Overview
- On Monday, reports confirmed Ezequiel 'Chimy' Ávila is a free agent after terminating his Betis contract and he has emerged as Boca's primary target to strengthen the centre-forward spot.
- The club created room to register new players by selling part of Marcelo Saracchi's pass to Houston Dynamo on a three-year deal and loaning youth Iker Zufiaurre to Albion of Uruguay.
- Ávila is a Boca youth product who spent nine seasons in Spain with Huesca, Osasuna and Betis and last season made 30 appearances with three goals and three assists, mostly as a substitute.
- Boca's pursuit is driven by urgency after Adam Bareiro developed a hernia, but no personal terms or formal agreement with Ávila have been announced.
- The Liga Profesional confirmed Boca will play its next home match at Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó because La Bombonera's pitch is in poor condition, creating immediate logistical and competitive changes for the club.