Dylan Gorosito to start for Boca against O'Higgins | OneFootball

Youth player Dylan Gorosito will have the huge responsibility of covering right-back for Boca following Leandro Lozano’s sudden injury absence. The match, corresponding to the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana round of 32, will be played this Thursday in a crucial game for the club’s international ambitions.

The tactical plan suffered an unexpected setback that forced the coaching staff to reshuffle quickly. Uruguayan full-back Lozano suffered a strain in his left semimembranosus muscle, ruling him out definitively for this important international fixture. Faced with this urgent situation, the one chosen to patrol the right flank against the Chilean side is the promising youngster who has been standing out in the reserve team.

Leandro Lozano suffered an injury that rules him out of the match. Photo: Javier Martino/Prensa CABJ.

The Moreno native arrived at the blue-and-gold institution in the 2014 season to develop through the youth ranks. His steady progress allowed him to make the jump to the reserve team at the start of 2024, showing enough credentials to catch the first team’s attention. In February of that year, he signed his first professional contract, tying himself to Xeneize until December 2028.

At just 20 years old, the defender already knows what it means to wear the blue and gold shirt in the top flight of Argentine football. His senior debut came on July 20, 2024, when he played 45 minutes in the 2-2 draw against Defensa y Justicia. Recently, he got more minutes after coming on for the final 15 minutes against Gimnasia de Chivilcoy in the current 2026 Copa Argentina edition.

The team with Dylan Gorosito against O'Higgins

Ahead of the first leg against O'Higgins, the youngster’s inclusion changes the shape of a defense that had been looking to establish itself on the continental stage. Despite his youth, the coaching staff fully trust Gorosito’s physical work rate to neutralize the Chilean side’s attacks and support the offense.

In addition, this Thursday from 9:30 p.m., there will be an especially memorable element for the academy product, as it will be his first-ever appearance in front of the Xeneize fans on the mythical pitch of La Bombonera.

Dylan Gorosito will start for the first time at La Bombonera.

With this change confirmed, the starting eleven that will take the field at Alberto J. Armando is now set. The lineup will be made up of: Álvaro Montero in goal; a back line featuring the aforementioned Gorosito alongside Nicolas Figal, Ayrton Costa and Lautaro Blanco. In midfield, Leandro Paredes and Milton Delgado will provide balance and clarity in the build-up.

Meanwhile, the attack will look to trouble the Chilean defense by using pace on the wings and quality in the final third. The players tasked with breaking down the opposition goal will be Leonel Flores, Tomás Aranda, Sebastián Villa and the Uruguayan striker Miguel Merentiel.

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