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Boca Juniors, marred by injuries, sanctions, disqualifications and players called up for the 2024 Olympics, face Independiente del Valle this Wednesday, starting at 9:30 pm (Argentine time) as part of the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana 2024. The game is televised by ESPN, although it can also be seen live via streaming via Disney+ and DGO platforms. The minute by minute, Meanwhile, available on canchallena.com.
The xeneize was second in group D of the Sudamericana with 11 points from three wins, two draws and one win. They were behind Brazil’s Fortaleza, who added 13 thanks to four wins, a loss and a drop, so the latter went straight into the round of 16. The Ecuadorian team, for its part, was in third place in zone F of the Copa Libertadores with seven points achieved thanks to two wins, one tie and three losses, which is why they were tied in the Sudamericana Play-Off.
The meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday at 9:30 pm (Argentine time) in Quito, Ecuador, and can be seen live on television through ESPN, as well as streaming through the Disney + platform. In DGO, meanwhile, the game is also available and the company offers a 35% discount on subscriptions for club members only. In addition, there is the possibility to follow minute by minute with statistics updated in real time canchallena.com.
Boca coach Diego Martínez will have to face this series without many members of the squad. Firstly Kevin Zenón, Cristian Medina and Ezequiel ‘Equi’ Fernández are in Paris before the Olympics who will play with the Argentina Under 23 team. The three starters, uncontested during the first semester, will return to the country in the week of August 11, so they will also miss the second game. On the other hand, Guillermo ‘Pol’ Fernández received a suspension date; though they may not be Leandro Lie (representative goalkeeper who will also go to the Olympics), Aaron Anselmino (hurt), Nicolas Figal (hurt), Christians motto (injury) and Edinson Cavanicould not complete training this Tuesday due to muscle discomfort and was ruled out.
In addition, an unprecedented situation occurred in Mundo Boca this week: he will not be able to use any of the four reinforcements. Not on the way out, not on the way back. Gary Medel, Tomas Belmonte, Brian Aguirre and Milton Giménez were not enabled by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) ‘due to a time difference between the two countries at the time the documents were presented’. The deadline to enable changes to the list in good faith was until Monday at 3:00 pm (Argentine time). The team moved from the river bank to try to demonstrate to the parent entity of South American football that the papers were delivered in time, but they had no luck.
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