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Boca Juniors will face Estudiantes de La Plata in the semi-finals of the League Cup – Credits: Composition Infobae
Boca Juniors will face Estudiantes de la Plata today, Tuesday, April 30, in a match corresponding to the semifinal of the 2024 Argentine League Cup. After beating their eternal rival River Plate, the ‘xeneize’ will face each other with the ‘ pincharrata’ and will fight to get a place in the championship final.
Both Boca and Estudiantes come to this match after having been defeated. The ‘bostero’ team was beaten 4-2 by Fortaleza in the Copa Sudamericana and complicated their chances of reaching first place in their group, a goal they had to qualify directly for the round of 16.
Meanwhile, the ‘pincharratas’ fell narrowly against Gremio in the Libertadores and were in third place in their series with four points. One fact to take into account is that those led by Diego Martínez will have fewer days of rest, since their match was last Thursday, something that their current rival could take advantage of.
If we focus on the League Cup, Boca managed to get a place in the semifinals after beating River Plate 3-2 in the Argentine superclassic with a double from Miguel Merentiel and the same from Edinson Cavani. Luis Advíncula was once again the protagonist by providing an assist and being firm defensively during the 90 minutes of play.
The Peruvian full-back enabled Miguel Merentiel for the tie for the Argentine League Cup. (Video: ESPN)
For its part, Estudiantes managed to get into that instance after beating Barracas Central 3-0 at the Ciudad de Vicente López stadium with a double from Guido Carrillo plus another goal from Javier Correa. In the group stage they were second in zone B with 27 points as a result of eight wins, three draws and three losses.
Prior to the clash against Boca, coach Eduardo Domínguez referred to what it will be like to face one of the biggest teams in the country and left some strong statements. “They ask us, but when there is Boca or River on the other side it is difficult. They already made it clear to us that we cannot talk about the arbitrations, the headquarters, we cannot make orders, nothing. We want the best for the show, if it is Tuesday we will go on Tuesday, if it is Monday, we will go on Monday. We are going to be up to the task.”
The last time that both squads met was on Friday, April 12, for matchday 11 of the First Phase of the Argentine First Division. On that occasion, the score was 1-0 in favor of Estudiantes thanks to Javier Correa’s goal (67′).
Today’s Boca Juniors vs Estudiantes, Tuesday, April 30, will be broadcast in our country through ESPN. The content will also be available on the Star Plus streaming platform, which has a monthly cost of S/ 44.90. For its part, Infobae Perú, through its website, will have the incidents of the vibrant commitment, including the preview, the goals, and much more.
The clash between the ‘xeneize’ and the ‘león’ is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. In Bolivia, Chile, the United States, Pargauay and Venezuela it is scheduled to start an hour later. While, in countries like Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay the match will be played at 8:00 p.m. In Mexico the broadcast will begin at 5:00 p.m.
Boca Juniors: Sergio Romero; Luis Advíncula, Cristian Lema, Marcos Rojo, Lautaro Blanco; Pol Fernández, Cristian Medina, Equi Fernández, Kevin Zenón; Miguel Merentiel and Edinson Cavani. DT: Diego Martínez.
Students: Matías Mansilla; Eros Mancuso, Luciano Lollo, Zaid Romero, Gastón Benedetti; Santiago Ascacibar; Enzo Pérez, José Sosa, Tiago Palacios; Javier Correa and Guido Carrillo. DT: Eduardo Domínguez.