The club at Brandsen 805 is looking to strengthen itself for a season in which they will face triple competition (Professional League, Copa Libertadores, and Copa Argentina). Romero was a substitute for most of 2025, managing to score only five goals, and although he would be considered by Gustavo Alfaro for the Paraguay national team for the 2026 World Cup, the forward is looking to get more playing time to arrive in the best possible shape for the next World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In this way, and if there are no last-minute surprises like what happened with Hinestroza, everything seems to indicate that the 'albirroja' attacker will wear the jersey of the 'xeneize' team in the new campaign. On the other hand, Boca has made a first offer to Fluminense to definitively acquire the pass of the 28-year-old Colombian forward, Kevin Serna, and it is expected that negotiations will advance in the coming days. The team from La Ribera needs to reinforce the attack after the injuries to Miguel Merentiel, Milton Giménez, and Edinson Cavani, so they would insist on the signing of the Colombian. Buenos Aires, January 21 (NA) – Boca is moving energetically to add its first reinforcement in the current transfer window after the stalled negotiations for the purchase of Colombian winger Marino Hinestroza. According to what was able to be ascertained by the Argentine News Agency, the 'xeneize' team would be close to signing Paraguayan forward Ángel Romero, who became a free agent from Corinthians in Brazil, and has opened talks for the Colombian forward Kevin Serna, who is currently at Fluminense. The management led by Juan Román Riquelme moved quickly, presented a formal offer to the player, and the operation would be about to be completed four days before the start of the Opening Tournament for the blue and gold team. Boca will receive Deportivo Riestra at La Bombonera on Sunday, January 25, starting at 18:30 with the aim of starting their journey in the competition on the right foot. However, the negotiations would not seem simple given that the player had extensive participation in the Brazilian team: he accumulated minutes in almost 70 matches, contributed 13 goals and 8 assists in 2025.
