Boca Juniors vs Estudiantes

Boca Juniors continue to struggle in the Copa Liga Profesional. Last Tuesday, coach Jorge Almiron fielded an alternative XI and the team ended up losing 2-1 away at Racing Club after conceding in the sixth minute of stoppage time. El Xeneize succumbed to their third defeat across the last five league matches, winning one and drawing one, which means they remain on ten points in the Copa Liga Profesional. Furthermore, the side failed to climb into the Copa Libertadores’ spots in the aggregate table. Boca collected seven points at home in this competition, winning two, drawing one and losing two so far. All regulars are available to host Estudiantes on Saturday. In fact, the usual starters will return to league action after resting on Tuesday.

Estudiantes returned to winning ways right on time last Monday, when they claimed a hard-fought 2-1 home success over Sarmiento, with Mauro Boselli and Zaid Romero scoring. El Pincha put an end to their three-match winless streak of one draw and two defeats to make it nine points in ten Copa Liga Profesional rounds, holding onto their Copa Sudamericana spot in the aggregate table. Estudiantes collected four points from 15 available on away turf in this competition as a product of one victory, one draw and three losses. Midfielder Santiago Ascacibar and striker Mauro Boselli succumbed to different injuries and won’t be available on Saturday.

Boca will use this game as a practice for next week’s Copa Libertadores final, they will use their usual regulars after resting them last round and I’ll trust them here against this poor Estudiantes that won’t have their best scorer Mauro Boselli and a very important defensive midfielder like Ascacibar.

BET: Boca -0.25 @ 2.07