2023-11-13 00:38:00
Boca Juniors achieved a hard-fought victory at home against Newell’s and still maintains its chances of qualifying for the next Copa Libertadores. Xeneize, who had Mariano Herrón on the bench as interim coach, after the resignation of Jorge Almirón, beat La Lepra 1-0 with a goal from Miguel Merentiel from a penalty at 44 minutes of the complement.
In this way, Boca Juniors was placed in seventh position in the Annual Table that provides access to the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana, in addition to the relegation quota that will be added to Arsenal, a team that lost the category due to averages.
This victory was celebrated in a great way in La Bombonera and it is no wonder, since a draw would have left them without mathematical chances of being able to access the 2024 Copa Libertadores. Likewise, the situation for Boca Juniors remains critical, since it does not depend of himself by Annual Table to secure a place in the competition of which he was a finalist in the last edition.
The tickets to next year’s cups through the Annual Table are red hot. Without counting River Plate (84), which qualified for the 2024 Libertadores for being champion of the Professional League, Talleres (64), Godoy Cruz (62) and Rosario Central (62) would be advancing to the highest continental competition. The fight for the Copa Sudamericana is just as close. Estudiantes has 61 and is followed by San Lorenzo (61), Boca Juniors (59), Defensa y Justicia (58), Racing (57) and Lanús (56), which would be obtaining the last ticket.
In this way, facing the last date that will be played on the weekend of November 29, Boca Juniors to qualify via the Annual Table will need to beat Godoy Cruz in Mendoza at least by the slightest and hope that Rosario Central loses to the relegated team. Arsenal in Sarandí and that Estudiantes de La Plata (hosts Lanús) and San Lorenzo (home against Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero) at least draw. In this way, Xeneize would be left with 62 points with +10 goal difference, followed by Rosario Central 62 (+9 if they lose by the minimum), Estudiantes 62 (+9 if they tie) and San Lorenzo 62 (+8 if they tie ). In turn, Godoy Cruz, with 62 points (+11) has two games pending, the one mentioned against Xeneize and this Monday against Sarmiento in Junín.
Likewise, there are other methods for Boca Juniors to access the Copa Libertadores directly. One of them is that they are champions of the Argentine Cup (they will play against Estudiantes in the semi-final) or that Pincha or San Lorenzo (they will play the other semi-final against Defensa y Justicia) are crowned in the federal competition to free up a place if they place themselves above Xeneize.
The same would happen if River Plate repeats the championship by obtaining the League Cup, it will free up another place, or it is won by some of the teams that are in the Copa Libertadores zone: Talleres (84), Godoy Cruz (62, with a match pending ) or Rosario Central (62).
ANNUAL TABLE:
*The first three teams (excluding River Plate) will qualify for the Copa Libertadores.
*The following six teams will qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.
*The worst in the table will go to relegation and in case of equality in points there will be a final.
*Arsenal has already dropped down the Average Table.
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