Adam Bareiro misses Paraguay’s World Cup despite shining for Boca | OneFootball

Gustavo Alfaro spoke with the forward before submitting the final list of 26 players for the World Cup.

At the beginning of 2026, Boca made a move for Adam Bareiro, a player who at the time was with Fortaleza and whose rights were partly owned by River. Without a doubt, his past with the Núñez club did not go unnoticed. In his first semester with Xeneize, the Paraguayan delivered a more than outstanding performance: he scored 6 goals in the 14 matches he played.

The final stretch of the semester was marked by a double muscle tear suffered in the Apertura Tournament elimination against Huracán, which kept him from playing in the final group-stage matches of the Copa Libertadores. That injury not only affected him at Xeneize, but also with his national team.

Journalist Martín Arévalo reported that Gustavo Alfaro, coach of the Paraguay national team, called him to inform him that he would not be included in the list of 26 players called up to represent La Albirroja at the World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The decision is strictly related to his injury and not to his footballing level.

Without a doubt, it is a very hard blow for the striker, who had appeared in the preliminary list of 55 players selected by Gustavo Alfaro. Bareiro is still recovering from the muscle injury he suffered on May 9, and for that reason he will not be considered for the biggest stage.

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