Will Leandro Brey start? Úbeda's call on Boca's goal v Huracán | OneFootball

The presence of Leandro Brey between the posts for Boca against Huracán is the team’s only question mark one day before the 2026 Apertura Tournament round of 16 match to be played at La Bombonera.

After days of great uncertainty, head coach Claudio Úbeda finalized the list of 24 players called up to host Huracán at La Bombonera. The match, valid for the round of 16, would have the young goalkeeper as a starter.

Doubts about Leandro Brey’s place in the starting lineup began after the match against Barcelona in Ecuador, where he had to be substituted. Medical tests carried out upon returning to Buenos Aires confirmed that he was suffering from a severe bruise in the pelvic area with significant fluid buildup. For this reason, the goalkeeper had to undergo intensive physiotherapy over the following two days in an effort to be fit for the decisive clash.

Brey would start against Huracán. Photo: Javier Martino/Prensa CABJ.

Leandro Brey’s positive response

On a cold morning in Ezeiza, the coaching staff put the goalkeeper through a fitness test. The response from the former Los Andes player was highly positive, as he came through the tests well. Meanwhile, the rest of the squad did light foot tennis drills and a small-sided training session in which Javier García was in goal purely as a precaution.

Thanks to this favorable clinical progress, everything points to Brey being Boca’s starting goalkeeper against El Globo. Claudio Úbeda’s decision to include only two goalkeepers in the final squad list reinforces that clear stance. In this way, Javier García will be on the bench as the only available alternative if any unexpected issue arises during the match.

Úbeda decided to call up Brey and García.

Boca’s possible lineup vs. Huracán

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