Boca Juniors vs O'Higgins - prediction, team news, lineups

Featuring successful their archetypal ever knockout lucifer astatine the Copa Sudamericana, O'Higgins volition anticipation to origin a monolithic daze erstwhile they sojourn La Bombonera successful Buenos Aires successful limb 1 of their necktie with Boca Juniors.

To get to this stage, the Chileans finished 2nd successful Group C, conscionable 2 points beneath Sao Paulo, portion Azul y Oro coiled up 3rd successful their Copa Libertadores group, dropping them into this tournament.

Match preview

The Libertadores run did not crook retired arsenic they had anticipated, but Boca Juniors volition anticipation to salvage immoderate pridefulness successful the Sudamericana this year.

Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s men dropped points successful their last 3 radical fixtures of the Libertadores, relegating them into this contention for the archetypal clip since 2024.

This squad person made it to the past 16 oregon further successful their past 2 Sudamericana appearances, losing retired connected penalties to Cruzeiro astatine that signifier 2 years ago.

The Argentines participate this upcoming contention having won their past 2 matches, without a extremity conceded successful either of those outings.

At the aforesaid time, earlier their affable triumph implicit Athletico Paranaense this month, they had failed to triumph their past 3 competitory games astatine home.

Boca person ne'er mislaid a Sudamericana matter against a broadside from Chile, but failed to decision Universidad Catolica astatine location successful the archetypal limb of that semi-final necktie successful 2005.

In the radical information of this tournament, O’Higgins were among the astonishment stories, showing plentifulness of determination portion beating retired immoderate experienced South American clubs.

Lucas Bovaglio’s men edged retired Colombian broadside Millonarios successful their last group outing 2-1 to beforehand into the knockout phase.

That was their lone distant triumph successful the radical stage, though they won their past roadworthy crippled successful aboriginal July, 2-1 implicit Union Espanola successful the Copa Chile.

O’Higgins participate this brushwood connected a two-match winning tally crossed each competitions, portion going unbeaten successful 4 of their past 5 competitory fixtures.

They had a 100% grounds successful the radical signifier erstwhile netting the opening goal, doing truthful connected 3 occasions portion they mislaid some games successful which they conceded first.

El Capo de Provincia person ne'er scored a extremity against a broadside from Argentina, with their champion competitory effect against that federation coming successful the 2014 Libertadores radical signifier erstwhile they drew 0-0 astatine Lanus.

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Team News

For this match, Boca Juniors volition beryllium missing Rodrigo Battaglia, who is recovering from Achilles tendon surgery, and Agustin Marchesin is retired arsenic good owed to a cruciate ligament tear.

Leandro Paredes is improbable to feature, having played the World Cup last conscionable a fewer days agone successful a lucifer that could spot him suspended for agelong clip due to the fact that of his antics afterwards.

Lautaro Di Lollo was among those who scored successful Boca Juniors' past Libertadores triumph, with Santiago Ascacibar and erstwhile midfielder Ander Herrera besides netting successful a 3-0 triumph implicit Ecuadorian broadside Barcelona.

On the O’Higgins side, Bryan Rabello mightiness not beryllium disposable due to the fact that of a near hamstring injury, and Martin Sarrafiore is questionable arsenic helium deals with a quad issue.

Francisco Gonzalez scored doubly successful radical play to pb them astatine the Sudamericana, portion Bastian Yanez and Alan Robledo netted successful their triumph versus Millonarios.

Boca Juniors imaginable starting lineup:

Brey; Braida, Di Lollo, Pellegrino, Blanco; Palacios, Alarcon, Velasco; Aranda, Gimenez, Zeballos

O'Higgins imaginable starting lineup:

Carabali; Faundez, Robledo, Brizuela, Diaz; Leiva, Ogaz; Gonzalez, Maturana, Yanez; Vecino

We say: Boca Juniors 3-0 O'Higgins

The intimidating ambiance of La Bombonera and a prime squad successful a foul temper from their aboriginal Libertadores elimination mightiness beryllium excessively overmuch for the Chileans to grip implicit 90 minutes.

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