Ahead of the Superclásico: Boca's new keeper after Marchesín injury | OneFootball

Boca is putting the finishing touches on the Superclásico that will be played at the Más Monumental Stadium on Sunday, April 19. The team led by Claudio Úbeda is coming off a commanding win over Barcelona in the Copa Libertadores, but also the loss of Agustín Marchesín.

The Xeneize’s starting goalkeeper suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the match against the Guayaquil side and will be out for the rest of the year. As a result, the coaching staff had to move quickly to add another goalkeeper with the country’s biggest match just around the corner.

Although Leandro Brey will take Marchesín’s place, the Ribera side added Fernando Rodríguez as its third goalkeeper. The 21-year-old goalkeeper from the Xeneize reserve team signed his first professional contract at the beginning of 2025, running through the end of December 2028. In addition, it will not be the first time he trains with the first team.

Fernando Rodríguez joined training this Thursday. Photo: Javier Martino/CABJ Press.

The Santo Pipó native played in 5 of the 8 matches contested by Herrón’s team in the 2026 Torneo Proyección Apertura and kept a clean sheet in 3 of them. It should be noted that he was not called up for the remaining matches due to a muscle tear, from which he has already fully recovered.

In this way, Boca’s group of goalkeepers trained by Cristian Muñoz will be made up of Leandro Brey, Javier García, and Fernando Rodríguez, at least until mid-year when the transfer window opens, when the Xeneize would look to bring in another goalkeeper.

The Xeneize goalkeeping group: García, Rodríguez, Brey, and behind them Muñoz (coach) with Marchesín.

Leandro Brey, Boca’s goalkeeper in the Superclásico

The young goalkeeper is about to face the biggest challenge of his career: his official First Division debut against River Plate this Sunday. Although it will be his first time in the top flight against the archrival, his track record is promising. In the reserves, he faced the Millonario three times, recording one win, two draws, and only one goal conceded.

In addition, his numbers in First Division classics are flawless. So far, the young goalkeeper is unbeaten against the other "big" clubs: he beat San Lorenzo twice as a starter, defeated Racing after coming on for the injured Javier García, and earned a draw against Independiente, also from the start.

Brey will make his First Division Superclásico debut.

Backed by these statistics and by the full confidence of the club’s leadership, which decided not to bring in another reinforcement for his position until mid-year, Brey has in his hands the enormous responsibility of guarding the most demanding goal in the country.

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