Boca Juniors hosts Santos in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, January 7th at Estadio Alberto J. Armando (Buenos Aires)
The Argentinean grandee has won the most prestigious club trophy in South America six times. In this component, Boca Juniors is second only to Independiente. The legendary club is very strong now. It won its group without any problems (Libertad, Medellin, and Caracas) and eliminated Internacional and Racing in the playoffs. The current coach of Boca, Miguel Russo, is eager to win the coveted cup with his charges. The team has a competent fusion of experience and youth. Boca Juniors counts on such famous footballers as Tevez, Zambrano, Salvio, and Zarate. Among the young talents of the Argentine club, it is worth highlighting Hurtado, Villa, Almendra, and Obando.
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Everyone associates Santos with the legendary Pele, and this team continues to be one of the strongest in the Brazilian Serie A. The Black-and-Whites have been showing a perfect game in the Copa Libertadores, where they confidently won their group (16 points) and then defeated LDU Quito and Gremio in the playoffs. The wards of Cuca lost their shape a little at the end of 2020, having suffered several offensive defeats in the national championship (to Vasco da Gama and Flamengo). Santos won Copa Libertadores three times in its history, and each victory took place when the team had star players in its squad - Coutinho and Pele (in 1963 and 1994) and Neymar (in 2013). Now the Brazilian club has several candidates for star status. These are young Kaio Jorge and Soteldo.
During their rich history of matches at the continental level, these clubs met only once. In 2003, the Argentines gained a confident victory. Now the possibilities of the teams are approximately equal, but Buenos Aires is preparing a "warm" welcome for Santos, and it will be difficult for the Brazilians to count on success in Argentina.
Prediction for the match: Boca Juniors to win
