Boca’s problem with competing on all fronts | OneFootball

After the agonizing win over Racing, Boca sealed its place in the Copa Argentina semifinals and will have to face Banfield, but the packed schedule that comes with competing on all fronts is creating a major headache when it comes to reshuffling the fixture list.

The win over the Avellaneda side put the team among the final four in the federal competition and confirmed the clash with El Taladro. However, the demands of competing simultaneously in the Clausura Tournament, the Copa Argentina, and the Copa Sudamericana make scheduling the dates a real challenge.

At the moment, the Xeneize side sees only two possible windows in the schedule to stage the semifinal before November 4. The first option is the week of October 7, between the matches against Unión and Instituto de Córdoba, while the second appears in the week of October 28, a key slot strategically placed between the clásicos against Independiente and River Plate.

Boca celebrating after the win over Racing. Photo: Gerónimo Marino/La Número 12.

However, the option of the first few days of October runs into a serious regulatory and rest-related obstacle. Banfield will play Rosario Central on Monday, October 5, which rules out a Copa match on Wednesday the 7th unless the AFA reschedules that game for the previous Saturday. On top of that, there are players called up for the FIFA international window and Boca’s match against Instituto, set for Friday the 9th.

By contrast, the possibility of playing the semifinal in the week of October 28 is raising major concerns at La Ribera. At the blue-and-gold club, they want to avoid at all costs the physical toll of facing a knockout match just days before the Superclásico against their lifelong rival.

The alternatives Boca is considering

If no agreed solution is found for the first week of October, the group runs the risk of getting trapped in an exhausting stretch. The team would be forced to play four decisive matches—two league clásicos, the semifinal, and the potential federal final—within a compressed span of just eight days.

Arruabarrena has taken Boca to the semifinals of the Copa Argentina and the Sudamericana, while also fighting for the Clausura and the league title.

Faced with this complex scenario, people around the club are not ruling out a drastic alternative that will begin to be evaluated together with AFA officials. The board is considering requesting that the November 4 date, originally reserved for the title match, be used instead for the semifinal against El Taladro, pushing the final back to a later date.

Boca’s draft schedule

With the caveat that everything could change, this is the match calendar currently on the horizon for Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s team.

Boca has a very good chance of qualifying for the Clausura Tournament playoffs, as well as the possibility of securing spots in the Copa Argentina and Copa Sudamericana finals.

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