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At La Bombonera stadium, Boca Juniors easily beat Racing 2-0. Now, Xeneizes face Santos in the semifinals of the 2020 Copa Libertadores.
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The first match will be on January 6, at the La Bombonera stadium. The return match will be played on January 13 at Vila Belmiro.
The match
Boca Juniors entered the field with the knife between his teeth. In ten minutes, the Xeneize had already wasted two great chances. But Soldano and Carlitos Tevez stopped before Racing goalkeeper Arias.
The impression was that Boca would soon turn the pressure into a goal, which happened in the 22nd minute. Jara crossed, after a dispute for the top, Salvio managed to head and open the scoring: 1 to 0.
At 25, Racing’s response. Domínguez lined up and passed Melgarejo. He crossed and lost and a (only) golden opportunity for La Academia to draw.
Despite the shock, Boca Juniors continued better and did not let Racing breathe. It was one opportunity after another created by Miguel Ángel Russo’s commanders. Villa and Carlitos Tevez had the clearest chances, but Arias was there to save again.
The perspective did not change after the breakup. Boca created several opportunities to extend the score, but always stopped before the Racing goalkeeper, Arias.
But, at 15 minutes, Lisandro López hesitated and knocked down Salvio: penalty! Villa beat and increased the advantage of the Xeneizes: 2 to 0.
The Academy went all or nothing in search of the tie, but when he managed to create his only great opportunity in the complementary stage, there was Boca Juniors goalkeeper, Andrada, and he saved the La Bombonera team.
At the end of the match, Boca began to manage the result and guaranteed their peaceful classification.
