Overview
- The 3-0 loss to Deportivo Riestra on Monday left the squad demoralized and prompted coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena to accept responsibility and call the dressing room 'a cemetery'.
- Álvaro Montero, a recent signing who started against Riestra, was seen leaving the pitch with visible pain in his right leg and will have medical studies to decide his availability.
- With Agustín Marchesín sidelined by injury and Javier García inactive, Boca is preparing contingency plans and has identified 23-year-old Leandro Brey as the likely replacement if Montero is ruled out.
- Boca will travel to Chile on Wednesday to play O'Higgins on Thursday in the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 second leg, holding only a 1-0 first-leg lead that will decide who advances.
- The team returned to training at the Ezeiza complex as Arruabarrena said he will work on selection and tactics, and the club will finalize the roster once Montero's test results are available.