Balerdi out of the World Cup
Leonardo Balerdi has suffered a muscle tear and will miss the World Cup with Argentina, a brutal blow for the Boca academy product. The defender, now at Olympique Marseille, has been ruled out of the tournament entirely (3). For Boca fans, it stings, one of your own won't be on that stage.
Sudamericana playoff locked in
Conmebol has confirmed the second leg of Boca's Sudamericana playoff against O'Higgins will go ahead on July 30 in Chile (1). No more uncertainty. You know the date, you know the opponent, and after that Libertadores collapse, nothing less than going through is acceptable.
Arruabarrena talk won't go away
With Boca still without clarity on the managerial front, Rodolfo Arruabarrena's name keeps surfacing. His first stint at the club brought a league title and a Copa Argentina, but the ending was messy (2). The question now: is bringing him back nostalgia or a genuine solution?
Fan reactions
The Balerdi news hit hard, supporters are gutted to see another homegrown talent miss a big international moment. Meanwhile, the managerial vacuum has fans restless, with one post bluntly asking: "Hay DT?" The Riquelme infighting is wearing thin too, summed up by a supporter who put it plainly: "Gana Riquelme, pierde Boca." See the full thread here.
