Official: CONMEBOL sets Boca v O'Higgins Sudamericana venue | OneFootball

The South American Football Confederation decided where the second leg between Boca and O'Higgins will be played, following the Chilean club’s request to play at its own stadium despite not meeting the regulations.

CONMEBOL authorized O'Higgins to host Boca at its stadium. Despite not meeting the minimum capacity established by the regulations, the Confederation gave the green light for the second leg of the Sudamericana round of 32 to be played at El Teniente in Rancagua.

The main obstacle casting doubt over the “Celeste” team’s home venue was the total capacity of its stadium. For this playoff stage, the governing body requires a minimum capacity of 20,000 spectators, but the Chilean stadium has a maximum capacity of 14,087 people.

El Teniente Stadium in Rancagua.

Despite this regulatory hurdle, the Rancagua club’s leadership managed to get an extraordinary exception approved. The request was backed by the argument that El Teniente has top-level structural and security facilities, in addition to the recent precedent of the group stage, when O'Higgins hosted matches there without any issues because the requirement at that stage was only 10,000 seats.

For Xeneize fans, the official confirmation of Rancagua (a city located just over 80 kilometers south of Santiago) is a logistical setback. A move to a larger stadium in the capital would not only have made travel easier, but also guaranteed a significantly greater number of tickets for visiting supporters.

Now, they will have to determine how many tickets will be made available for Xeneizes fans who want to support the team in its bid to reach the round of 16 in the competition, which Boca entered after its early elimination in the Libertadores group stage.

Everything set for Boca vs O'Higgins

With the venue now confirmed, the schedule for the tie has been fully set. Boca will begin the series at home, since the Chilean side has the sporting advantage after finishing second in its Sudamericana group, while the team from La Ribera arrives after placing third in its Libertadores group.

Boca will face O'Higgins in search of a place in the round of 16.

The first leg will be played on Thursday, July 23 at 9:30 p.m. at La Bombonera, where Xeneize will look to build a crucial early advantage in front of its fans, something it failed to capitalize on in its last appearance, when it was eliminated from the Libertadores by Universidad Católica.

Meanwhile, the decisive second leg will take place a week later, on Thursday, July 30, also at 9:30 p.m., at El Teniente Stadium in Rancagua. Whoever comes out on top on aggregate in Chile will advance to the round of 16, where Deportivo Recoleta of Paraguay is already waiting.

Keep reading:

Boca membership fees went up again: how much it costs to be a member in June 2026

Boca offered the head coach job to Rodolfo Arruabarrena

Mauricio Macri named his 4 candidates for Boca head coach

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.