00:07It is match day two of the 2026 Conway Bowl Libertadores in Buenos Aires and it's the kind of challenge
00:14which is just has no place in the game and it's never necessary. Here's Benedetto now with his first meaningful
00:20touch on the ball.
00:20Benedetto, first sighted goal. He did have Cano in support but he will be on a mission to score against
00:30his former club, Dario Benedetto.
00:3671 goals in over 170 matches for Boca Juniors. He reached two Libertadores-type finals with Boca losing the 2018
00:49final to River Plate and then the 2023 final to Fluminense.
00:55This is a great run. Lovely for Cano. Great opening for Barcelona and Benedetto couldn't latch on to it but
01:01the attack is still on.
01:06Valencia.
01:12Sloppy in defence from Barcelona. It's a forced clearance from Intriago.
01:19They're just to get the ball away from their own area.
01:30Bidet.
01:39It is quite the week for Boca this week with this return to Libertadores action in the Superclassico at the
01:46weekend.
01:46Now there's a real opening here for Medendiel. It's still Medendiel. He just can't quite get the curve on it.
02:00He did score a wonder goal in the World Club Championship against Bayern Munich.
02:08The Uruguayan only had one thing on his mind.
02:13Just wayward with the shot.
02:18For their part, as we see Benedetto there, Barcelona have scored first in each of the last three away games
02:26in the Libertadores.
02:28In the Libertadores, the Estudiantes de la Plata, the Argentines, won 2-1 against the Peruvians Cusco.
02:34That was in La Plata in Argentina.
02:39In Montevideo, Nacional hit Deportes-Tolima for 3-3-1 there.
02:46Gomez, Coates and Lopez, the goals for the Uruguayans.
02:49Cerro Porteño, the Paraguayans got a good result at home to Junior.
02:53The Colombians, 1-0, three points staying in Asunción there.
03:00Later this evening, we've got Liga de Quito against Mirasol, the Ecuadorians taking on the Brazilians.
03:06There's Universitario versus Coquimbo Unido.
03:08Peru versus Chile there.
03:11And also being played right now is Bolívar against Deportivo La Guaira.
03:19A busy night in the Libertadores in this match day too as Merentiel now looks to create something.
03:24Open header, free header for Ascacibar.
03:28Could only put it straight into the hands of Contreras.
03:37It wasn't a cross that had real power on it.
03:39There's a lot of work still be done, to be done.
03:44Nonetheless, Ascacibar unable to at least force Contreras to stretch, really work for that save.
03:53First sight of goal though for Boca Juniors, certainly from that kind of position.
03:58Aranda, Blanco.
04:04He's happy to go up on the wing.
04:06I say he's happy, who knows.
04:08He gets up the wing and back down an awful lot.
04:12Lautaro Blanco, the 27-year-old, made his debut for Rosario Centrao.
04:18His professional debut that is.
04:21Once on the cusp of the national team, quite broke into Scaloni's thinking, the left back.
04:27It certainly shows real industry down that left flank.
04:30Not a good cross.
04:32Bit of fortune for Boca though, to continue this, to keep this attack alive.
04:36It's another poor cross.
04:42Aranda.
04:44Fárez, who scored from this kind of position, last week.
04:56Fabulous goal from Leandro Fárez.
05:00Less central than that, where he collected the ball just then.
05:04the wicked strike open the scoring in
05:13Santiago
05:16they'll go around that
05:23better looking for
05:30there's a sea of orange in front of him
05:36now upping the ante they feel something's coming
05:59but it is trudges over to take this corner
06:01let's see if he can improve on the
06:02delivery
06:05quality
06:15steep new to everyone
06:21and it's safety first from Milton Delgado
06:24but you can just hear from the stands there
06:26the disappointment that choice of pass
06:28choosing to go good 30 yards back
06:31rather than continue to attack however
06:33the attack is still on
06:43Blanco that's a better ball ah it is Bocca's first
06:49that's what was needed quality on the cross
06:51and quality in the area Bocca take the lead
06:59against Barcelona at the Bombonera it has been coming
07:11just as we were talking about that's the conservative approach
07:18they continued searching for the goal but moreover it's the quality of the
07:23of the part of the cross that we've been discussing
07:27that's a great header from Dilolo
07:39power and direction
07:41and direction
07:46relief for Bocca as they take the lead
07:51roll down brings proceedings in this first half to an end it is Bocca juniors in the driving seat
07:59they're one
08:01like Barcelona looking to really beef up there the right-hand side of this pitch as we're back underway in
08:08Buenos Aires then
08:13the midfield three looking very comfortable for Bocca with Escacibar playing split ahead of Delgado and Paredes
08:27it is a solid foundation
08:29not sure that perhaps some of the Brazilians are looking at this and thinking Bocca look
08:37as true candidates for the for the title but it's early early on
08:43and Bocca will only expect them to to progress to to grow in their play as there's an opening here
08:53for
08:53METL real opportunity for the second excellent save from Contreras did really well to it is easy to
09:00forget that Bocca juniors take part in the competition last year
09:06into the in the group stage that is crashed out of the qualification phase against Alianza Lima the
