Defensa y Justicia vs Boca Juniors
Defensa y Justicia produced an excellent comeback to make it 2-2 at home against Godoy Cruz after losing 2-0 until the 85th minute. Thanks to that result, El Halcon climbed into the last Copa Libertadores’ spot in the aggregate table, now leading fifth-placed Boca Juniors by goal difference. Julio Vaccari’s men accumulated three points in as many rounds in the Copa Liga Profesional, but they also made it four league games without a win (three stalemates and one loss). At home, Defensa remain unbeaten in their last ten in domestic action, winning five and drawing five. Centre back Tomas Cardona will miss out due to a muscle problem.
Boca Juniors found difficulties to play with an alternative XI again in their last league game. Their 1-0 home defeat to Tigre represented the second loss in the Copa Liga Profesional to remain on three points in as many games in this competition. As a result, El Xeneize dropped out of the Copa Libertadores’ places in the aggregate table, now trailing fourth-placed Defensa y Justicia by goal difference. Boca lost 1-0 at Sarmiento in their last away game, which broke a three-match unbeaten streak of two victories and one draw on the road in domestic action. On Sunday 10, Boca won on penalties after a 2-2 draw against second-tier club Almagro in the Copa Argentina round-of-16.
Boca has good names but they are not really a team so I can’t see why they would be favorites away at the tough Defensa y Justicia.