Kevin Zenón's odd case at Boca: from comeback to out again | OneFootball

At Boca, internal competition is usually fierce and opportunities are scarce. In that context, Kevin Zenón’s current situation has become a story that is hard to figure out. The attacking midfielder seemed to have started to turn things around at the start of the Apertura Tournament, but within a matter of weeks he was pushed aside again, to the point of even being left out of the squad for this Saturday’s match against Independiente.

The case draws attention because of the recent sequence of events. After being practically frozen out during the second half of 2025, the left-footer reappeared at the start of the current season with two starts that seemed to mark a small turning point in his relationship with the coaching staff. However, the hope was short-lived: after playing just four matches in the tournament (the last was against Gimnasia de Mendoza on February 28), he stopped getting minutes and has now gone four straight games without coming on, with a fifth blow added on top, as he was not even called up for the clásico.

His reappearance had come in a particular context. The long list of injuries among the forwards allowed him to start in the loss to Estudiantes for the first time since the match against Bayern Munich. Without standing out, he was up to the task in a game in which everything was difficult for Claudio Úbeda’s team, and he positioned himself as a valid option for the coach. Even so, that opportunity did not end up cementing his place in the rotation.

The recent story of the former Unión player partly explains why his situation became so changeable. At the start of Miguel Ángel Russo’s spell, the player had pushed to leave Boca after an offer from Greece that did not fully convince the club’s leadership. He was coming off an inconsistent half-season under Fernando Gago, and for Miguelo (later Úbeda) it was therefore not difficult to stop counting on him. Practically marginalized, he remained part of the squad lists but hardly played at all.

As the months went by, his name also began to appear in various inquiries from abroad. During the current transfer window, he came onto the radar of clubs such as São Paulo and Alavés. There were inquiries, informal talks, and offers that reached the club’s leadership. However, none of them fully convinced Boca.

Against that backdrop, the start of the Apertura seemed to open a door to relaunch his spell at the club. But the dynamic quickly changed again, and Zenón returned to a situation similar to last year’s: far from the starting eleven and now also out of the call-ups.

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