The Disciplinary Tribunal confirmed Boca’s qualification and they will continue in the Copa Argentina against Racing

Boca received a key ruling and, although it did not come out unscathed, it came out in the Copa Argentina. The AFA Disciplinary Tribunal confirmed that there was an infringement in the match against Vélez in the round of 16, but ruled that it was not appropriate to change the result or apply the figure of improper line-up.

A ruling that changes the sanction, not the bracket

The story had already carried suspense for several weeks and is now settled. The disciplinary body understood that Boca committed a breach by submitting a lineup sheet with six foreigners, when the maximum allowed is five.

But the final decision did not affect the sporting side. The consequence was financial and not related to the result, so Xeneize will continue in the competition and will be the opponent of Racing in the quarter-finals.

That is the important part. Boca avoided an elimination at the desk and remains alive in a heavy stretch of the schedule, where every step counts double.

What the ruling said about the match with Vélez

The Tribunal’s resolution made three points very clear:

• There was a regulatory infringement in the lineup sheet submitted against Vélez.
• The harshest sanction was not applied, that is, the result was not changed.
• Boca received a financial fine.

In other words: the blow exists, but it does not affect qualification. And for Boca, that changes everything. Because now it can look ahead without the noise of a sporting exclusion.

Racing waits, and the Copa Argentina stays alive

With the ruling now confirmed, the clash with Racing has been firmly set in the competition’s schedule. For Boca, it is no small detail: the Copa Argentina remains one of the most direct paths to sustain objectives in a heavy season finale.

In addition, Xeneize enters this stretch with triple competition ahead, according to the schedule that forces it to split its energy between Copa Argentina, Clausura and Sudamericana before the Superclásico.

That combination leaves no room to breathe. And the Tribunal’s resolution, at the very least, spares it one more drama.

Boca, in the running on several fronts

Boca’s present leaves it with a demanding picture, but still favorable in terms of objectives. The team remains in the race in important tournaments and also looks well placed in the fight to qualify for the next Libertadores, according to the annual table.

There is also the financial side, which is no small matter. The club and Estudiantes are among the Argentine survivors in the continental cups and both continue to accumulate CONMEBOL prize money for their performance.

At Boca, the reading is simple: the punishment arrived, but it was not fatal. And while others watch from the outside, Xeneize stays inside, with Racing on the horizon and the obligation to answer on the pitch.