Soccer fans had a new chance to enjoy a Superclásico: River and Boca met again, in this case for the quarterfinals of the 2024 Professional League Cup, and “Xeneize” eliminated their classic rival by beating them 3 to 2, with a double from Miguel Merentiel.
Miguel Borja had opened the scoring, Merentiel tied the game when the first stage ended, while in the second half Cavani made it 2 to 1 and Merentiel himself achieved his double to make it 3 to 1. On the hour, Paulo Díaz scored for the by Martín Demichelis, but it was not enough since the match was already over.
In this way, Diego Martínez's team will be measured against Students of La Platawho had eliminated Barracas Central on Saturday, while the other semifinal will be Vélez-Argentinos Juniors: “Fortín” eliminated Godoy Cruz, and “Bicho” did the same on penalties against Defense and Justice.
Below, we tell you everything you need to know about these confrontations.
Estudiantes (LP) vs Boca Juniors: weekend of April 28, it could be in Córdoba.
Vélez vs Argentinos Juniors: weekend of April 28, venue to be confirmed
The grand final will be on May 5. All matches will be in a neutral stadium.
Both in the quarterfinals as in the semifinals, In case of a tie, they will go to criminal while the final will have a extra time composed of two 15-minute stages that, if a winner is not declared, will have a definition from the penalty spot.
Whoever becomes champion will qualify for the Champions Trophyto be played with the winner of the 2024 Professional League, which will begin on May 12.
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