Nacional Potosi (Bolivia) – Boca (Argentina)

Fourth-placed in the Bolivian league in 2023, Nacional Potosi reached the Copa Sudamericana group stage thanks to a 2-0 away success at Universitario de Vinto. On Saturday, the team also beat Royal Pari 2-0 at home to remain as league leaders, accumulating 14 points in seven rounds and sitting one above second-place Aurora so far. Nacional succumbed to a single defeat across their last eight competitive matches, winning five and drawing two in that time. They also hold a eight-game unbeaten streak as the hosting side, with six victories and two draws in that spell.

Meanwhile, Boca Juniors return to the Copa Sudamericana after nine seasons of absence following their sixth berth in the Argentine league aggregate table last term. El Xeneize secured an important 2-1 home success over San Lorenzo last Saturday to keep their hope alive in the Copa Liga Profesional: they are occupying fifth spot in group B on 19 points, trailing Defensa y Justicia (in fourth) by one with one game in hand. In fact, Diego Martinez’s men are on three competitive victories in a row at the moment. On a sorry note, Boca are winless in their last three on the road, having drawn one and lost two in that time.

Boca has been struggling with some important injuries lately so they will go to the 4100 mts of altitude of Potosi with a lineup full of reserves that shows that at this moment Copa Sudamericana is not their priority, especially not this game where the big altitude will definitely affect them, so I’ll go with the hosts here who are highly motivated to face one of the biggest clubs of the continent.

BET: Nacional Potosi -0.25 @ 1.83