Boca’s First Signing: Official Announcement | Olé

They were years of looking at each other, of flirting with a pass that always seemed within reach but the right opportunity never appeared for it to materialize. Until this time, necessity brought them together with Boca and Ángel Romero, the first reinforcement of 2026 who is already about to join the squad.

With his arrival confirmed, the Paraguayan striker will undergo a medical examination during these hours and then will sign his contract, which will have an extension of one year renewable for another, and that -depending on the times of each procedure- He will take his first tour of the Ezeiza property to begin to prepare his set-up for the season that begins, already with the countdown of the path that was launched without him.

Of course, Boca will have its second official match of the year tomorrow, and therefore the former San Lorenzo He will move alone on his first day of work, and on Thursday he will join the group when the team’s first practice takes place ahead of Sunday’s match against Newell’s.

In that sense, it is still risky to think about whether he will have the chance to be among the concentrates or if the coaching staff will decide to give him a few days to fully tune up before taking the field.

Ángel is one of those players who were always on Juan Román Riquelme’s radar. Since the time when his twin brother Óscar put on the blue and gold (in 2022), he flirted with joining and was close before moving to Cruz Azul. However, he spent his entire time in Mexico and his second cycle at Corinthians – where he became the top foreign scorer in the club’s history – before being released and being a market opportunity to don the blue and gold.

Of course, its arrival It ends up happening in the context of a transfer market in which Boca could not close the passes of Marino Hinestroza and Alexis Cuellothe main ones signed up since December, who had everything agreed but for different reasons did not end up arriving.

Finally, after negotiating and waiting for the weekend to cross contracts, yesterday the club announced his arrival through the official networks, in which it was confirmed that this Monday night the player will be in Argentina, to undergo the pertinent medical studies on Tuesday morning and – after that – he will sign his contract if everything is in order. It’s coming…