There will be many attractions and strong emotions in the night of the Bombonera. Boca will play against Nacional de Montevideo the pass to the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. And the Uruguayan star Edinson Cavani will debut, presumably as a starter. The match will be played this Wednesday starting at 9:00 p.m. with the refereeing of the Brazilian Anderson Daronco.
As a week ago in the first leg in the Uruguayan capital, they tied 0-0, there is no room for too much speculation. The winner of the match will advance in the ninety minutes. And if equality persists, there will be no extension: it will go directly to the shots from the penalty spot. The team that passes will face in the quarterfinals between the 23rd and 30th of this month the one that emerges from the cross between Racing and Nacional de Medellín, who will define their key this Thursday in Avellaneda after the Colombians won 4-2 at home.
After more than ten years in the first level of European football, Cavani, 36, will try to give the team the leap in quality that the team lacks to become a serious contender to win the Libertadores, that long-awaited trophy that has been missing for 16 years. be able to obtain (the last one was in 2007). The Uruguayan striker has not played officially for more than two months and it will be necessary to check his physical and football condition. He will be accompanied at the top by his compatriot Miguel Merentiel, with two raised wingers, the Peruvian Luis Advíncula and Valentín Barco from the start.
Although the coach from Boca Jorge Almirón tried different tactical systems, it is most likely that Boca will play with a line of five defenders with three defenders, Nicolás Figal, the Paraguayan Bruno Valdez and Nicolás Valentini, so that they can be better deployed in attack Advíncula and the Colombian Frank Fabra. In this case, the midfield will be made up of Cristian Medina, captain Guillermo “Pol” Fernández and Barco, and up front, the Uruguayan duo Cavani-Merentiel. Another variant that Almirón tried is with Alan Varela, who will say goodbye to Boca after the game to continue his career at Porto de Portugal, in the center of midfield and without Valdez.
Nacional’s coach, Alvaro Gutiérrez, will make two changes: one will be the entry of Gonzalo Castro, 38, for Juan Ignacio Ramírez, while in attack, Bruno Damiani will replace Franco Fagúndez. It is also likely that the youthful Thiago Helguera will replace Diego Rodríguez, whom he replaced in the first leg after suffering a severe blow to the head.
The formations of Boca and Nacional
How to watch Boca vs Nacional live online and on TV
The meeting will begin at 9:00 p.m., will be televised by Fox Sports and Telefe and broadcast through Star+. Television signals can be tuned through streaming platforms such as DGO, Flow and Telecentro Play, among others.
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