Corinthians vs Boca Juniors Prediction: Another total under?

One of the central fixtures in the Libertadores Cup round of 16 will be the duel between Corinthians and Boca Juniors. The first leg takes place in Sao Paulo, where Corinthians are slightly favoured to win.

Corinthians approach the game with a five-match unbeaten streak. In this period, the Timao have achieved three wins and two draws. Corinthians conceded only one goal in this period. At the Brazilian league table, the team from Sao Paulo is in second place. They are the only real rival to leading Palmeiras. Corinthians finished second in the current Libertadores Cup group stage, just one point behind Boca Juniors. Corinthians had two wins, and one draw at home, all of Timao's home games were draws.

After two confident victories over Tigre and Barracas Central, Boca Juniors unexpectedly lost at home to Union 1:2. Instead of finishing second, the Genoese fell to fourth, losing to Gimnasia y Esgrima and Racing. Boca finished better than Corinthians in the group stage of the Libertadores Cup. Still, it's worth noting that Timao gave the lead to the Argentines, drawing 1:1 in the final round against a completely unmotivated Always Ready. Overall, in their three away games, Boca has only beaten the Bolivians, losing to Corinthians and Deportivo Cali.

We have noted that Corinthians have never lost a home game to Boca and that all matches played between the Brazilians and Argentinians in Brazil have been draws. Timao approached the upcoming match excellently, while the Juniors lost to Union in the last round of the Argentine championship. We think the upcoming game will not be productive again, and the Brazilians won't lose this game.

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