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.
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Key facts
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Vasco da Gama are unbeaten in 8 games in the competition.
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Vasco da Gama won 4 of their 6 home games in the competition.
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Vasco da Gama are 3 points behind the group leaders.
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Miguel Merentiel scored 4 of Boca Juniors's 10 goals in the competition.
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 37.7%
Draw 31.2%
Boca Juniors 31.2%
Vasco da Gama 2.4Draw 2.9Boca Juniors 2.9
Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.
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%Possession51.8%
4Remates al arco5.6
17.6Remates totales14.3
5.4Corners4.8
8.9Fouls9
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
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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.
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.