09:12year before that they were not involved in the Libertadores down the space and deny the Uruguayan
09:31probably yet to make a first substitution but coming up bearing in mind this is essentially the the first
09:37choice starting 11 that's on display this evening got a huge game in the in the league coming up at
09:44the
09:44weekend against River Plate at the Monumental they're led by Cacho Cordet the former River Plate midfielder
09:55really experienced coach now on the title of Racing
10:00experience in Spain and in Brazil he's got us to five match winning run at the Monumental so huge game
10:10at the weekend for Bocca you would expect all with that to start making the changes start to rest players
10:18but
10:18here's Ascacibar falls to METL
10:28Ascacibar
10:37lovely movement and skill and agility from Ascacibar
10:42Castillo and Calabali unable to keep possession for the home side Blanco can't find a teammate now as an open
10:51the match
10:53pitch just stretched somewhat as both sides now looking to inflict damage on the other
11:04game just opening up a little bit more this is Barreiro
11:15quinones
11:23needs support finds it in the form of Vallecilla
11:28easy ball for Leandro Bray to collect
11:34the space for Delgado and the space for Aranda
11:54and the save from Contreras
11:57he saved them on a number of occasions
12:01despite three center backs and two wing backs
12:05still Barcelona leaving gaps in defense for Boca Juniors to attack
12:12and when you look at the space and time that Aranda had
12:18Castillo
12:49more changes being prepared for Barcelona as we're coming up to the hour mark
12:56the Ecuadorian still a goal down
12:59and do look like conceding anytime soon
13:02METL
13:04lovely ball in great save by Contreras
13:07that will not count
13:09the judge to have fouled the goalkeeper
13:12the great ball in from METL
13:20this comes back to what we were saying in the first half about
13:23when the quality is there when the quality is there in the delivery
13:27that's when things can start happening
13:37in the driving seat this is Paredes in charge of the set piece
13:46great save by Contreras
13:50how about that for a delivery and a header
13:57a real weapon for this Boca
13:59team loaded the deliveries from
14:02from Paredes
14:19deep by Paredes
14:22deep by Paredes
14:35ofВы
14:36snapshot
14:37there from Vialba
14:43well
14:44it certainly
14:45seems
14:45that the hand
14:47favours
14:47Barrales
14:48but it controls the ball for him
14:50is curious decision
14:55Mina to take the corner except the play that all players forward excellent go by
15:02Barreira who charges forward Zavashos Barreira Randa seems to be struggling
15:12just to stay on start on side this is Blanco excellent Castillo in defense
15:26Barreira certainly appears to do with a bit of a break and they will need him for the
15:32weekend it was at River Plate so long ago one of the minor details in the larger narrative
15:47of the historic rivalry between Boca Juniors and River Plate
15:55Blanco does well to get to the byline it's a great ball in and it's an even better header
16:00by Santiago Azcacibar for Boca's second and that surely wraps up all three points
16:11a second assist for Lautaro Blanco
16:19who's in the street and work great has paid off and quite possibly been the difference
16:29between these two sides
16:32did really well to
16:35keep fighting keep battling to get this ball
16:39it delivers a excellent cross that's met by Azcacibar who also has been had a fine game
16:46and hasn't been lucky up until here showing signs of fatigue up front
17:04well the precision in the final third finding a way to unlock Boca's defense
17:18set out their stall playing with five defenders
17:22Barcelona although they did make early changes aware that the idea was to hold on
17:27absorb the pressure early on
17:30to build something on the counter-attack but
17:32unfortunately for them that simply hasn't happened and we are heading towards their second defeat
17:42in this group phase they lost match day one remember to Cruzeiro 1-0
17:51Mina that's the ball they needed
17:54it's a it's an excellent start to their campaign six points from six points clean
17:59sheet here at home
18:05and across the through the lines a number of positives
18:12this evening Blanco on the left-hand side of defense
18:16the most positive point you'd say
18:19with his two deliveries resulting in the goals
18:26in midfield
18:28Paredes
18:29qualities
18:30not disputed
18:33Delgado looks to improve
18:35Santiago Azcacibar
18:37certainly growing into his role
18:39in that midfield trio
18:43and up front
18:44Melentiel and Barrera off in different things
18:48but then we add in Aranda or
18:51Zervasos
18:52there's that bit of magic and quality
18:55as Velasco now looks up
18:58a space on the edge of the box
19:00oh that's a stunning third goal for Boca Juniors
19:05brilliant strike from range from the Spaniard
19:08and the Herrera
19:11to cap off
19:15a wonderful night at the Bombonera
19:25brilliant shot
19:27from the midfielder
19:28who's afforded acres of space and time
19:32just takes one look
19:35Montreras was well and truly beaten
19:39great technique
19:41and power on the shot
19:44real quality from the Spaniard
19:48wraps up the
19:49the win
19:51and in style
19:52for Boca
20:03it's all done
20:05in
20:05Buenos Aires
20:07at the Bombonera
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