Boca's Copa Sudamericana play-off rivals confirmed: Chile's O’Higgins | OneFootball

After the crushing elimination from the Libertadores, Xeneize will face the Chilean side, one of the eight runners-up from the group stage. Possible dates, home advantage, and more.

Following the painful elimination from the Copa Libertadores, Boca finished third in Group D and will play against O’Higgins in the Conmebol Sudamericana playoffs, seeking a place in the round of 16, with the matchups to be drawn this Friday at 12.

The first leg, at La Bombonera, will be played between Tuesday, July 21 and Thursday, July 23 (immediately after the World Cup, with the final scheduled for Sunday the 19th), while the second leg will be played in Rancagua, Chile, the following week, from July 27 to 29.

The matchups had already been determined in advance by the regulations. The best runner-up from the Sudamericana faces the worst third-place team from the Libertadores, and so on until completing the eight knockout ties:

The winner of each tie will face one of the group winners:

If they advance, having dropped down from the Libertadores, Boca will begin every tie at their stadium and decide the series away from home, unless they are drawn against another third-place Libertadores team that earned fewer points.

The draw, to be held at noon at Conmebol’s headquarters in Luque, Paraguay, will determine the roadmap all the way to the final on Saturday, November 21, at the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia.

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