Overview
- The single-match tie at La Bombonera on Sunday at 8 p.m. local time will decide a quarterfinal berth.
- Boca host by virtue of finishing first in Zone A with 29 points after four straight wins.
- Talleres reached the Playoffs under Carlos Tevez, who took charge in July, secured permanence, and finished eighth in Zone B.
- This is Tevez’s first visit to Boca as Talleres coach, with his only prior managerial game there a 0-0 draw with Rosario Central in 2022.
- Local reporting notes possible Boca tweaks including Milton Giménez’s return to the XI, Exequiel Zeballos’s strong form on the wing, and Edinson Cavani likely starting from the bench.