Boca beat Universidad Católica in Chile, perfect Libertadores start | OneFootball

In their Copa Libertadores debut, and thanks to goals from Leandro Paredes and Adam Bareiro, Xeneize beat Universidad Católica 2-1 away from home and got the competition off to a winning start.

Boca began its quest for a seventh Copa Libertadores with a 2-1 win over Universidad Católica of Chile at Claro Arena. Fielding its strongest lineup, Xeneize imposed its quality and won its first match of the continental tournament’s group stage.

After 15 minutes, Leandro Paredes opened the scoring, Adam Bareiro doubled the lead in the 19th minute of the second half, and Juan Ignacio Díaz pulled one back in Santiago, Chile.

In this way, Claudio Úbeda’s team claimed its third straight victory, following wins over Instituto and Talleres, and heads into this Saturday’s clásico against Independiente at La Bombonera in good form for the Torneo Apertura. Then, they will host Barcelona of Ecuador on Tuesday in the Libertadores, and on Sunday, April 19, they will face River at the Monumental.

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