Rain forces Boca squad to change their plans | OneFootball

The Boca Juniors squad was set to train this Friday at La Bombonera, the venue where Claudio Úbeda had planned to rehearse with the starting eleven, but the rain forced the coaching staff to change their plans.

The poor weather conditions forced a change to what had been scheduled since the beginning of the week. The Xeneize coach had decided to hold a football practice this afternoon at the Alberto J. Armando stadium, as has become customary. However, this will not be possible due to the rain that fell over the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires throughout the night.

The Boca squad will not be able to train at La Bombonera.

Claudio Úbeda, together with the coaching staff and the club's football officials, decided not to hold the football practice on the home ground, and instead moved today’s training session to the Ezeiza complex.

In this way, the Ribera team had to alter their plans in preparation for the match they will play on Monday against Barracas Central, for the 12th round of the 2025 Clausura Tournament, which was rescheduled due to the passing of Miguel Ángel Russo.

Boca attentive to the annual table and the Copa Argentina

The outcome of the Copa Argentina not only awards a title, but can also alter the map of qualifiers for the Copa Libertadores. However, in the case of Argentinos Juniors, there is a particular detail worth clarifying.

The Xeneize need to keep earning points.

If Argentinos Juniors are crowned champions of the Copa Argentina, they will automatically qualify for the Copa Libertadores. However, this does not mean that an additional spot is freed up in the annual table. For that to happen, the team must finish in a position that already grants them access to the Libertadores through that route.

For example, if Argentinos finish fourth in the annual table, the distribution of spots does not change: the first and second will continue to enter the group stage, while the third will go to the Playoff. In that scenario, winning the Copa Argentina does not free up any extra spot.

With the current table, if Argentinos win the Copa Argentina, their place in the Playoff would be given to Deportivo Riestra, who are next in line. Boca Juniors, meanwhile, have a pending match against Barracas Central. If they draw, they would move up to third place and qualify for the Playoff; if they win, they would climb to second and qualify directly for the group stage.

The impact of Argentinos as champions depends on their final position in the annual table. Only if it coincides with a Libertadores qualifying spot through that route will an additional spot be freed up for another team.

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