By date 1 of the group stage of the Opening 2026, Boca will face Deportivo Riestra on Sunday the 25th starting at 6:30 p.m. in La Bombonera. Looking ahead to the debut in the tournament, Claudio Ubeda rehearsed an impressive formation.
It is the following: Agustín Marchesín; Juan Barinaga, Lautaro Di Lollo, Ayrton Costa, Lautaro Blanco; Ander Herrera, Leandro Paredes, Tomás Belmonte, Alan Velasco, Lucas Janson and Exequiel Zeballos. As you can see it is a 4-3-3. Several users on the networks are sharing mixed reactions.
The most curious thing is Janson as 9. But it is worth remembering that Boca will not be able to count on any of its forwards, at least against Riestra. That is, Miguel Merentiel, Milton Giménez and Edinson Cavani. Several sectors claim that Juan Román Riquelme wants to close a scorer in the coming days.
Some of the names found in the folder are the following: Kevin Serna, Alexis Cuello and Rodrigo Auzmendi. But nothing is confirmed yet. There is time to negotiate until Tuesday, January 27. Then the clubs will have to free up places if they want to add reinforcements.
The format of the Apertura 2026
Boca is part of Group A of the Apertura along with the following teams: Independent, Workshops, San Lorenzo, Riestra, Institute, Platense, Estudiantes LP, Gimnasia MZA, Lanús, Vélez, Newell’s, Defensa, Central Córdoba and Unión.
While Group B will be made up of the following clubs: River, Racing, Belgrano, Huracán, Barracas, Estudiantes RC, Argentinos Juniors, Independiente Rivadavia, Gimnasia LP, Banfield, Tigre, Central, Aldosivi, Atlético Tucumán and Sarmiento.
It is worth remembering that a group phase of 16 dates will be held. 14 plus two Interzonals. In the case of Boca one will be the Superclásico against River. While the other will be the classic against Racing. So the Club de la Ribera will face all the greats.
