Vasco eye end to 75-year Boca hoodoo in Sudamericana semi-finals | OneFootball

Vasco will attempt to end a 75-year wait for a win over Boca Juniors when they meet in the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals in October. The sides have faced each other since 1935, and the Brazilian club have only one victory in the fixture.

The rivalry began on 27 January 1935 with a 3-3 friendly at São Januário. PaponaColina highlights a complete roll call of past meetings between the clubs.

Vasco’s sole success came on 24 November 1951, a 3-0 win at the Maracanã led by the famed Expresso da Vitória, with two goals from Ipojucan and one from Friaça.

There were Argentine wins in 1947 and 1948, then draws of 4-4 in 1953 and 2-2 and 1-1 in 1958. Boca won again in 1961 and 2-1 in Valencia in 1980, before a 2-2 draw in Barquisimeto in 1983.

The most recent meetings came in 2001. In the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals Boca won 1-0 in Rio then 3-0 at La Bombonera, and the sides later drew 2-2 in Mercosul games in July in Rio and in September in Buenos Aires.

Now, 25 years on from their last encounter, Pedro Emanuel’s squad have the chance to reset the narrative against the xeneizes. The October semi-final also carries a path to the continental final.

Source: PaponaColina

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