Boca host San Pablo in Sudamericana quarter-final first leg at La Bombonera | OneFootball

Boca welcome San Pablo for the Copa Sudamericana quarter-final first leg at La Bombonera, with Rodolfo Arruabarrena targeting a result to travel with some calm into next week’s return.

They arrive after a 2-2 draw with Gimnasia in Mendoza, when a rotated side was preferred. In continental action they eliminated O’Higgins and Recoleta. According to LaNumer12.com.ar, building a home lead is seen as decisive for a semi-final push.

San Pablo aim to halt a 12-match winless away run, yet arrive buoyed by a 2-0 victory over Atlético Mineiro. In the build-up, head coach Dorival Júnior has framed the contest as a genuine South American classic.

The last meeting at La Bombonera was in 2007, also in the Sudamericana and Boca’s debut in the competition, which ended 2-1 to the hosts through a Martín Palermo brace.

The winners of this tie will face the victors of Independiente Santa Fe against Vasco da Gama. Arruabarrena will field his strongest available XI, with Leandro Paredes in midfield and an attacking trio of Alan Velasco, Miguel Merentiel and Sebastián Villa.

Source: LaNumer12.com.ar

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