Vasco da Gama vs Boca Juniors: the preview

Tuesday, October 20 · Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama CONMEBOL - Copa Sudamericana 2026

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Vasco da Gama #2 · 10 pts

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Vasco da Gama arrives at this semifinal defending a strong home record and an extended unbeaten run in the tournament, holding an advantage after the recent win against Boca Juniors. The visitors need to reverse a sparse away form where wins have been scarce, while Vasco da Gama relies on defensive solidity that has kept clean sheets in the majority of their matches.

Updated on Friday, October 16, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Vasco da Gama are unbeaten in 8 games in the competition.

  • Vasco da Gama won 4 of their 6 home games in the competition.

  • Vasco da Gama are 3 points behind the group leaders.

  • Miguel Merentiel scored 4 of Boca Juniors's 10 goals in the competition.

Current form

Vasco da Gama

2º
LWDWWW
Goals for10
Against6
At home1-1-0

#2 with 10 points (3W · 1D · 2L). Averages 0.83 goals for and 0.33 goals against per match.

Boca Juniors

WLDWWW
Goals for per match1,5
Goals against per match0,83
Away0-2-0

Not in this table. Averages 1.5 goals for and 0.83 goals against per match.

Vasco da Gama defends a strong home record against a Boca Juniors side that struggles to secure wins on the road, leaving the visitors with little room for error.

The odds

Vasco da Gama 36.7%
Draw 30.6%
Boca Juniors 32.8%
Vasco da Gama 2.5 Draw 3 Boca Juniors 2.8

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

The road to the final

CONMEBOL - Copa Sudamericana 2026 · semi-finals
This match
Single match 0-1
F1
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
FT
Tigre4
1st leg 0-32nd leg 2-1
Bolívar4
1st leg 3-22nd leg 1-0
Vasco da Gama2
Single match 2-2Pens
Santos FC2
1st leg 2-12nd leg 0-0
Atletico MG3
1st leg 0-12nd leg 2-2
Cienciano6
1st leg 6-12nd leg 0-1
1st leg 0-12nd leg 1-2
Boca Juniors7
1st leg 3-12nd leg 4-0
Sao Paulo4
1st leg 1-12nd leg 1-3
Santa Fe1
1st leg 0-02nd leg 1-1Pens
Vasco da Gama4
1st leg 0-02nd leg 4-1
Atletico MG4
1st leg 2-02nd leg 2-4Pens
1st leg 2-02nd leg 0-3
Boca Juniors2
1st leg 1-02nd leg 1-1
Vasco da Gama2
1st leg 0-02nd leg 0-2
This match
Single match 0-1
Single match 1-1
Carabobo2
Single match 0-2
Santos FC4
Single match 4-2
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The number is the aggregate score. Below, each leg from the first team's side. went through.

The difference-makers

Vasco da Gama. Vasco da Gama concentrates its scoring output heavily through Adson Ferreira Soares, leaving the hosts dependent on his direct involvement to maintain their efficiency in the final third.

Boca Juniors. Boca Juniors depends heavily on Miguel Merentiel to sustain its attacking output, as his scoring share accounts for a major portion of the team goals while the rest of the squad struggles to find consistency.

Playing style

Boca JuniorsVasco da Gama
54.6% Possession 51.8%
4 Remates al arco 5.6
17.6 Remates totales 14.3
5.4 Corners 4.8
8.9 Fouls 9

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (7 and 10 respectively).

Vasco da Gama averages lower possession than Boca Juniors yet sustains efficient shot conversion, suggesting the hosts will absorb pressure and rely on defensive solidity to counter the visitors.

When they settle games

Vasco da Gama 19 goals

1-1516-3031-4546-6061-7576-90

Boca Juniors 13 goals

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Vasco da Gama concentrates its scoring peak in the final third of the first half while Boca Juniors finds its highest output right after halftime, setting up an immediate tactical clash when play resumes.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · 1 match
0Boca Juniors won
0Draws
1Vasco da Gama won
Goals in the head-to-head0 – 1
Matches1
Last win for Boca JuniorsNever
Last win for Vasco da Gama10/2026

Latest matchups

14/10/26Copa SudamericanaBoca Juniors0–1Vasco da Gama

The single prior meeting in the tournament ended with a win for Vasco da Gama, establishing a pattern that tests Boca Juniors when facing this opponent.

Who scored in these meetings

4 1 · in 1 meeting

Adson deciding the single prior meeting reflects how Vasco da Gama channels its finishing through individual output, while a disciplinary count of multiple cautions and a dismissal in that encounter points to physical friction that neither side manages to avoid.