Overview
- Community leader Javier Andrigo says Costa’s grandfather, Domingo Costa, was born in Cabo Verde, making the Boca center-back eligible if he naturalizes and receives a call-up.
- Journalist Martina Baldi relayed the claim via the Instagram account Te Dejo en Orsai, and Argentine outlets subsequently reported it.
- La Voz del Interior reports neither Costa nor his representatives have received an offer or engaged with Cape Verde’s federation.
- Coverage also mentions a possible Paraguayan route through a grandmother, with reported interest connected to coach Gustavo Alfaro.
- Cabo Verde qualified for its first World Cup by defeating Eswatini, and Costa remains an important player for Boca under coach Claudio Úbeda.