São Paulo meet Boca Juniors after 19 years: Argentines ahead | OneFootball

São Paulo and Boca Juniors will finally face each other again in a knockout tie after 19 years of waiting. Valid for the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana, the clash brings together this Tuesday (8), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), two of the continent’s most traditional shirts, which together total nine Copa Libertadores de América titles, although they have never met in Conmebol’s main club competition.

The overall record includes 12 official matches organized by the continental body, with a slight edge for the Argentine club: five wins for Boca Juniors, four victories for São Paulo and three draws. The Buenos Aires side has scored 18 goals, against 13 by the team from São Paulo. See the full history of the matchup here, including friendlies and unofficial tournaments.

The head-to-head includes matches played in the Copa de Ouro, Supercopa Libertadores, Copa Mercosur, Recopa Sudamericana and the Copa Sudamericana itself.

The giants’ clashes

The history of meetings between the teams began in 1993, in the semifinals of the Copa de Ouro. On that occasion, Boca Juniors drew 1-1 at Pacaembu Stadium and won 1-0 in extra time at La Bombonera, securing a place in the final of the tournament, which they would later win.

The following year, the clubs met again in the semifinals of the 1994 Supercopa Libertadores, with the Argentine side advancing after winning 2-0 at home and holding the advantage despite a 1-0 defeat in Brazil.

São Paulo got its revenge in the 1995 edition of the same tournament: a 1-0 win for Tricolor on home soil and a 3-2 victory in Buenos Aires — a result that remains to this day the only away win in the entire history of the matchup. After two goals by Amarildo from assists by a young Denílson, another rising talent, Caio, shone with a brilliant goal to seal the historic 3-2 win that day.

In the 1999 Copa Mercosur, Boca Juniors handed out the biggest thrashing in the rivalry’s history by winning 5-1 in Argentina, with Guillermo Schelotto putting on a show and scoring three goals, followed by a 1-1 draw in Brazil.

The most significant chapter came in the 2006 Recopa Sudamericana final. After a 2-1 win in the first leg, the Argentine club drew 2-2 at Morumbi Stadium and secured the continental title with a 4-3 aggregate score.

The last one was in the Sudamericana

The only previous tie between the two clubs in the Copa Sudamericana came in the 2007 round of 16. On that occasion, Boca Juniors won the first leg 2-1 at La Bombonera with two goals from top scorer Palermo, but a late goal by striker Borges kept the contest open. In the return leg, São Paulo won 1-0 at Morumbi with Aloísio finding the net and secured qualification for the quarterfinals on the away-goals rule.

The current record shows that Boca Juniors have won five of the six matches they have played at home against Tricolor. São Paulo, meanwhile, remain unbeaten on home ground against the Argentine side, with three wins and three draws in six official matches.

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