Boca prepare for Racing Club quarter-final with one enforced change | OneFootball

Boca are finalising preparations for the Copa Argentina 2026 quarter-final against Racing Club in Rosario, with just one enforced change from the 2-0 win over San Lorenzo in the Torneo Clausura.

Head coach Rodolfo "Vasco" Arruabarrena has the side largely settled, with Leandro Brey to start in goal for Álvaro Montero, who has been called up by Colombia for the FIFA international window, according to SuperDepor.com.

The likely line-up is Brey in goal, Leandro Lozano, Lautaro Di Lollo, Facundo Herrera and Lautaro Blanco in defence, Santiago Ascacíbar, Leandro Paredes and Milton Delgado in midfield, and Leonel Flores, Miguel Merentiel and Alan Velasco in attack.

Ayrton Costa is stepping up after a hamstring problem linked to a back issue, and could make the travelling squad after several weeks out.

Rodrigo Battaglia, 35, is in the final stage of recovery after surgery on two February for chronic insertional tendinopathy in his right Achilles. Out since seven December last year, in the Clausura semi-final defeat to Racing, he is already training with the group and could receive final medical clearance this week.

Battaglia is ruled out for the tie in Rosario, while his return is envisaged for four October against Unión in the Clausura or the following week against Instituto. His comeback is seen as important for a demanding October that includes the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals against Vasco da Gama, the domestic run-in and a possible Copa Argentina semi-final, with the final scheduled for four November.

Source: SuperDepor.com

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