The South American Copa Libertadores resumes on Wednesday with four matches. Among them is a Group 1 tilt between Boca Juniors and Barcelona.
Last year's runner-up Boca Juniors got off to a poor start in the tournament when it lost the opener against Mexican club Toluca. Santiago Silva scored a 23rd minute penalty to give Boca a 1-0 lead, but Carlos Esquivel scored in the 58th minute to tie the game. The game looked like it could end in a draw, but Edgar Benitez score for Toluca to hand Boca a 2-1 loss.
Ecuadorian side Barcelona settled for a single point in its first match against Uruguayan squad Nacional. Barcelona ran out to a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Damian Diaz (18th minute) and Ariel Nahuelpan (26th minute) but collapsed in the final 20 minutes of the tilt. Sebastian Abreu scored in the 69th minute to bring Nacional within one and Ivan Alonso scored in third minute of stoppage time (90' + 3') to obtain a point.
Boca sits in a tie for seventh place with four points in three games in the Argentinian league. Five games into the campaign, Barcelona sits in 11th place with only two points in the Ecuadorian league.
Prediction: Boca wins this game 3-0.
Start Time: 5:45 PM EST
TV Info: Fox Deportes
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