Ins and outs in Boca's squad for Universidad Católica | OneFootball

Claudio Úbeda announced Boca’s squad list for this Thursday’s home match against Universidad Católica in the final round of the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage, where the team will be fighting for a place in the round of 16.

After the final training session before the team’s “final” against Los Cruzados, the Xeneize head coach officially revealed the list of players called up for Thursday’s match, which will kick off at 9:30 p.m. at La Bombonera.

Miguel Merentiel stands out on the list because he suffered a minor muscle tear during the week, but he will be available. It has not yet been decided whether he will start or be on the bench, but he is among those with a chance to play. Also returning to the squad is Agustín Martegani.

El Sifón finalized Boca’s squad list for the match against Católica.

As for the absences, Ayrton Costa’s is the most notable, as he is suspended after reaching the yellow card limit. Santiago Ascacibar is also unavailable because he must serve the final match of the suspension imposed by CONMEBOL for the red card he received against Barcelona. Adam Bareiro was not fit in time and, like Carlos Palacios and Edinson Cavani, will watch from the sidelines.

Below is the list of 23 players called up by Claudio Úbeda, position by position.

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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