Boca Juniors and Palmeiras Set to Face Off in Copa Libertadores Semifinals

08/30/2023 2:55 p.m. Updated to 08/31/2023 3:42 p.m.

the hands of little rosemary they led Boca to advance to another phase of the Copa Libertadores and reach the semifinals of the tournament. versus racingthis Wednesday, the goalkeeper saved two penalties in the definition after the 0-0 draw in the 90′ ​​minute and the team led by Jorge Almiron He agreed to the semis where he must face Palmeiras, the Brazilian team that got rid of Deportivo Pereira and is once again, as in recent times, in the decisive instances of this contest.

When will Boca and Palmeiras play the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores?

Boca y Palmeiras they will play the semifinals of the Libertadores between the weeks of September 26 and October 5. What is not yet defined is the specific day and time of the series. If Fluminense passes and is Inter’s rival, Boca-Palmeiras will be played on Tuesday the 26th and Tuesday the 3rd. If the semi is Olimpia-Inter, then Boca and Palmeiras will face each other on Wednesday the 27th and Wednesday the 4th.

for now, Boca, Palmeiras and Inter de Porto Alegre, who beat Bolívar on Tuesday 3-0 on aggregate, are the three teams qualified for the Libertadores semifinals. Missing one more, that will come out of the winner between Fluminense and Olimpia, teams that will define their series this Thursday from 9:30 p.m. (Argentine time). Flu, local in the first leg, won 2-0, so the Paraguayan team will have the opportunity to reverse the result at home.

Red defined the series against Racing.

Where the series between Boca and Palmeiras is defined

The series between Boca and Palmeiras will be defined in Brazil. Despite the fact that both teams finished leading in the group stage (Boca led zone F and Palmeiras in zone C), it will be Verdao who will have the opportunity to close the cross at home in the Allianz Parque, given that he finished with 15 points in the first round, while Xeneize achieved 13 points.

Palmeiras eliminated Pereira.

The path of Mouth

Boca started the Libertadores in group F, along with Deportivo Pereira, Colo Colo and Monagas. And they managed to lead the area after taking 12 of their 13 points by beating the Chilean team twice (2-0 away and 1-0 at home respectively) and once against the Colombian and Venezuelan teams respectively (2-1 and 4-0, both at the Bombonera). It was precisely against these last two rivals where he had his imbalances: he drew against Monagas 0-0 and lost vs. Pereira 1-0.

Then, in eighths, Almirón’s men eliminated Nacional in a thrilling penalty shootout. The first leg, in Uruguay, had ended 0-0 and the second leg, at La Bombonera, ended 2-2, so the pass had to be defined from the twelve steps: there, with Chiquito Romero as a figure, it was Xeneize who managed to win 4-2. Already in the quarterfinals, they eliminated Racing also on penalties and again with their goalkeeper as the hero, saving two in the shootout after both 0-0 in the first leg.

Chiquito appears before Racing.

The path of Palmeiras

Palmeiras almost finished undefeated in group C. He competed against Bolívar, Barcelona from Ecuador and Cerro Porteño. They beat the Ecuadorians twice 2-0 and 4-2, and they did the same with the Paraguayans, whom they beat 2-1 and 3-0 respectively. The points that Verdao lost were in Bolivia, when they fell 3-1 against Los Celestes. However, later, in Brazil, he took revenge: he thrashed them 4-0. With all those results, he achieved 15 units.

In the round of 16 they met Atlético Mineiro and went through after beating them 1-0 in the first leg (the second leg was 0-0), with a goal from Raphael Veiga. And in the quarterfinals they crushed Deportivo Pereira: they beat them 4-0 in the first leg and it was 0-0 in the second leg in Brazil.

2023-08-31 02:55:34
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