Boca beat Universidad Católica in Chile, ideal Libertadores start | OneFootball

In their Copa Libertadores debut, led by goals from Leandro Paredes and Adam Bareiro, Xeneize claimed a 2-1 away win over Universidad Católica and got the competition off to a perfect start.

Boca began its road to a seventh Copa Libertadores title with a 2-1 win over Universidad Católica of Chile at Claro Arena. Fielding its strongest lineup, Xeneize showed its class and won its first match of the continental tournament’s group stage.

After 15 minutes, Leandro Paredes opened the scoring, Adam Bareiro doubled the lead in the 19th minute of the second half, and Juan Ignacio Díaz pulled one back in Santiago, Chile.

In this way, Claudio Úbeda’s team secured its third straight victory, following wins over Instituto and Talleres, and heads into this Saturday’s clásico against Independiente at La Bombonera for the Torneo Apertura in good form. Then, it will host Barcelona of Ecuador on Tuesday in the Libertadores, and on Sunday, April 19, it will face River at the Monumental.

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