Patronato vs Boca Juniors: all or nothing for glory

The First Division of Argentine Soccer has come to an end, but the Copa Argentina wants to define its finalists for this edition and anything can happen with teams that became revelations, and others that continue to be the best candidates to achieve the goal. Indeed, next Wednesday Patronato and Boca Juniors will play one of the duels corresponding to the semifinals at the San Juan Bicentenario Stadium.

On the one hand, the Patron arrives seriously wounded and with low morale, after having lost the category in the Professional Soccer League. However, both Facundo Sava and his team want to show that the dream of obtaining a title remains intact, even when they are not favorites in sports predictions.

For its part, Hugo Benjamín Ibarra’s Xeneize achieved the first objective of the semester after winning the tournament in an unforgettable definition. However, there is no time to continue celebrating, and Boca will have to quickly focus on another of the objectives of the semester to play ninety minutes to all or nothing that can qualify them for a new local final.

Last Patronato matches

Facundo Sava managed to convince a team that had already marked its destiny towards the B Nacional. It is that Patronato did not lose the category for what has been done this season, but rather paid too dearly for past seasons where it added few points and showed a very weak level.

That is why the fans felt identified with the present of the team in the Professional Football League, although the Patron could not twist the destiny that had presaged the sports forecasts that had put the team as the main candidate to lose the category . together with Aldosivi, a fact that finally happened.

Patronato ended the current edition of the Professional League in tenth place with 40 points accumulated as a result of 11 wins, seven draws and 9 losses in 27 games played. Likewise, the Patron scored 31 goals in favor and received 27 points.

For its part, the team’s last games in the competition were as follows: it lost 1-0 against Colón de Santa Fe, it lost 0-1 at home against River Plate in a logical result for sports betting , it beat 0-1 as a visitor to Lanús and Godoy Cruz and closed the last day with an agonizing 3-2 win at home versus Huracán.

On the other hand, Patronato’s path in the Copa Argentina was agonizing: in the 32nd round they easily defeated Deportivo Morón, a team that plays in the First National. Later, he knew how to suffer against Colón and after equalizing 1-1 in regulation time, he defeated him 3-2 on penalties to get into the round of 16 where he beat Gimnasia La Plata 2-1.

Finally, in the quarterfinals, Patronato again showed temperance and after a 2-2 draw against River Plate they advanced on penalties while waiting for Boca Juniors in the semifinals.

Last Boca Juniors matches

The Xeneize is going through an unbeatable moment. After having obtained the Argentine Cup and the League Cup last season, Boca Juniors has now managed to crown the Professional Football League title in line with what is expected by sports betting .

The truth is that Boca Juniors had to suffer until the last second in a definition for the heart attack that had the four classic rivals starring in the defining matches. Racing could not defeat River Plate, which ironically ended up benefiting their longtime rival, who barely managed to salvage a draw at home versus Independiente.

Therefore, Boca was crowned as the new champion product of 52 points in 27 games played after reaping 16 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in the tournament with 34 goals scored and 28 conceded. Also, Boca’s last games in the competition were as follows: beat Gimnasia La Plata 2-1, defeated Aldosivi 2-1, beat Sarmiento de Junín 0-1 as a visitor, lost 2-0 to Newell’s Old Boys in Rosario and drew 2-2 against Independiente on the last day.

On the other hand, in the Argentine Cup, Xeneize thrashed Central Córdoba de Rosario 4-1 in the 32nd round, beat Ferro 1-0 in the 16th round and Agropecuario for the same result in the round of 16, while in the quarterfinals it suffered to leave Quilmes on the road after a tight 3-2.

Background between both

Patronato and Boca Juniors played 8 matches in all competitions with 4 Xeneizes wins, 2 draws and 2 Patron wins. Likewise, in Copa Argentina they met only once during the quarterfinals of the 2020-2021 season when Xeneize won 4-2 on penalties after equalizing goalless in regulation time in a fact that can be useful for Copa Argentina predictions.

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Marcelo Estigarribia has accumulated three goals in the Copa Argentina and is the team’s top scorer in the competition. Likewise, Axel Rodríguez, Nicolás Castro and Jonathan Herrera each have a goal in the tournament and can surprise.

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Nicolás Orisini is Boca’s top scorer in the Argentine Cup with two accumulated goals. However, Luis Vázquez and Pol Fernández each scored a goal and are the top favorites in the Copa Argentina predictions to open the scoring.

Schedules and television

Argentina: Wednesday 9:30 p.m. TyC Sports and TyC International.

Chile: 8:30 p.m. TyC Sports International.

Colombia: 7:30 p.m. TyC Sports International.

Mexico: 7:30 p.m. TyC Sports International.

United States: 8:30 p.m. TyC Sports International.