Cruzeiro vs Boca Juniors Prediction: Boca Juniors remains unbeaten in their last 11 games across all competitions

Boca Juniors will face off against Cruzeiro at the Governador Magalhães Pinto for the return leg of their Copa Sudamericana clash with their 11-game unbeaten run on the line. Boca Juniors finished second place in Group D of the Copa Sudamericana with just two points behind group leaders Fortaleza while Cruzeiro finished top of Group B. Boca Juniors were drawn against Independiente del Valle in the round of 32 and they advanced to the round of 16 by a narrow 1-0 aggregate victory. Their first leg encounter was a very tough one but Boca Juniors prevailed in that game with a narrow 1-0 scoreline. Will Boca Juniors seal their victory at the Maghalaes Pinto on Friday? Please see the carefully prepared tips. 

Form in all competitions: DLDLW

Cruzeiro finished top of Group B in the Copa Sudamericana with an unbeaten record throughout the group stage games. They finished with a record of 3 wins and 3 draws from the 6 games played in the group stage games. However, in their first-leg clash against Boca Juniors, they lost by a narrow 1-0 defeat and they’ll be hoping to overturn that one-goal deficit at home on Friday. Their most recent league game against Vitoria ended in a 2-2 draw. 

In their domestic league, Cruzeiro has been in good form. They are currently in 7th place in the Brasileiro Serie A with 11 wins, 4 draws, and 7 losses from the 22 league games played. 

Form in all competitions: WWDDW

Boca Juniors had an amazing run in Group D as they finished second with only 2 points behind group leaders Fortaleza. In the Argentinian top league, Boca Juniors have remained unbeaten in their last 7 games with 4 draws and 3 victories. 

Boca Juniors had a great performance in their first-leg encounter against Cruzeiro where they ultimately got a 1-0 victory, Edinson Cavani once again came through for them in the 65th minute. Cavani has now found the net for Boca Juniors in two consecutive Copa Sudamericana games. 

A critical look at their last 3 encounters produced two wins for Boca Juniors and a draw. 

Both teams have met twice which was in the knockout stage of the Copa Libertadores in 2018. Boca Juniors won the first leg with a 2-0 victory while the second leg ended in a 1-1 draw. We saw Boca Juniors take total control of the game in their first-leg encounter which may be because they were playing on their home grounds but they had a great performance in that game. They had several shots inside the box and even hit the woodwork once. 

Cruzeiro will have their fans at their support since they are playing on their home ground but we still believe that Boca Juniors will advance to the next round. We can also leverage the cards options as there was a total of 7 cards in their first leg encounter owing to the intense nature of the game, Friday’s game wouldn’t be any different.