Boca Juniors vs Libertad Asuncion Match Preview

As part of the 5th round of the Copa Libertadores group stage, Boca Juniors welcomes Libertad, in a match held behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The domestic league of Argentina may not have started yet, but Boca Juniors are in very good shape, despite having played a few games. Since March, they have played just two matches for the Copa Libertadores competition, against Libertad (0-2) and Independiente Medellín (0-1), both away from home. Now they are at the top of the 8th group, having ten points in total.

Eduardo Salvio scored their last three goals in the competition, he always gives solutions to his team with his quality. Unavailable for today's match is the midfielder Maroni due to injury, as well as Abila. In the final round of the group stage, they will host Caracas at home.

On the other hand, Libertad, after a 0-2 home defeat from their current opponent, they failed to get a positive result against Caracas as well, losing by 2-1, in a game where they dominated in the first half but did not manage to keep their lead till the end of the match.

This was also Ramon Diaz's last game on their bench, whose place now is taken by the 43-year-old manager Gustavo Morínigo. In his first match with his new team, he won 3-0 against San Lorenzo in the domestic league. Today's missing for the team is Alexander Mejía due to yellow-cards suspension.

Boca Juniors returns to La Bombonera after six months, where they will compete behind closed doors, but with the performance, they show in the previous games, I expect them to win today. On the other hand, Libertad needs points to claim second place and will try to score at least a goal here. I will pick over 2.5 goals to be scored, offered at quite decent 1,80 odds.