Kevin Zenón's strange case at Boca: from revival 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 hard story to figure out. The attacking midfielder seemed to have started turning things around at the beginning of the Apertura Tournament, but within a matter of weeks he was pushed aside again, to the point of disappearing even from the squad list for this Saturday’s match against Independiente.

The case stands out because of the recent sequence of events. After being virtually 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 optimism did not last long: after playing only four matches in the league (the last one was against Gimnasia de Mendoza on February 28), he stopped getting minutes and has now gone four straight games without coming on, plus a fifth blow, as he was not even called up for the clásico.

His return had come under particular circumstances. 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 did well enough in a game in which everything was difficult for Claudio Úbeda’s team, and he established himself as a valid option for the coach. Even so, that opportunity was not enough to cement his place in the rotation.

The recent story of the former Unión player partly explains why his situation became so unstable. 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 management. He was coming off an inconsistent half-season under Fernando Gago, and for Miguelo (later Úbeda) it was not difficult to stop counting on him. Practically sidelined, he continued to be included in squads but with hardly any minutes.

As the months went by, his name also began to appear in different inquiries from abroad. During the current transfer window, he was linked with clubs such as São Paulo and Alavés. There were inquiries, informal talks, and proposals that reached the board’s table. 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 dynamics 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 squad lists.

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