La Número 12
·17 janvier 2026
Úbeda surprises with changes before Olimpia friendly

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·17 janvier 2026

Boca trained for the last time this morning before traveling to face Olimpia in the final friendly of the preseason. Claudio Úbeda organized a session with changes in the starting lineup, which is surprising because it was expected that he would repeat the same players who started the match against Millonarios.
The training session, held at the Ezeiza complex, featured a test with four changes made by Sifón. The coach brought in Nicolás Figal in place of Di Lollo in central defense and Malcom Braida for Lautaro Blanco at left back.
Meanwhile, in midfield, Milton Delgado made way for Tomás Belmonte, and up front, Alan Velasco took the spot that Brian Aguirre had in the friendly played against Millonarios at La Bombonera.

The coach would make four changes.
Thus, Úbeda tried out Agustín Marchesín; Juan Barinaga, Nicolás Figal, Ayrton Costa, Malcom Braida; Ander Herrera, Tomás Belmonte, Leandro Paredes; Alan Velasco, Miguel Merentiel, and Exequiel Zeballos.

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Nevertheless, it should be noted that the lineup has not been confirmed by the head coach, and we will have to wait until the pre-match team talk to know who will start the match against Olimpia, which will be played this Sunday at 9:00 p.m. at the San Nicolás stadium.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.


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