Tense Boca v Talleres build-up: Pavón's issue, date switch, away fans | OneFootball

Boca and Talleres will face each other amid off-the-field issues that will add a special edge to this match in the 2026 Apertura Tournament: the battle over Cristian Pavón’s money, the change of the match date, and the presence of Xeneize fans.

The team from La Ribera is preparing for its next commitment, which will be in Córdoba after the FIFA international break. This clash will take place in the middle of the legal dispute between both clubs over Boca’s claim in court for Talleres to return the money that the previous board, led by Daniel Angelici, gave them for a transfer that never happened.

In 2019, the “Tano” decided to send 2.5 million dollars to his counterparts at the Córdoba club as part of a “future sale” of Cristian Pavón, which never went through. Because of that, Juan Román Riquelme decided to start legal proceedings so that money would return to the coffers of the Xeneize club. 

Talleres has to return 2.5 million dollars to Boca for Pavón.

Following the court ruling, La T is required to return the money, but is seeking to do so in a different currency. Boca wants the money to be repaid in dollars, because that is how it was sent, while Andrés Fassi, president of the Albiazul, is proposing that it be paid in Argentine pesos.

AFA decides when Boca and Talleres will play

In addition to the Pavón transfer issue, Boca and Talleres are also at odds over the match date: Xeneize want to play on Thursday, April 2, in the match corresponding to Matchday 13 of the Apertura Tournament. On the other side, they want it to be played on Saturday the 4th.

The blue-and-gold side’s position has to do with the rest time between one match and the next, because after the clash in Córdoba, they must travel to Chile to face Universidad Católica in the opening match of the Copa Libertadores group stage.

As if that were not enough, amid all this, the presence of away fans at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium is also being worked out. The home side proposed playing the match with both sets of supporters, since the AFA allows it. In that way, the team from La Ribera could have 11,000 tickets available for its fans. At the moment, discussions are centered on where they will be seated, ticket prices, and the security operation.

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