Pre-Match: Boca Juniors – Racing Club

Boca Juniors will play their first pre-season friendly against Racing Club, today at 10:10 p.m. (Argentina time) in Mar del Plata.

MATCH RECORD:

Boca Juniors (4-3-3): Agustín Orion; Leandro Marín, Federico Bravo, Claudio Pérez, Nicolás Colazo; Marcelo Meli, Cristian Erbes, Fernando Gago; Cristian Pavón, Jonathan Calleri, Andrés Chávez. Coach: Rodolfo Arruabarrena.

Racing Club (4-4-2): Sebastián Saja; Iván Pillud, Luciano Lollo, Yonathan Cabral, Leandro Grimi; Gastón Díaz, Francisco Cerro, Luciano Aued, Ricardo Centurión; Diego Milito, Gustavo Bou. Coach: Diego Cocca.

Referee: Patricio Loustau.

Time: 10:10 p.m. (Argentina time).

Stadium: José María Minella (Mar del Plata).

BOCA’S NEWS:

Arrivals: Pablo Pérez (Málaga), Cristian Pavón (Colón), Guillermo Sara (Betis), Alexis Rolín (Catania).

Departures: Juan Forlín (Al-Rayyan), Emanuel Insúa (Udinese), Hernán Grana (All Boys), Mariano Echeverría (Tigre), Leonardo Suárez (Villarreal), Nahuel Zárate (Godoy Cruz), Joel Acosta (Olimpo), Pablo Ledesma.

-Cristian Pavón, the 18-year old forward, will debut in Boca Juniors.

-Arruabarrena will test Federico Bravo as central defender.

Injured: Lisandro Magallán, Alexis Rolín

Suspended: Daniel Díaz.

RACING’S NEWS:

Arrivals: Brian Fernández (Defensa y Justicia).

Departures: Gabriel Hauche (Xolos de Tijuana), Martín Pérez Guedes (Quilmes).

-Racing is the last champion of the Argentinian Tournament. Diego Cocca maintains the core of that team.

-Francisco Cerro will replace Ezequiel Videla in the midfield.

Injured: Ezequiel Videla.

Suspended: none.

HEAD-TO-HEAD in friendly matches: Boca wins 35, Racing wins 27. Ties 22.

Last friendly (Summer of 2013: Boca Juniors 1 – Racing Club 2): 

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