Pre-Match: Banfield – Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors will play their eighth match in the Torneo de Transición against Banfield, today at 6:15 p.m. (Argentina time).

MATCH RECORD:

Banfield (4-3-3): Gaspar Servio; Gonzalo Bettini, Nicolás Bianchi Arce, Fabián Noguera, Gustavo Toledo; Walter Erviti, Nicolás Domingo; Juan Cazares; Nicolás Bertolo, Santiago Salcedo and Ricardo Noir. Coach: Matías Almeyda.

Boca Juniors (4-3-3): Agustín Orion; Leandro Marín, Mariano Echeverría, Daniel Díaz, Emanuel Insúa, Cristian Erbes, Gonzalo Castellani, Fernando Gago; Federico Carrizo, Jonathan Calleri and Juan Manuel Martínez. Coach: Rodolfo Arruabarrena.

Referee: Saúl Laverni

Time: 6:15 p.m. (Argentina time).

Stadium: Florencio Sola (Banfield’s stadium).

BOCA’S NEWS:

Position in the Torneo de Transición: 10 (9 points – 1 match suspended).

Current form: L-W-L-L-W-W

Last match (Suspended): Boca Juniors 1 – Racing Club 0

-The team will introduce three substitutions. Emanuel Insúa, Gonzalo Castellani and Juan Manuel Martínez will replace Nicolás Colazo, Marcelo Meli and Andrés Chávez, respectively

Injured: Pablo Ledesma (dislocated shoulder)

Suspended: none.

BANFIELD’S NEWS:

Position in the Torneo de Transición: 19 (6 points)

Current form: L-W-W-L-L-L

Last match: Lanús 1 – Banfield 0

-The team will introduce one forced substitution. Gonzalo Bettini will replace Nicolás Tagliafico, who was sent off in the last match.

-Banfield had three ex-Boca players: Walter Erviti, Nicolás Bertolo and Ricardo Noir.

Injured: none.

Suspended: Nicolás Tagliafico (red card), Nahuel Yeri (red card)

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Boca wins 63, Banfield wins 22. Ties 21.

Last meeting (Torneo Clausura 2012: Banfield 1 – Boca Juniors 1):