Copa Sudamericana: Boca starts with an incredible path and Racing chases “the promise” of Costas

There is another Cup on the continent, perhaps second-rate, it’s true, but it has great power of seduction. THE South Americanyounger sister of the Libertadores who is already 22 years old, It also has its economic appeal thanks to the prize up for grabs for the champion of 6 million dollars. And also a direct ticket to the top tournament of 2025. Then, under the banner of the Great Conquest, 32 teams will try to reach the final on November 23, the venue of which has yet to be defined.

In this sense, Boca and racing They are Argentina’s heavyweights. Despite holding half a dozen Libertadores, the Xeneizes had a poor season in 2023 and ended up relegated in a tournament of which they are two-time champions (2004-2005), which forces them to be protagonists. Even so, during the incredible trip to Potosí, Diego Martínez chose to leave most of the starters in Buenos Aires (Edinson Cavani, among them) because the objective is to qualify for the quarter-finals of the League Cup. The overland transfer from Sucre, 158 kilometers, has its risks. Without continuing further, a bus crashed causing 4 deaths and 34 injuries. The team will travel on 4×4 trucks to arrive in a city that is located 4,090 meters above sea level. Tomorrow they will face Nacional in group D, which they share with Fortaleza (2023 runners-up) and Paraguay’s Sportivo Trinidense.

The Academy has set itself the main goal of winning the international tournament. Gustavo Costas, champion of the 1988 Super Cup as a player, has it between his eyebrows. In his presentation he even promised a title other than cabotage. He arrives with differences in the League Cup and with the third most coveted squad in the First Division. It’s an extra pressure, without a doubt. Based on this request, they will face Sportivo Luqueño in Paraguay in Group H on Thursday. The cuckoo is Bragantino, from Brazil. They will also play against Coquimbo Unidos from Chile.