Overview
- The AFA Tribunal of Discipline rejected Vélez’s protest on Wednesday and kept Boca in the Copa Argentina quarterfinals while imposing a monetary sanction equivalent to 1,000 tickets for an administrative error on the official match sheet.
- A key legal point was that Ángel Romero, the sixth foreign player listed, did not enter the field so the tribunal concluded there was no ineligible alignment and applied a proportional financial penalty instead of sporting forfeiture.
- Boca’s quarterfinal with Racing is confirmed for Sunday, September 27 at the Gigante de Arroyito with ticket sales already under way and stadium allocations published by the AFA.
- Vélez’s leadership has said it is evaluating further legal options, including a possible appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which would prolong the dispute beyond the domestic ruling.
- Separately, CONMEBOL confirmed Estudiantes will host Flamengo at Estadio UNO on October 15 after stadium adaptations that include 4,000 tickets for visiting fans, and Flamengo has reported muscular injuries to Ayrton Lucas and Gonzalo Plata that may affect their availability.