00:01Eternal glory is of course the ultimate destination and the setting fits the
00:07occasion perfectly. La Bon Podera, the chocolate box, one of the most iconic
00:14stadiums to grace the beautiful gang. At home of course to a football club that
00:19needs little introduction, identifiable by colours alone.
00:321977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2007. On six occasions, Boca Juniors have won the
00:47ultimate prize. If they are to keep dreaming of eternal glory in 2026, they
00:54must win tonight. And they would dearly love an early goal here.
00:59Ilosho amongst others circulating around the perimeter of the penalty area. Here
01:05comes the free kick and the header is flashed on by Jimenez.
01:12From a banfield man.
01:20Manuzuki, the Argentine, will float it in.
01:26Catchy practice for the goalkeeper. Leandro Bray.
01:36Here comes the cross. Not a bad one either. Mic drop. Kindly it does!
01:44Devajos, not too far wide at the upright. First sniffer goal for Boca Juniors.
01:57Devajos, twisting and turning and losing out. And then the effort on goal from inside his own
02:02half was always gonna be pretty speculative. That wasn't it. Spells at Roma and Paris Saint-Germain and Zenit.
02:17Devajos. Devajos manages to dig out the cross but far too close to Venedo. Vicente Venedo does gather.
02:25It's an Americano playoff round which will take place in July but there are 70 minutes of football still to
02:32play.
02:33Devajos on the scapa. Devajos with a strike. Diaz was there. Juan Diaz, the Argentine.
02:45Paredes floats in the corner. A little bit scrappy. And eventually it's stabbed wide by Pellegrino.
02:53And Marco Pellegrino. And Marco Pellegrino. Just about a half chance there.
03:00A little bit...
03:07Devajos.
03:09Goes on the outside. Devajos wins a corner.
03:12And really when you look at the scarcity of chances the Boca managed to create an open play.
03:17All right.
03:20All right. That's the captain. We'll take the corner.
03:25Lighting up at the back stick. Blanco will gather.
03:29Herrera in support. Blanco goes alone.
03:33Blanco's ball in. Not properly cleared either.
03:37Devajos.
03:39Devajos.
03:40Goalkeeper backpedalling. Corner.
03:47Manco.
03:51Initial looping pass. Clever turn from Miranda.
03:56Miranda trying to weave her way through.
03:59Goal kick.
04:02There's no need for Bocca to panic. No need for Bocca to rush.
04:05Move into.
04:10Meadow once more.
04:12Meadow's cross in is a pretty good one.
04:14And when you swing balls into the penalty area.
04:18And Badano's up. Pedri's lurking.
04:20Kick whipped in. But again, just lacking that little bit of precision.
04:24The Bocca have been lacking.
04:26Cuevas moving it away.
04:28Plenty of options left-hand side here.
04:32Universidad Catolica.
04:34Shifting it smartly.
04:35Effort on goal.
04:36Heartbreak for Bocca.
04:39But absolute delight.
04:41For Universidad Catolica.
04:46And how good was that?
04:50The execution, the precision, the timing.
04:54It's a smash and grab in the context of the game.
04:58But the Chileans won't care what shots.
05:05Well, they worked it so well.
05:08And in this kind of position, you just know that Clemente Montes has that ability.
05:24It is so, so good.
05:27From Bocca here.
05:29Half the option left-hand side of Montes who wants it again.
05:33Ball is crossed in.
05:35Not properly cleared, but it will be gathered.
05:38And here comes the set-piece.
05:41But it's far too close to the goalkeeper, Bernardo.
05:44Far, far too close.
05:56Whistle goes for half-time.
05:58Bocca Juniors nil.
06:00Universidad Catolica won as it stands.
06:09Up and onto way at the start of the second half.
06:13Clemente Montes' wonderful goal on 34 minutes.
06:16Currently separating the two teams.
06:24Pellegrino again.
06:27Pellegrino again.
06:28Aranda.
06:29Here is the young man, Aranda.
06:31Aranda lets fly.
06:32It's a little bit special.
06:34Give us that Catolico in truth.
