Boca sign 2 players while keeping one eye on Huracán | OneFootball

Boca is looking to turn the page after the heavy blow in the Copa Libertadores. Ahead of the crucial clash against Huracán in the round of 16 of the 2026 Torneo Apertura, the coaching staff received the best news of the week: Ander Herrera and Carlos Palacios returning to group training.

After the recent defeat to Barcelona in South America’s top club competition, the Xeneize have no time for regrets. Their full focus is on next Saturday’s match against El Globo, and in this morning’s training session, the squad had two high-profile presences that have fans excited ahead of the decisive stage of the tournament.

The two returns at Boca

On one side is Ander Herrera. The Spanish midfielder had suffered a tear in his left hamstring on April 23. The unfortunate injury happened unexpectedly during the warm-up before the match against Defensa y Justicia, forcing him out of the starting lineup just minutes before kickoff.

Herrera hopes to be Ascacibar’s replacement in the Copa. CABJ Press.

The usual recovery time for a muscle tear is at least 21 days. However, by this Saturday’s match against Huracán, only 16 days will have passed. It is unlikely that the Basque midfielder will be ready for the league match, and he is instead targeting a return in the Copa, where he could replace Santiago Ascacibar, as the former Estudiantes player will be unavailable due to suspension.

Meanwhile, Chilean forward Carlos Palacios is starting to feel like a footballer again after going through the most difficult period since joining the club. The Renca native took part in light small-sided football drills, marking his first competitive contact with the group so far this year.

Palacios is hoping to return to action. CABJ Press.

The former Colo-Colo player’s ordeal began late last year and kept him out of all of Boca’s matches in 2026. His last appearance in the blue and gold shirt came exactly six months ago: on December 7, 2025, in the painful 1-0 defeat to Racing that meant elimination in the quarterfinals of the Torneo Clausura.

On February 23 of this year, Palacios underwent surgery for chronic synovitis in his right knee, a condition that prevented him from training normally. The coaching and medical staff’s idea is to ease him back gradually. The immediate goal is to intensify his physical work in the coming days so they can begin testing the knee under the real demands of top-level competition.

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