Boca flop in Libertadores: beaten by Católica, into Sudamericana | OneFootball

Without clarity and with more drive than ideas, Boca failed in the Copa Libertadores after a 1-0 defeat to Universidad Católica that condemned them to elimination from the continental tournament. Thus, after the 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 start, Claudio Úbeda’s team showed more drive than football but, despite that, had some chances to open the scoring. However, a lethal counterattack from the Chilean side led to a real stunner from Clemente Montes when the clock showed 34 minutes of the first half.

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

The clock kept ticking, Boca could not find the goal until, near the end of the match, Romero scored the equalizer after a lovely assist from Leandro Paredes, but it was all ruled out for the Paraguayan’s offside position. Thus, the score was doomed to finish as a 1-0 victory for the Chileans, who qualified first in Group D, while Cruzeiro took second place after a 4-0 win over Barcelona.

Boca will now continue its international campaign in the Copa Sudamericana, having finished third in the group. As a result, they will have to face O’Higgins in the round of 32 of the continent’s second-tier competition after the World Cup, and with more questions than answers.

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