Goltz or Vergini, Guillermo's doubt for the Copa debut.

Paolo Goltz, Boca defender playing with physical limitations

Paolo Goltz, Boca defender who has been playing at his physical limit due to a knee injury, is the only doubt that coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto has to face Alianza Lima next Thursday in Peru, in the debut of the Argentine champion in the 2018 Copa Libertadores.

If the former America de Mexico player does not arrive, Santiago Vergini will play instead, who did it last Sunday in the Reserva against San Martin de San Juan to get some minutes.

The other confirmed change on Tuesday during the football practice is the inclusion of Julio Buffarini instead of Nahitan Nandez, who has to serve a three-match suspension owed since he played for Penarol de Montevideo.

The possible Boca lineup would be Agustin Rossi; Leonardo Jara, Goltz or Vergini, Lisandro Magallan and Frank Fabra; Julio Buffarini, Wilmar Barrios and Emanuel Reynoso; Cristian Pavon, Carlos Tevez and Edwin Cardona.

In Tuesday's closed-door training at Casa Amarilla, the coach set up a tactical work where he put a team on the field with Goltz as a central defender. Vergini later came on.

Walter Bou played in place of Tevez. The "Apache" was not present as a precaution, as he continues to wear a cast on his left shoulder due to a blow he suffered during the first half of the match that Boca won 4-2 against San Martin de San Juan last Sunday.

If Boca's captain is not feeling well due to the shoulder pain, he will be infiltrated with a painkiller in that area and will be part of the match in Lima.

In this physically delicate Boca to face their start in the Copa, the situations of Cristian Pavon and Lisandro Magallan also caused concern.

Magallan had a bone discomfort during this morning's warm-up, but then he trained normally.

Boca will return to training on Wednesday at 9:30 am at Casa Amarilla and after lunch they will travel at 2:30 pm on a charter flight to Peru.

In another matter, it is expected that tomorrow Pablo Perez will train with the rest of the squad, already recovered from his strain in the left soleus muscle. It is very likely that the midfielder will officially return next Monday against Argentinos Juniors in La Paternal, for the 18th round of the Superliga.

Meanwhile, on Thursday they would give medical clearance to Fernando Gago, who underwent surgery last November on his right knee's cruciate ligaments.

Boca will play against Alianza Lima on Thursday at 9:30 pm as a visitor, in the first matchday of Group 8 of the Copa Libertadores, which they share with Palmeiras from Brazil and Junior from Barranquilla, Colombia.