Boca Juniors enters the Copa Sudamericana final in strong form following qualification for the Copa Argentina final, setting up a clash against Atlético Mineiro in Barranquilla, Olé reported.
“It is normal that Boca is considered the favorite,” Eduardo Domínguez said. “It is one of the biggest clubs in Argentina and the continent, one of the biggest winners of the Copa Libertadores, their economy is strong, they have a great coach and they also have great players, both experienced and young. But we have to concentrate on our work.”
Domínguez highlighted structural differences between Argentine and Brazilian football schedules ahead of the decisive match. Atlético Mineiro played 66 matches across the year while traveling more than 20,000 kilometers, compared to Boca’s 52 matches, Olé reported.
“The competition in Argentina is very different,” Domínguez said, Olé reported, pointing to fewer matches and less travel for their opponents while noting that his own squad competed in the Copa Brasil semifinals and finished seventh in the Campeonato Brasileño without relegation trouble.
“It is a final. It is different to everything else,” Domínguez said. “Although you are a champion in Argentina, although you are in the final of the Copa Argentina, it is a single match. We want to win, and to win we have to be strong as a group. It matters not how they arrive nor how we arrive. I know we will arrive strong.”
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