The absence of Salvio

Everyone gave Eduardo Salvio as a starter, but the former Benfica did not move with his teammates in the warm-up exercises. The footballer would have felt uneasy and his place will be taken by the young Ezequiel Ceballos.

Confirmed teams: Boca, with a surprise

Mouth: Rossi, Weigandt, Figal, Izquierdoz, Fabra, Pol Fernández, Varela, Ramírez, Zeballos, Vázquez and Villa.
(Salvio was a regular appointment in the 11 starters but his place will be taken by Canguito Zeballos).

Iron: Miño, Grana, Arena, Díaz, Cáceres, Moscow, Gómez, Giaccone, Núñez, Ruiz Gómez and Gordillo.

Pineapple in the Boca forum

TyC Sports cameras recorded the moment when a group of Boca fans exchanged shots in the stands. The reason for the initiation of the attacks would have been the location of a flag. The tension subsided as the minutes passed.

Boca vs Ferro, the match jerseys

The game is coming !!!

The players from Boca and Ferro are already doing warm-up exercises on the pitch.

Great expectation in La Rioja

Boca debuts champion patch

Preview emotion: the Iron fan who met his idols

Simón Salum is a small Iron fan who received a surprise from his father: two tickets to go to La Rioja to watch the match between his team and Boca. The strawberry of the dessert? The 12-year-old boy visited the hotel where Caballito’s team rested and greeted his idols. wonderful moment.

Ferro is already at the stadium

The champion has arrived: Boca is already at the stadium

Ferro fans are thrilled

Boca, headed for the stadium

The day of the Argentine Cup

16.00 Boca-Ferro, in La Rioja
20.00 Racing vs Agropecuario, in Jujuy
22.10 Vélez vs Independiente Rivadavia, in San Luis

Enjoy the preview

Clarín spoke to Ariel Rocha, the last Iron goalkeeper who saved against Boca 22 years ago. He today he runs a bus line and he doesn’t want to have anything to do with football.

The interview and its story, at this link.
By Luciano Botte.

Here’s what the stadium looks like 2 hours after the game

Ferro, with well-known names

In the Verdolaga squad he has several well-known faces from the First Division. Among them, the former Central goalkeeper Marcelo Miño, the former Lanús Darío Cáceres, the former Arsenal Claudio Mosca, the former Tigre Emiliano Ellacopulos and the former Belgrano and Unión, Fernando “Cuqui” Márquez. In addition, he has in Lucas Román his main youth bet and Hernán Grana as captain and reference.

The cupbearers in the background

This Wednesday will be the first time both teams have met for the Argentine Cup, although the faces have been seen in other national cups such as the 1932 Beccar Varela Honor Cup (Boca won 4-0) or the British Competition Cup of 1945 (xeneize beat 7-0). On the neutral field, however, 17 games were played: two wins for Ferro, one draw and 14 wins for Boca.

The gates of the stadium open

Three hours before the start of the match, the doors of the Carlos Augusto Mercado Luna are already open and the fans of Boca and Ferro begin to populate their stands.

The video of the last Boca vs Ferro

The last time face to face

The last official match between Boca and Ferro was played on March 19, 2000 at the Ricardo Etcheverri stadium of the Caballito team and was a 4-0 victory for Boca.

The story between Boca and Ferro

The record between the two in the first division is 140 games, with 69 wins for Boca, 25 for Ferro and 46 draws.