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Steffen Schmidt - April 26, 2021
Boca Juniors vs Santos
Copa Libertadores
Date: Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Kick-Off at 01.30 UK
Venue: Estadio Alberto Jose Armando, Buenos Aires.
We are in for the replay of the last term’s semifinal as Boca Juniors and Santos are set to lock horns in the second round of the group stage on Tuesday evening at Estadio Alberto Jose Armando.
The Brazilian outfit kept Xeneizes at bay on the occasion, keeping their net untouched in both legs. They advanced 3-0 on aggregate before falling to Palmeiras in the final.
The situation is significantly different ahead of this specific clash. The hosts come into it as enormous favourites based on everything we’ve seen in the last several weeks.
On top of a fine domestic form, Boca Juniors got off to a victorious start to their run in the continental competition by beating The Strongest 0-1 on the road last week. They backed it up with a 0-2 victory over Huracan at the weekend and will thus come into this tie on the back of four wins in the last five outings across competitions.
Unlike their counterparts, Santos have not been pulling up any trees of late. They won only two of nine games in this term of Campeonato Paulista 1. They lost four of the last five outings in all competitions without scoring a single goal in any of these defeats.
The negative run includes a 0-2 defeat to Ecuadorian Barcelona at the beginning of the new Copa Libertadores group phase adventure.
The odds are dropping heavily on the home win pick. It is genuinely the only way to go here as the home win is a classic banker at the odds of 1.50.
We will be brave enough and back Miguel Russo’s men to win by two or more goals difference at the odds of 2.35.
