After all that was said, the day has arrived. It will not be at "Ciudad de La Plata" nor with visiting fans. The scenario will be the "Juan Carmelo Zerillo" Stadium, and only club members will be allowed to enter.
The truth is that Gimnasia (23 points) will host Boca (56 units) at the Bosque with very different realities. The mens sana seeking to add points to finish the tournament in the best possible way, while the Xeneizes (leaders of the Superliga) will arrive with the great opportunity to be crowned champions of Argentine football for the second time, something they will achieve if they win or draw, as it will be impossible for the second-place team, Godoy Cruz de Mendoza, to catch up.
This match, which will start at 19:15 (the visiting team requested an earlier time as it was originally scheduled for 20:10), is valid for the 25th round.
The referee of the match will be Facundo Tello, and it will be televised by TNT Sports (Codified).
It is worth remembering that this match, which was supposed to be played on Sunday, April 29th, at 11 am, was suspended by referee Tello due to the rain that was falling at that time in our City.
And in the last few hours with the intense rainfall, uncertainty has taken hold of everyone to find out if the playing field will be in proper condition for the match, or if it will rain at the start of the game.
In the last match played, the albiazules drew 2-2 with Independiente in the final minutes of the game in Avellaneda, ending a streak of six consecutive defeats which ultimately cost coach Facundo Sava his job.
The Xeneize comes from a hard-fought 2-0 victory against Unión de Santa Fe at the Bombonera, while also keeping their focus on the Copa Libertadores where they will play the qualification for the next phase in a week's time, where they must win and wait for a result.
THE INDIO WITH TWO DOUBTS, THE MELLIZO MAKES TWO CHANGES
Turning to the strictly footballing part, interim albiazul coach Darío Ortíz will face his second match with the aim of collecting three points.
The team with the Indio seemed to recover in terms of playing style and commitment, leaving a good impression against Independiente in Avellaneda.
Although there were only two training sessions, Ortíz did not confirm the team yesterday afternoon at the abastense training ground. And at this time, the Mendocinian coach would have two doubts. One is between Facundo Oreja or Nicolás Dibble, so Ezequiel Bonifacio will definitely enter.
The other question mark is in midfield and is centered between Brahian Alemán or Lorenzo Faravelli.
After that, the young players Matías Melluso and Matías Gómez will continue as starters.
Regarding Boca, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, aware of the importance of what will be at stake, will field his best lineup against the Lobo. Therefore, Leonardo Jara and Uruguayan Nahitan Nández will return to the starting lineup, replacing Julio Buffarini and Emanuel Reynoso. The rest of the team will be the same as the one that defeated Unión.