Racing Club hosts Boca Juniors in the Argentinean Copa de la Liga Profesional semifinals. The match will be played on Monday, May 31st at Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario (San Juan)
Racing Club suffered an unexpected blow. When the team was waiting for the match at Copa Libertadores, a fire broke out in the hotel in Buenos Aires. One of the players had to save himself, literally hanging on the balcony cornice at a height for half an hour. This can psychologically hit not only the player but the entire team, even if everything ended well. However, Juan Antonio Pizzi's charges have recently gained excellent momentum. They won the same unfortunate match against Rentistas and scored three unanswered goals. In the championship, the Academy is not doing so well. However, the team was able to finish in the top 4 in the group, having won the argument for the last place against San Lorenzo in terms of additional indicators. Both opponents scored 21 points in 13 matches. This was enough to reach the playoffs. And Racing eliminated Velez Sarsfield there, though only on penalties after a 0-0 draw in regulation time.
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Boca Juniors also played at Copa Libertadores this week. But it was much more important for it to win in the last round — otherwise, there was a risk of not advancing to the knockout rounds. And the Genoese have coped with the task “with a margin.” The Strongest from Bolivia were beaten 3-0. The first goal was scored already in the 3rd minute, and the advantage was doubled before the break. And in the 56th minute, Valverde's own goal set the final 3-0 score. After that, the men of Miguel Angel Russo began to save energy for the domestic tournament. The Genoese, who won the last championship, clearly want to win a new trophy either. In the group, Boca Juniors seriously lagged behind Velez Sarsfield (22 points against 31). But the leader has already left the tournament, losing just to Racing. And the grandee could beat River Plate in Superclasico. Those quarterfinals also did not go without a penalty shootout.
Racing had three victories and one draw in 2017-2020. But in December, Boca Juniors were able to finally win 2-0 at home. That victory helped the Genoese to eliminate the Academy in the quarterfinals of the last Copa Libertadores. Now bookmakers believe that the visitors will win. Racing is less experienced, and this will affect the playoff semifinals. We bet on the victory of Boca Juniors.
Prediction for the match: Boca Juniors to win
