Despite the negotiations that the club has with different players, coach Fernando Gago exclusively asked that they bring him a new goalkeeper due to the loss of the experienced player.
Boca goalkeeper Sergio Chiquito Romero will be operated by a chronic right knee discomfort and she will be out for a few months, so the club will look for a replacement before the start of the season.
Despite the negotiations that the club has with different players, the coach Fernando Gago exclusively requested that they bring him a new goalkeeper due to the loss of the experienced Romero, due to the number of games that the Auriazul team will face at the beginning of the football year.
The goalkeeper was not having minutes with the first team Mouthsince he was left out of those called up in the last game against Independentwhich ended in a 0-0 draw, and the youth team Leandro Brey was part of the headlines, with another veteran, Javier Garciaon the substitute bench.
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The synovitis that he had carried over since the last date of the Professional League afflicted him at the beginning of the preseason and the goalkeeper made the decision to have surgery to overcome the difficulty in his right knee that caused him constant pain and prevented him from carrying out practice normally.
Boca’s busy calendar
Boca will be in charge of opening the Argentine Cup 2025 facing Argentinian from Monte Maíz on Wednesday, January 22, in a match that does not yet have a confirmed venue or time.
This early debut disrupts Gago’s plans, who expected the first official match of the year to be on January 26 against Argentinos Juniorsfor the Apertura Tournament of the Professional League.
The busy schedule does not end there, as Boca will also face a demanding schedule in the first phase of the Apertura Tournament and the playoffs of the Libertadores Cup.
After the debut against Argentinos, the team will have to visit Santa Fe Union on January 29 and, in just two weeks, he will face Hurricane, racing, Independent Rivadavia de Mendoza and banfield.
Added to this is the key match against Lima Alliance from Peru or Paraguayan National on February 18, for a place in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, with the rematch scheduled for the 25th of the same month.
Source: Ambito
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