Boca flop in Libertadores: lost to Católica, into Sudamericana | OneFootball

Lacking clarity and showing more drive than ideas, Boca failed in the Copa Libertadores after a 1-0 defeat to Universidad Católica, which sealed their elimination from the continental tournament. Thus, after their fifth consecutive elimination at La Bombonera, the Xeneize will now move on to play in the Copa Sudamericana against O’Higgins

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From the outset, Claudio Úbeda’s team showed more determination than football, but even so, they had a few chances to open the scoring. However, a lethal counterattack by the Chilean side led to a stunning goal by Clemente Montes when the clock showed 34 minutes of the first half.

Forced to win and needing to score twice, the Xeneize kept pushing forward but lacked the necessary clarity to at least find an equalizer. That, combined with the piling up of bodies in attack after the introductions of Ángel Romero, Alan Velasco, and Miguel Merentiel, meant that the few chances created by Sifón’s team came more from rebounds than from combination play.

Time kept ticking away, and Boca could not find the goal until, near the end of the match, Romero scored the equalizer after a fine assist from Leandro Paredes, but it was all ruled out because the Paraguayan was offside. As a result, the scoreline was sealed as a 1-0 win for the Chileans, who finished top of Group D, while Cruzeiro took second place after a 4-0 victory over Barcelona.

Boca will now continue competing internationally in the Copa Sudamericana, having finished third in the group. Therefore, they will have to face O’Higgins in the round of 32 of South America’s second-tier continental competition after the Club World Cup, with more questions than answers.

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