Vasco DA Gama vs Boca Juniors 1-3

Boca Juniors won 3-1 at the Estádio do Maracanã and built the result with two first-half goals before Leandro Paredes added a late third. Vasco da Gama had more of the ball and more shots, but Boca were sharper in the moments that decided the tie.

Lautaro Di Lollo opened the scoring in the 4th minute from Lautaro Blanco’s assist, and Miguel Merentiel made it 2-0 on 34 minutes after being set up by Sebastián Villa. Vasco went into the interval 2-0 down after those two first-half blows.

Vasco made two changes at the break, with David and Adson replaced by Brenner and Marino Hinestroza, and later sent on Jose Luis Rodriguez on 56 minutes. He pulled one back in the 66th minute, scoring after coming on in the 56th minute, but Boca answered in the 77th minute when they made two changes of their own, including Leandro Paredes coming on for Rodrigo Battaglia. Paredes then sealed it on 88 minutes from Milton Delgado’s assist, and Boca saw out the rest after another late double change in stoppage time.

Vasco had 59% possession and 559 passes to Boca Juniors’ 339, with 11 shots to 7 and 5 corners each. Boca had the edge on target, 3-2, and the xG numbers were close at 0.59 to 0.57. Vasco did not force a save, while Boca made one.

Leandro Paredes was booked in the 37th minute, Thiago Mendes in the 40th, and Alan Velasco in second-half stoppage time. There were no red cards.