The group stages of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana will begin this Tuesday, April 7, with Boca Juniors and Racing playing their first matches in the continental tournament that day. As reported by the Argentine News Agency, the "Xeneize" will play at 9:30 PM against Universidad Católica of Chile in the Libertadores, while the "Academy" will have to visit Bolivian Independiente Petrolero from 7:00 PM, playing in the Sudamericana. Additionally, Independiente Rivadavia will also make its debut in the continent's main competition, receiving Bolívar, while in the Sudamericana, Barracas Central will also debut against Brazilian Vasco Da Gama, and Tigre will face Alianza Atlético of Peru. With the start of each season, the hopes of Argentine football fans are mainly focused on the beginning of the international cups, whose group stages will begin this Tuesday, April 7. In the Libertadores, two Argentine teams will be in action. For its part, Boca will face its return to this stage after two years of absence, measuring itself against Universidad Católica of Chile, as a visitor, from 9:30 PM. Facing its absolute debut in the continental tournament, Independiente Rivadavia from Mendoza, which qualified by winning last year's Argentine Cup and currently leads the annual table of Argentine football, will receive Bolívar of Bolivia at 7:00 PM, in a historic match for a club that debuted in the First Division in 2014, although it had played six National Championships between the 60s and 80s. In the Sudamericana, three Argentine teams will participate in the inaugural day of the first phase: Racing, champion in 2024 and semifinalist of the Libertadores last year, will visit the Bolivian altitude by having to face Independiente Petrolero, at 2,814 meters above sea level, from 7:00 PM, Tigre will play visiting Alianza Atlético of Peru from 11:00 PM, and Barracas Central will be local at the Florencio Sola stadium, in Banfield, measuring up to the Brazilian Vasco da Gama in its international debut, at 7:00 PM.
