A point separates the two teams. Whoever wins isolates himself in the lead and guarantees early classification
Worth qualifying for the round of 16 and leadership of Group E. At La Bombonera, Boca Jr. Receives Corinthians at 21:30 (Brasília time). The wheel is the leader of the group, with seven points, while Boca is close behind, with six.
Timão faced Boca at Bombonera on six occasions and only won one, in 1961, in a 4-3 match for the “Octagonal de Verão”, a tournament between clubs from both countries. The last visit to the stadium was in 2013, with a 1-0 defeat in the first leg of the Libertadores round of 16.
Vítor Pereira should make changes for this Tuesday. With no official right-backs available, the coach must start Timão with a defensive line of three. The question is who will be part of it. Mosquito and Lucas Piton tend to act as wingers. Renato Augusto and Willian, who played against Internacional, can start on the bench.
There are five games without losing and without conceding goals, Boca Juniors arrives in a good mood for the match against Corinthians. A different scenario from the confrontation at the Neo Química Arena, precisely the last defeat of the Argentines. Regarding the team that played against Racing, for the Argentine Championship, defender Marcos Rojo and forward Villa are absent, as they are still serving suspension.
(2.20) Boca Juniors x Corinthians (3.50); hunches and predictions
Both teams score: As was the case in the 1st round match, the most likely scenario is an open match, with a good number of scoring chances. Therefore, one of the main markets of the game is goals for both teams.
Double chance (Tie or Corinthians): Technically superior, Corinthians is the leader of the group, and has a good chance of leaving Argentina with a positive result. In addition, Timão was defeated in only 1 of the last 5 meetings.
More than 1.5 goals: Due to the good quality of the teams and mainly due to Boca Juniors’ need to win, the most likely scenario is a busy game. In the only home game of the Argentine team in the competition, the match ended with 2 goals scored.
