Boca Juniors will host Alianza Lima from Peru tonight in the second phase of the Copa Libertadores playoff. In this match, Boca will know who their opponent will be in the next stage if they advance. On the other side of the bracket are Independiente Santa Fe from Colombia and Deportes Iquique from Chile, who will play their return match later.
In the first match, Deportes Iquique won 2-1 at home, taking the lead in the series. This information will allow Boca Juniors to be aware of the rival they would face in the next phase if they manage to advance.
Boca Juniors has never played against Deportes Iquique and has only faced Independiente Santa Fe twice in friendly matches, with unfavorable results for the Argentine team: 3-2 in 1952 and 1-0 in 2012.
For Boca, it is crucial to present a better version than in the first match, where they fell 1-0 against Néstor "Pipo" Gorosito's team, with the score being less overwhelming than it could have been. The players under Fernando Gago will need to work on improving their performance to secure a spot in the preliminary phase of the most important club tournament in America.
