đź“‹ Boca Juniors and Vasco line-ups for first Copa Sul-Americana semi
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The time has come for Boca Juniors and Vasco to begin their battle for a place in the 2026 Copa Sudamericana final.
Kickoff is coming up at 9:30 p.m. (BrasĂlia time) at La Bombonera.
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This will be the first leg of the tournament's semifinal.
Chile's Piero Maza will referee the match.
SBT and Paramount+ will broadcast it.
Boca Juniors 🔵🟡
The Argentine side "dropped down" to the Sudamericana after finishing third in their Libertadores group.
They overcame O'Higgins (playoffs), CatĂłlica and SĂŁo Paulo to reach this stage.
Coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena has a long list of absentees.
The most significant is Paredes, the Xeneizes' creative linchpin.
He picked up an injury after coming on against Instituto in the Argentine Clausura.
MarchesĂn, Tomás Aranda, Tomás Belmonte, Bareiro and Velasco are also sidelined through injury.
Vasco đź’˘
Vasco also had to go through the playoffs, but in their case it was because they finished second in their group.
They saw off Independiente MedellĂn before getting past Olimpia and Independiente Santa Fe.
Pedro Emanuel is without a player who has been making a difference, as Colidio was not registered.
Nuno Moreira and Adson were the main contenders to replace the former River player.
Adson won that battle.
Meanwhile, Spinelli has not recovered from a knock to his left foot sustained on Sunday.
Cuesta and Barros remain sidelined through injury. And Matheus Carvalho is working his way back to full training after recovering from surgery.
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