Boca Juniors Visit São Paulo for Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinal Second Leg
SÃO PAULO — Boca Juniors take on São Paulo at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) on Tuesday night in the second leg of their CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana quarterfinal tie. The Argentine side carries a slender 1-0 aggregate advantage from the first leg at La Bombonera.
Match Underway at Morumbi
Kick-off occurred at 21:30 local time under the officiating of Uruguayan referee Gustavo Tejera. The visitors nearly conceded early when Facundo Herrera made a crucial clearance in the first minute to relieve pressure on the Boca defense.
First-Half Incident Log
- 4′ Leandro Paredes fouled Domingos Duarte (São Paulo).
- 9′ Offside called against Miguel Ángel Merentiel (Boca Juniors).
- 13′ Alan Velasco penalized for handball; indirect free-kick awarded to São Paulo.
- 13′ Velasco fouled Domingos Duarte.
- 15′ Santiago Ascacíbar (Boca) cleared to concede a corner for São Paulo.
- 15′ Artur (São Paulo) took the resulting corner.
- 16′ Miguel Ángel Merentiel (Boca) tested the goalkeeper; shot saved by Danielzinho (São Paulo).
- 19′ Lucas Ramon (São Paulo) fouled Lautaro Blanco (Boca Juniors).
Confirmed Lineups
São Paulo (Coach: Dorival Júnior)
Starting XI: Rafael (23); Domingos Duarte (22), Robert Arboleda (5), Sabino (35), Lucas Ramon (19); Danielzinho (94), Marcos Antônio (8), Iago (12), Artur (37); Luciano (10) (c), Gustavo Santana (43).
Substitutes: Carlos Coronel (31), Rafael Tolói (2), Wendell (18), Newton (28), Djhordney Ferreira (48), Pablo Maia (29), Pedro Ferreira (46), Cauly (80), Victor Sá (27), Ferreira (11), André Silva (17), Ryan Francisco (49).
Boca Juniors (Coach: Rodolfo Arruabarrena)
Starting XI: Álvaro Montero (1); Leandro Lozano (17), Lautaro Di Lollo (2), Facundo Herrera (42), Lautaro Blanco (3); Santiago Ascacíbar (25), Leandro Paredes (5) (c), Milton Delgado (18), Alan Velasco (20); Leonel Flores (19), Miguel Ángel Merentiel (16).
Substitutes: Leandro Brey (12), Nicolás Figal (4), Dylan Gorosito (24), Marco Pellegrino (26), Carlos Palacios (7), Tomás Belmonte (8), Malcom Braida (27), Ángel Romero (11), Williams Alarcón (15), Milton Giménez (9), Sebastián Villa (22), Enner Valencia (30).
Captains for the Decisive Leg
Luciano wears the armband for the home side, while Leandro Paredes leads Boca Juniors in their quest to reach the semifinals of South America’s secondary club competition.
