Late blow for Boca: key player injured, misses Estudiantes clash

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·28. Januar 2026

Late blow for Boca: key player injured, misses Estudiantes clash

Boca suffers a last-minute loss and will not be able to play the match tonight against Estudiantes de La Plata. Claudio Úbeda already has his replacement to start the match against the Pincha, which will begin at 22:15 at the UNO stadium.

Lucas Janson suffered a tear just hours before the match that the Xeneize will play tonight against the team from La Plata for the second date of the Apertura 2026 Tournament. The forward was going to be a starter, but this injury will make him miss the duel.

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Janson tore a muscle and will miss the match against the Pincha.

The official medical report from Boca indicates that the player Lucas Janson has a grade 2 muscle injury in the left abdominal oblique muscle. The external oblique is located on the sides of the abdomen, from the lower part of the ribs to the pelvis. Its main function is to twist and rotate the trunk.

A grade 2 tear or muscle fiber rupture in the left abdominal oblique is a moderate injury that involves a significant partial tear, causing sharp pain, inflammation, and sometimes bruising. Recovery usually takes between 4 and 8 weeks.

Due to Janson's absence, the Xeneize coach, Claudio Úbeda, decided who will take his place on the field. Iker Zufiaurre will have the chance to start. The young player, who can play as a winger or center forward, will be responsible for forming the attack alongside Exequiel Zeballos.