Paraguayan central defender Bruno Valdez, 30, who broke ties with America, Mexico, closed an agreement with Boca and on Monday he will sign a contract for four years, until December 2026, after the pertinent medical review.
Valdez, who arrives free, was also wanted by Cruzeiro, from Brazil, but the Boquense leadership moved faster and took over the services of the experienced central marker.
Heading to the United Arab Emirates! ✈️??
? International Super Cup #DaleBoca ???#International Super Cup pic.twitter.com/f6Ga0G2vjT
– Boca Juniors (@BocaJrsOficial) January 15, 2023
Valdez, born in the Paraguayan town of Fernando de la Mora on October 6, 1992, began his career in 2011 at Sol de América, in his native country, and in 2014 moved to Cerro Porteño, before joining two years later at Mexican America.
The departure of the Peruvian Carlos Zambrano left a hole in that place in the defense that Boca was looking to cover with more intensity in the last hours, where he had also sounded out another Peruvian like Alexander Callens, but in principle there were some difficulties to “smooth out some differences contractual”.
This central defender, also 30 years old, had just been released from New York City of Major League Soccer (MLS) in United States soccer, from where he would have an offer from Atlanta United.
? List of concentrates to travel to Abu Dhabi and face Racing for the 2022 International Super Cup.#DaleBoca ??? pic.twitter.com/93iAf6Ygrb
– Boca Juniors (@BocaJrsOficial) January 14, 2023
In another order, the Boquense squad left this Sunday night for the city of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, to play the so-called International Super Cup against Racing Club, this Friday, at 1:00 p.m. in Argentina.
The list of 30 traveling soccer players includes the injured Marcos Rojo, Nicolás Figal and Martín Payero, who last Friday in the friendly with Everton de Chile (0-0) in San Juan retired with undisguised discomfort in one of his ankles.
The other players called up who are also part of the delegation are Agustín Rossi, Javier García, Sergio Romero, Leandro Brey, Luis Advíncula, Frank Fabra, Facundo Roncaglia, Nahuel Valentini, Gabriel Aranda, Agustín Sandez, Marcelo Weigandt, Alan Varela, Ezequiel Fernández , Esteban Rolón, Diego González, Guillermo Fernández, Juan Ramírez, Cristian Medina, Oscar Romero, Aaron Molinas, Norberto Briasco, Nicolás Orsini, Darío Benedetto, Luca Langoni, Exequiel Zeballos, Sebastián Villa and Luis Vázquez.
Racing confirmed the squad list for the International Super Cup against Boca
Racing confirmed this Sunday the list of players called up to play the International Super Cup against Boca Juniors, on January 20 in the city of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.
A total of 25 players were summoned by Fernando Gago to play a new final against Boca, after the 2-1 victory in the 2022 Champions Trophy last November.
All ready for the trip to Abu Dhabi ?
Let’s go Racing! ?#International Super Cup pic.twitter.com/20sbjPo2i5– Racing Club (@RacingClub) January 15, 2023
The summoned are: Gabriel Arias, Matías Tagliamonte and Daniel Juárez (goalkeepers); Juan Cáceres, Iván Pillud, Leonardo Sigali, Gonzalo Piovi, Emiliano Insúa, Santiago Quirós, Óscar Opazo and Jonatan Galván (defenders).
Jonatan Gómez, Juan Nardoni, Aníbal Moreno, Maximiliano Moralez and Maico Quiroz (Flyers); Gabriel Hauche, Matías Rojas,
Edwin Cardona, Maximiliano Romero, Nicolás Reniero, Héctor Fértoli, Johan Carbonero and Román Fernández (forwards).
?? List of summoned for the trip to the United Arab Emirates, where Racing will play the Al Ain Argentine Super Cup, this Friday the 20th, at the @HBZstadium.
Let’s go Racing!#SupercopaArgentinaAlAin pic.twitter.com/FqLEWVBHEt
– Racing Club (@RacingClub) January 15, 2023
Finally, Gago included the Paraguayan Rojas in the list. The midfielder worked differently in the last five days and will look for the best physical version of him for the cup match against Boca.
The presence of Fértoli marks the acceptance of the coaching staff by a footballer who returned after his loan at Talleres de Córdoba and was unable to do the full preseason with the squad.
