Boca today: after the exit, squad off and no manager | OneFootball

After the heavy blow suffered in the Libertadores, the atmosphere around Boca today is marked by deep reflection and immediate restructuring. Following the elimination, Juan Román Riquelme began making drastic decisions regarding the near future of the first team in order to absorb the impact and renew the energy ahead of a demanding second half of the year.

Boca today is left without a head coach and on break

The Xeneize leadership made the decision not to renew Claudio Úbeda’s contract, and as a result, he will no longer continue in his role as first-team head coach, leaving the club after 34 matches.

Claudio Úbeda is no longer Boca’s head coach. Photo: Gerónimo Marino/La Número 12.

With the end of this first half of the year, the players were released from their duties and officially began their vacation period, with the squad on leave until next June 18.

In this way, the group will enjoy a 20-day break, ideal for recovering physically and mentally before the international matchups. However, the work of the club’s leadership does not stop: in these weeks, the winter preseason, which will take place in Ezeiza, will be fully mapped out.

The squad will have 20 days of rest.

The continental return against O'Higgins

The mandatory break will be vital to recover players, since the schedule will offer no respite after the pause for the FIFA World Cup. Official competition will resume immediately with an international challenge: the Copa Sudamericana round of 32 against Chile’s O'Higgins.

Boca’s path in the Sudamericana has been defined this Friday following the draw held in Paraguay. If they get past the Chilean side, they will have to face Recoleta.

The triple front of the second half of the year

Heading into the second part of the year, the Ribera club will have an extremely congested schedule and the historic obligation to fight to the very end in every tournament. The official competitions they will play in the second half include the Copa Sudamericana round of 32, the Copa Argentina round of 32, and the Torneo Clausura.

Beyond the intrinsic value of knockout cups, the major strategic objective lies in consistency in the domestic league. The first team must collect as many points as possible for the annual table, which, in addition to granting qualification for continental tournaments, also awards a highly significant official title.

Zeballos, one of the players who could leave in this transfer window.

The initial statistical picture shows an extremely tight race. Boca begins the Torneo Clausura with 30 points in the cumulative standings, firmly focused on the Annual Table title. At present, the Xeneize are in third place in the overall standings, breathing down the leaders’ necks. The gap to the top demands a perfect run: they are only 4 points behind Independiente Rivadavia, the current leaders of the competition.

Keep reading:

Foregone conclusion: Claudio Úbeda is no longer Boca’s head coach

Defined: Boca’s bracket in the Copa Sudamericana

Today, La Bombonera weighs more heavily on Boca than on their opponents

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