Overview
- Miguel Ángel Russo was released Friday after two days at Sanatorio Fleni for dehydration and elevated bilirubin values.
- Local reports indicate he will not travel to Florencio Varela as doctors recommended home rest due to conditions and his oncological, immunosuppressed profile.
- Assistants Claudio Úbeda and Juvenal Rodríguez led training this week, with Úbeda set to take charge on match day if Russo stays home.
- Alan Velasco enters the probable XI in place of Carlos Palacios after a muscular strain, while Edinson Cavani remains sidelined with a psoas issue.
- Boca faces Defensa y Justicia on Saturday at 19:00, and the club has not issued an official statement on coaching duties for the game.