Boca Juniors and Racing Club They play this Sunday from 7 p.m. in the Bombonera with referee by Darío Herrera in the first semi-final of the Final tournament 2025 to determine the first finalist of the final competition of the Argentine football season.
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Xeneize moved into the top four after beating Argentinos Juniors 1-0 at home with a goal Ayrton Costa. The team led by Claudio Ubeda They led Group A in the first phase with 29 points thanks to eight wins, five draws and three defeats, and beat Talleres de Córdoba with a 2-0 win in the first game of the playoffs.
With a view to the commitment this Sunday, the coach who inherited the team is looking ahead Miguel Angel Russo will use the same formation as the previous two crossings with the continuity of Milton Gimenez in front, because Edinson Cavani It’s not 100%. Aside from that, Other Herrera He trained differently during the week but is available for a place on the substitutes’ bench.
The academy, in turn, took third place in the same area with 25 units thanks to seven wins, four draws and five defeats. In the round of 16, their victim was River Plate, whom they beat 3-2, while in the quarter-finals they beat Tigre 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw. He played both games at Cilindro, so he will play his first away game against the Ribera team.
The coach Gustavo Costas He has two very important losses, namely that of the captain Santiago Sosa And Gaston Martirena. Both were sent off against Matador and are unavailable for action at La Bombonera. Aside from that, Santiago Solari He has recovered from a muscle strain, which he doubted until the last moment, and is a starter.
In addition to the title, Racing is aiming to qualify for the Copa Libertadores 2026, as they finished fifth in the annual table, i.e. in the access zone to the Sudamericana. Boca doesn’t have that need, having entered the top continental competition as second overall. Paradoxically, Whoever is crowned in the Clausura will favor their classical rival. If the Xeneize succeed, River will move into the Libertadores, while the Rojo will move into the Copa Sudamericana when the academy returns to the Olympics.
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In the previous one According to the betting predictions, Boca is the favorite to win, with odds of 1.89 versus 4.53, which predicts a defeat, i.e. a win for the visitors. The tie, which would go to a penalty shootout after half an hour of extra time, is at 3.30.
The team that wins the Clausura semi-final will advance to the final against the winner of the La Plata classic between Gimnasia and Estudiantes. that will collide this Monday. The decisive match, as officially announced, will take place on December 13th at the Madre de Ciudades Stadium in Santiago del Estero.
It will be the third game in which Boca and Racing face each other, as they shared a group in both the Apertura and Clausura. In the first competition, at the Cilindro de Avellaneda, the local team celebrated 2 to 0 with a score of 100 Luciano Vietto And Adrian Martinez while in the current championship, in La Bombonera, there was a 1-1 draw with goals from Santiago Solari And Milton Gimenez.
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