Overview
- The AFA Tribunal of Discipline postponed its definitive decision and scheduled a special session for Tuesday, September 22 to receive Boca Juniors’ formal descargo before ruling on Vélez’s protest.
- Vélez’s 16-page complaint says Boca listed six foreign players on the official match sheet, exceeding the five-player limit and asking that the match be awarded to Vélez as a sporting sanction.
- AFA has provisionally listed Boca as Racing’s opponent for the Copa Argentina quarterfinal on September 27, so the Tribunal’s delay keeps the current fixture in place until the written resolution is published.
- Reporting and club statements indicate the case is likely to be treated as an administrative breach that merits an economic fine rather than reversal of the result, but the official ruling and any penalty remain pending.
- The ruling’s timing has operational consequences because goalkeeper Álvaro Montero was called to Colombia’s national team for the FIFA window starting September 21, which would make him unavailable for the September 27 match if Boca remains the participant and forces the club to use backup options such as Leandro Brey.