Overview
- Boca sits ninth in Zona A with 17 points after losing to Belgrano, and its postponed match at Barracas Central on Monday could take it to 20 points and up to second place in the Clausura standings.
- In the Tabla Anual, Boca is fifth on 50 points and outside the Libertadores places, but a win in the pending game would move it to 53 and into second, ahead of River and Argentinos Juniors.
- Key fixtures still to play for Boca are Barracas Central (away), Estudiantes (away), River Plate (home) and Tigre (home), with River’s remaining league games against Talleres, Gimnasia, Boca and Vélez.
- Rosario Central leads the annual table and has a pending match that could seal its Libertadores berth, while Deportivo Riestra can pressure Boca by winning to draw level with Argentinos in the race for the final continental slot.
- Boca could also benefit if champions overlap, as titles in the Clausura or Copa Argentina by already-qualified teams such as Rosario Central, River or Argentinos would free an annual berth; River plays its Copa Argentina semifinal on Friday.