Estudiantes beat Boca Juniors on penalties and reach the League Cup final | argentine football

The Argentine League Cup will have an unprecedented champion. Estudiantes beat Boca Juniors on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the semi-final and qualified to face Vélez Sarsfield in the tournament final next Sunday. The winner guarantees a place in the 2025 Libertadores.

Fortaleza’s rival in the Copa Sudamericana, Boca Juniors reached the semi-finals after overcoming rivals River Plate in the quarter-finals. And he came out ahead of Estudiantes at Mario Alberto Kempes, in Córdoba. At 40 in the first half, Advíncula crossed from the right, and Merentiel completed the goal.

Grêmio’s opponent in the Libertadores, the La Plata team reacted in the second stage. At 26, Lema tried to deflect a cross ball and hit Palacios in the face with his foot. The penalty was awarded, and the Boca player was sent off after receiving a second yellow card. Cetré took the penalty and made it 1-1.

In the penalty shootout, Cavani, Merentiel and Figal missed their shots. At Estudiantes, only Cetré wasted, and Méndez converted to guarantee the classification of Pincha, current champion of the Argentine Cup.

The final of the Argentine League Cup will be this Sunday, at the Estadio Único in Santiago del Estero. Estudiantes and Vélez are trying for the first title of the competition, which was created in 2020 and is the country’s main national tournament in the first half of the year. The champion is guaranteed in next year’s Libertadores.