06:36We're going for too much.
06:37Going forwards in that first half.
06:39Here comes Bocca.
06:40The Bajos.
06:41The Bajos has a ping.
06:44Did have Jimenez in support.
06:50He's onside there as well.
06:56Bajos took it on.
07:04Paredes.
07:06Swings in the corner.
07:10Come as far now as Velasco.
07:14To Blanco.
07:16Blanco's looping pass in.
07:18Baredes keeps it alive.
07:21Velasco tussling for it.
07:29Cross has swept it towards Jimenez once more.
07:36The fans.
07:38Aranda around the corner.
07:41To Bajos.
07:44Bajos with the cross.
07:47Blanco is there.
07:48The ball had already, I think, swept out of play.
08:00It towards Jimenez.
08:02He does keep it alive.
08:04And the header from.
08:07Blanco will take it.
08:11Blanco's long throw in.
08:13Jimenez with the acrobatics.
08:15Yes.
08:17Would have been some goal that.
08:19Would have been some.
08:25Aranda.
08:27Knots it forwards.
08:29And on the slides.
08:32Couldn't get good contact on it, could he?
08:35And a Velasco.
08:39Could be an opportunity here.
08:42Romero.
08:43Romero's ball in.
08:44He's just put too much on it.
08:48It'll be.
08:50It'll be game set match.
08:52They've got bodies over here too.
08:54The goal scorer Montez with the cross.
08:56It's a poor one.
08:58Pretty close to Brooklyn.
08:59Bolken eyes very well set up.
09:01No free kicks is the referee. Velasco, his ball in. Might break now for Zabajos.
09:09Angles are cute! Nobody can touch at home.
09:26It looks like the Univista and Cattolica are going to make a couple of changes here.
09:36It looks like getting them a goal. Will that change here? Blanco.
09:41Blanco with the cross in. Skewed clearance.
09:49Zabajos goes on the outside. Zabajos hangs up the cross.
09:53Which is kept alive too. Back across the face of goal.
09:58Goalkeeper comes! Cleared off the line.
10:02Univista and Cattolica smash it away and really,
10:04might be as close as Bocco have come, you know, in 72 minutes.
10:16Here comes the cross.
10:18Chested down in the effort from Anel Romero.
10:25Wasted in long.
10:27Be kept alive. It's picked away.
10:30It's going to be a throw in.
10:37Heard was the challenge well.
10:39Aranda with the ball in.
10:45Univista and Cattolica will fancy a second.
10:48Okipa does gather.
10:59Leandro Paredes with the free kick.
11:02Paredes smashes it into the wall.
11:09Blanco's ball in.
11:11Drops Kaini now for Aranda!
11:17Another corner.
11:25Paredes scoops up the corner.
11:27Blocks for Blanco.
11:30Lines Paredes again.
11:31How's his touch?
11:32Not bad.
11:37Blanco.
11:40Blanco's ball in is over here.
11:44Blanco giving it away.
11:46And then they've won it back.
11:49To Bajos.
11:54Bajos with the ball in.
11:59Eventually stabbed towards the back stick.
12:03The header on goal.
12:05He's gathered by...
12:11World Cup Bocco again though.
12:13Does come towards the back post.
12:15Great chance.
12:16There's the goal.
12:17There's the goal.
12:19And now Romero scores for Bocca.
12:22And they still believe.
12:26They still have time and they still believe.
12:29But is he offside?
12:39Um...
12:40The goal.
12:50No goal.
12:54paredes swings it in goalkeeper makes the save half a shot for half ball in there but
13:04paredes swung the cross in
13:09and in the air bernado
13:20no free kicks as the referee for a goal is skied over the crossbar and in recent years dominated
13:28haven't they delivered or is his blanco blanco with the cross catching practice for the goalkeeper
13:34such a difficult group of ball hoisted forwards it's good control when the final few seconds is
13:43the vice yours couldn't finish
13:48what a performance in argentina from universidad catalica
13:54they came they saw and they delivered a robust defensive performance
14:05so
14:07you
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