Although a new draw would bring the definition of the series against Racing to penalties, Xeneize wants to end a losing streak at international level.
The Libertadores Cup 2020 It was one of the most atypical in history, interrupted for six months by the COVID pandemic that hit the whole world and brought sporting competition to a standstill from mid-March to September. And it was in that edition that the same key to the quarter-finals that is currently being discussed between Mouth and racealbeit with the place reversed in that case.
In that confrontation, the Academy won 1-0 in the first leg played in Cilindro, while Xeneize turned the series around and, led by Miguel Russo, defeated the team led by Sebastián Beccacece 2-0 to gain access to the semifinals , for example in which he would be eliminated against Santos.
What no one in Boca imagined is that this triumph happened December 23, 2020 would be the last he would achieve in a match matching a direct elimination phase. For from that night onwards, he played nine games and equalized eight, sustaining a lapidary 0-3 against Peixe in the aforementioned semi-final, after the 0-0 in the first leg at La Bombonera.
Both the 2021 edition and the 2022 edition were drawn goalless Atletico Mineiro and Corinthians respectively for later loses on penalty kicks in both casesin scandalous fashion at the Arena do Galo and then at La Bombonera against Timao, the night Benedetto missed a penalty in regular time and the series skyrocketed.
And in the current tournament, after another 0-0 against National2-2 right at Brandsen 805 and this time it is He could celebrate the definition of the 12 steps, while in the first leg against Racing neither could break a clean sheet. Will Boca manage to end this series or will they play their fourth penalty shootout in a row?
Source: Goal