Boca target Sergio Rochet, Uruguay's keeper for World Cup 2026 | OneFootball

Juan Román Riquelme already has his first target to bring into the Xeneize squad for the second half of the year.

After their elimination from the 2026 Copa Libertadores, Boca is already thinking about the transfer market. With the clear goal of turning the season around, Juan Román Riquelme has set his sights on Sergio Rochet as a possible signing to provide a real leap in quality, since the club urgently needs a goalkeeper for the three competitions awaiting them in the second half of the year.

Due to Agustín Marchesín’s injury, which is not expected to see him return to the pitch until the end of the year or early 2027, the Xeneize will look to sign an experienced player to take over as the team’s first-choice keeper. In that sense, the Uruguay national team goalkeeper is currently the leading candidate to be chosen by the blue-and-gold hierarchy, with the transfer window approaching.

The truth is that Boca want Rochet as a signing in the upcoming transfer window. With the intention of improving the current squad, the Xeneize want to add high-caliber players to compete for the 2026 Copa Sudamericana, the Torneo Clausura, and the Copa Argentina as well. However, there are some details to keep in mind for the deal to go through.

The player, born 33 years ago in Nueva Palmira, Colonia, is under contract until December 31, so his departure could be affordable. At the same time, it should be noted that his deal with Inter Porto Alegre includes an automatic renewal clause if certain objectives are met during the season. In that case, the situation would be very different from what it is today.

On the other hand, Boca must free up a foreign-player slot, since they have already reached the allowed limit. At the moment, Edinson Cavani, Ander Herrera, Carlos Palacios, Williams Alarcón, and Ángel Romero occupy the spots for players born abroad. In addition, Marcelo Saracchi is returning from his loan at Celtic in the coming days, so he must also be counted in that category.

El Chino will start for Uruguay at the 2026 World Cup because he is a key part of the squad managed by Marcelo Bielsa. With La Celeste, he has already played a total of 35 matches across the South American qualifiers, the 2022 World Cup, and the 2024 Copa América. Except when he was injured, he has always been called up since receiving his first call-up in 2021.

A product of Danubio and with previous spells at AZ, Sivasspor, and most recently Nacional, he was transferred in 2023 for 1.5 million euros to Inter Porto Alegre. This season, Rochet has played 17 matches, conceded 19 goals, and kept 5 clean sheets. It is also worth noting that he won one domestic title, lifting the 2025 Campeonato Gaúcho.

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