After a two-year absence, Boca Juniors are ready to make their Copa Libertadores de América debut tonight against Deportivo Zamora in Barinas, Venezuala. Uruguayan centre-forward Santiago Silva will be making his first stellar appearance with the «Xeneizes.»
In the bench of Boca and hoping to see some action will be Sebastián Sosa, Matías Caruzzo, Franco Sosa, Cristian Erbes, Nicolas Colazo, Pablo Ledesma, Cristian Chávez, Pablo Mouche, and Nicolás Blandi.
Boca, six-time champion of the Copa Libertadores de América played last time in 2009 and was eliminated in second round by Defensor Sporting of Uruguay.
The Argentine side landed yesterday in the city of Barinas, located 500 kilometers from Caracas, after an almost 12-hour journey.
The charter flight that carried Argentina’s current champions made a stop in Caracas and also a technical stop in Manaus, Brazil, for refueling.
Probable Lineups:
Deportivo Zamora: Luis Terán; Layneker Zafra, Nelson Semperena, Moisés Galezo and Renier Rodríguez; Josmar Zambrano, Luis Vargas, Darío Figueroa and César Alexander González; Luilly García and Jhon Córdoba. Coach: Oscar Gil.
Boca Juniors: Agustín Orión; Facundo Roncaglia, Rolando Schiavi, Juan Insaurralde and Clemente Rodríguez; Diego Rivero, Leandro Somoza and Walter Erviti; Juan Román Riquelme; Darío Cvitanich and Santiago Silva. Coach: Julio César Falcioni.
Referee: Jorge Buitrago (Colombia).
Stadium: Agustín Tovar (Barinas).
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