Overview
- Boca Juniors host Racing on Sunday at 19:00 in La Bombonera with Darío Herrera refereeing, while Gimnasia face Estudiantes on Monday at 17:00 in El Bosque with Facundo Tello in charge.
- The La Plata derby was set for the Dec. 8 holiday at the request of Buenos Aires provincial security due to concurrent large events, and both matches air live on ESPN Premium and TNT Sports with streaming on Flow, DGO and Telecentro Play.
- VAR teams are assigned: Silvio Trucco with Fabrizio Llobet for Boca–Racing and Lucas Novelli with Gastón Suárez for Gimnasia–Estudiantes.
- If level after 90 minutes, both semifinals go to 30 minutes of extra time and then penalties if needed.
- Boca plan to keep their recent XI with Edinson Cavani not fully fit and Ander Herrera limited, while Racing are without suspended Santiago Sosa and Gastón Martirena; the final is set for Dec. 13 at the Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero.