Tomás Belmonte would replace Milton Delgado in midfield, while Alan Velasco would return to attack to take Brian Aguirre's place. Meanwhile, Boca Juniors will not have four players available for the friendly against the Paraguayan team, and their availability for the start of the Apertura Tournament is uncertain. These are Edinson Cavani (lower back pain), Carlos Palacios (synovitis), Milton Giménez (pubalgia), and Rodrigo Battaglia (Achilles tendinopathy). Boca's probable lineup to face Olimpia: Agustín Marchesín; Juan Braglia, Nicolás Figal, Ayrton Costa, Malcolm Braida; Ander Herrera, Tomás Belmonte, Leandro Paredes; Alan Velasco, Miguel Merentiel, and Exequiel Zeballos. Buenos Aires, January 18 (NA) – Boca's coach, Claudio Úbeda, would have the lineup defined for the friendly against Paraguayan Olimpia tonight at 9:00 PM, in their second appearance of 2026 following the goalless draw against Millonarios of Colombia. According to what the Argentine News Agency was able to find out, the 'Xeneize' coach would maintain the base of the team that drew with the Colombians, but would make small modifications. With the match against Deportivo Riestra just around the corner, next Sunday at 6:30 PM as part of the blue and gold team's debut in the Apertura Tournament, the 'Siphon' repeated his usual 4-3-3 to solidify the structure and give continuity to the players who will start in the Argentine championship. However, he will also seek to relieve the burden on the players ahead of the start of the competition, so he would change four players from the eleven that took the field at La Bombonera against Millonarios. In defense, Nicolás Figal would come in for Lautaro Di Lollo, while Malcolm Braida would do the same for Lautaro Blanco. Coach: Claudio Úbeda.
