Boca could be without Paredes, Montero and Flores for Copa Argentina semi-final | OneFootball

Boca face a selection headache for their Copa Argentina semi-final against Banfield, set during a FIFA window, with Álvaro Montero ruled out and Leandro Paredes and Leonel Flores potentially unavailable.

The AFA has scheduled the tie for Saturday 14 November. According to LaNumer12.com.ar, Boca are fighting on three fronts this season, a gratifying but taxing scenario that deepens the dilemma for coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena.

Arruabarrena already managed similar losses in the recent clásico with Racing. Montero will be away with Colombia, leaving a notable gap in goal, and Flores could be called by Argentina.

Paredes is serving a 10-match FIFA suspension stemming from the World Cup final, which the AFA has appealed. If the ban is cut to three matches, it would lapse in the October window, formally clearing him to rejoin the national team.

Should that favourable ruling be confirmed, Lionel Scaloni would immediately call up the midfielder, removing Arruabarrena’s main pivot for a knockout tie. An originally mooted final date of 4 November would have fallen only 72 hours after the Superclásico, so the club prioritised recovery and accepted the risk of competing understrength in a FIFA week. The staff are already weighing midfield options to keep balance.

Source: LaNumer12.com.ar

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