Montero joins Colombia: misses Boca's games against Racing and Unión | OneFootball

The Boca Juniors squad suffered a major setback heading into the end of September. Starting goalkeeper Álvaro Montero was called up by the Colombia National Team for the upcoming triple FIFA match window, which will force head coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena to make changes to the team for decisive matches both domestically and in the federal competition.

Montero’s demanding schedule with the National Team

The Colombian goalkeeper will join his national side for a run of three international matches: against Mexico on September 26, against Paraguay on October 2, and against Peru on October 6.

Because of travel and match commitments, Montero will miss Boca’s crucial clash against RacingClub, scheduled for Sunday, September 27 in Córdoba in the quarterfinals of the CopaArgentina. He also will not be available a week later, on Sunday, October 4, when the Xeneize host Unión in the ClausuraTournament.

The clásico against San Lorenzo: the final appearance and Brey’s debut

Given this situation, the last match the goalkeeper will play in the blue and gold shirt before joining his national team will be this Sunday, when Boca visit San Lorenzo at the Nuevo Gasómetro. After the clásico, Montero will pack his bags to join up with his country’s squad.To cover Boca’s goal in the following matches, “Vasco”Arruabarrena will have to turn to youngster Leonardo Brey. This is because the usual backup goalkeeper, Agustín Marchesín, is still in the middle of his recovery after suffering an injury.

Relief over Merentiel: he stays in La Ribera

Amid the complications caused by the FIFA window, Boca’s coaching staff received good news ahead of the matches against Racing and Unión: Miguel Merentiel will not be part of the Uruguay National Team.

Although Boca’s top scorer had been included in the preliminary squad by “La Celeste” coach Diego Forlán, the Uruguayan manager ultimately opted for other choices and left him out of the final list. As a result, the forward will be fully available to the club from the Ribera for both matches.

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