Argentine football strike confirmed: when will Boca play postponed game | OneFootball

Boca, along with the rest of the Professional League leaders, confirmed the suspension of the ninth round in support of the AFA. It was decided that the activity will resume with the ongoing schedule and the 9th date will be played only in May, altering the fixture order.

What began as a request from the clubs to express their political stance was confirmed in the last hours: the Argentine football leadership decided to uphold the planned strike, effectively suspending the immediate activity of the Apertura Tournament. However, to reassure the fans and due to the need to fulfill television commitments, the Professional League has already defined the rescheduling timeline.

The measure, which emerged as a unanimous gesture of repudiation against the recent judicial complaints against the Argentine Football Association (AFA), will paralyze the tournament during the period originally intended for the 9th date. After an Executive Committee meeting, it was determined that the ball will not roll within the planned deadlines, but the tournament will be completed during May.

The Xeneize will play this Wednesday.

This is how Boca's fixture stands

For the Xeneize team, this decision implies a significant logistical change. Since the 9th date is moved to the end of the qualifying stage, Boca will have to visit Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero on Sunday, May 3, just before the start of the knockout rounds.

Since the schedule continues with the rest of the rounds, the order of the upcoming commitments for Claudio Úbeda's team is as follows, considering they owe the seventh date against Lanús and will catch up this Wednesday, as Granate played the Recopa final.

This is regarding the Apertura Tournament, but the Xeneize also has the start of the Copa Libertadores on the horizon. The group stage will be played from April 8 to May 27.

Boca needs to get back on the winning track.

The new calendar: May will be the month of decisions

The strongest decision of the League was to "send" the suspended date to the end of the regular phase. Thus, the 9th Date of the Apertura Tournament will be played on Sunday, May 3. This resolution not only affects the order of the matches but also compresses the end of the championship, which will be played in "lightning" mode during the last month of competition. The path to the title is defined with the following key dates:

Keep reading:

The changes Úbeda plans in Boca to visit Lanús

Leandro Paredes faced the press after another bitter draw for Boca

Boca's ratings in the draw against Gimnasia de Mendoza

Another draw with no flavor: Boca added its third consecutive draw at home

Another one: the injury setback Boca suffers for the upcoming matches

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.