When he opens the pass book, on June 1, he could emigrate. El Pipa is relegated and it is a situation that makes him uncomfortable.

Luis Advíncula signed the renewal of his contract until December 2026. The Peruvian had left open the possibility of retirement during the interview he gave to a media outlet in his country. “Now that I’m almost at the end, I’m 34 years old, I’ve become almost a ‘veteran’ player. You have to think that it’s getting closer,” he said.

Given the storm generated by his statements, he clarified that he was not thinking of hanging up his boots. And yesterday he signed his signature to ensure continuity in Boca. The club reflected this on its social networks through a photo that he shared with Raúl Cascini, a member of the Football Council.