The two finished second in their groups, so they will not meet in the round of 16. Meanwhile, in a hypothetical quarters or a semifinal, Xeneize will be local because they finished with more points.
River suffered, but advanced to the round of 16 of the Libertadores Cup 2021 finishing second in Group D behind Fluminense, who beat him 3-1 at the Monumental stadium; Boca, for his part, he also needed the last day to get among the 16 best although he did so with a clear victory in La Bombonera against The Strongest 3-0, in a match corresponding to Group C.
There will be no Boca – River in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores
After the second confirmed position of River so that a Superclassic could be played in the round of 16, Boca had to win its zone, so he needed to defeat The Strongest and lose Barcelona from Ecuador to Santos from Brazil.
Finally, Barcelona defeated Santos 3-1 at home and he stayed with Group C with 13 units, while Boca qualified with 10 units and Santos will play the Copa Sudamericana after finishing with only six.
The advantage that Boca will have over River in an eventual crossing in the Copa Libertadores de América
The two finished second in their respective zones, but Boca did it with 10 points and River accumulated nine after the six presentations. For this reason, if the Superclásico is played in the quarterfinals or semifinals, it will be played at La Bombonera.
Today, Ciborium 1 of the Copa Libertadores de América
- Palmeiras (confirmed)
- Porto Alegre International (confirmed)
- Barcelona from Ecuador (confirmed)
- Fluminense (confirmed)
- Racing (confirmed)
- Argentinos Juniors (confirmed)
- Flamengo
- Atlético Mineiro (confirmed)
Today, Ciborium 2 of the Copa Libertadores de América
- Defense and Justice (confirmed)
- Olympia (confirmed)
- Boca (confirmed)
- River (confirmed)
- Saint Paul (confirmed)
- Catholic University
- Velez
- Cerro Porteño (confirmed)
Those who would go to the Copa Sudamericana
- Independent of the Valley
- Deportivo Táchira (confirmed)
- Santos (confirmed)
- Junior (confirmed)
- Sporting Cristal (confirmed)
- National Athletic
- League of Quito
- America de Cali (confirmed)
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