Instituto will visit Boca this Sunday from 7:00 p.m. as part of the eighth date of the Professional Soccer League.
For many Gloria players it will be their first game as professionals at La Bombonera, one of the great temples of our football.
Taking into account the formation that DT Lucas Bovaglio will put on the field, it should be noted that for the four defenders it will be their debut before a crowd of “Xeneizes”.
Giuliano Cerato, Fernando Alarcón, Joaquín Varela and Sebastián Corda know only from TV what the fervor of “la 12″ is at La Bombonera.
“It is my first time today but halfway. I already played with the Rosario Central reserve once in the Bombonera. And be careful because I scored a goal that time,” Alarcón said with a laugh following having breakfast with the team at the Howard Johnson hotel in Buenos Aires.
Another who will have his debut on the Boca pitch is striker Santiago Rodríguez, who this week visited our newspaper to speak on the Mundo Gloria podcast.
In addition, “el Gato” Lodico went to the bank last year once morest “el Xeneize” but did not enter. So today he will have his premiere on that court.
Among those who did play at La Bombonera are goalkeeper Jorge Carranza (at Godoy Cruz) and midfielders Gabriel Graciani, Brahian Cuello and Nicolás Linares.
While striker Adrián Martínez never visited this stadium in the First Division but he did do so within the framework of the Copa Libertadores in a match for Libertad de Paraguay. It was 0-0 that night.
On the other hand, there are many players who will be on the substitute bench today and who also dream of getting their first minutes at La Bombonera.
Institute record once morest Boca
It might be said that the history in AFA between both clubs is quite even.
Institute and Boca Juniors they met 32 timesof which on 8 occasions the “Gloria” came out the winnerwhile the “Xeneizes” triumphed 13 times.
In turn, in 11 matches ended even.
