Boca Juniors v Cruzeiro: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats & team news

Argentina giants Boca Juniors take on Brazilian outfit Cruzeiro in the first-leg of their Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 tie this week.

The two sides are currently the two favourites in our Copa Sudamericana Outright market, despite Boca finishing second in their group behind Brazil Serie A title contenders Fortaleza.

Cruzeiro are unbeaten in this year's competition and received a bye through the play-off round, while Boca defeated Independiente del Valle over two legs to book their place in the Last 16.

How to watch Boca Juniors v Cruzeiro and TV channel

Boca Juniors v Cruzeiro is available to watch live on the bet365 Football Live Streaming service

Boca Juniors v Cruzeiro kick-off time, date and venue

Boca Juniors v Cruzeiro will be played at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires and kick-off is at 01:30 BST on Friday 16th August 2024.

Boca Juniors v Cruzeiro stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Boca Juniors are unbeaten in their four previous matches against Cruzeiro.

The two sides first met in the 2008 Copa Libertadores, with Boca Juniors winning both legs of their Round of 16 tie.

Boca Juniors and Cruzeiro last met in the same tournament 10 years later, with Boca winning 3-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.

Boca Juniors v Cruzeiro head-to-head record (H2H)

Boca Juniors wins	3
Draws	1
Cruzeiro wins	0

Boca Juniors v Cruzeiro team news

Boca Juniors team news

The Argentine side will be without veteran defender Marcos Rojo as he continues to recover from a muscle injury.

Fellow defender Cristian Lema will also miss out through injury, while midfielder Milton Delgado serves a suspension after being sent off in the second-leg against Independiente del Valle.

Cruzeiro team news

Gabriel Veron remains sidelined with a thigh injury that has kept him out of the last four matches.

Paraguay international Fabrizio Peralta will also sit the game out with an ongoing muscle problem.