Boca Juniors and Vasco da Gama clash in the Sudamericana semifinals. Photo: Twitter @Sudamericana
After a month‑long pause, the Copa Sudamericana returns Tuesday with semifinals, featuring Vasco da Gama and Atlético Mineiro of Brazil, Montevideo City of Uruguay and Boca Juniors of Argentina, all vying for a spot in the final.
The first match‑ups pit the hill giant against the Xeneizes tonight, pitting two former Millonarios against each other: Carlos Andrés Gómez of the black shirts and Álvaro Montero of the blue‑gold side.
At least in this edition, it’s the closest the ambassador club will get to a possible final, having finished third in its group in the first stage, missing even the chance to play an eighth‑final playoff, where it would have faced Boca Juniors.
Thus the champions with Millonarios, who had Alberto Gamero on the bench in that 2022 Copa Colombia, represent the white‑blue side in this phase, and fans are split – many also support River Plate, so they’ll hope the Argentine side is eliminated. In my view, the split loyalties among fans could turn this tie into a tense showdown.
The paths Vasco da Gama and Boca Juniors took to reach the Sudamericana semifinals are outlined below.
The Brazilians knocked out Independiente Medellín in the round of 16, then beat Paraguay’s Olimpia 4‑1 on aggregate and defeated Independiente Santa Fe 2‑0 in the quarter‑finals.
The Argentines, after finishing third in Group D of the Libertadores, overcame O’Higgins of Chile in the round of 16 on penalty kicks, then beat Paraguay’s Deportivo Recoleta 7‑1 on aggregate and São Paulo 2‑1.
Millonarios’ disappointing run in the 2026 Copa Sudamericana.
The ambassador had everything to qualify, even topping its group and could have beaten São Paulo in Morumbí, but Rodrigo Contreras missed a decisive penalty in the 88th minute.
However, it managed a second‑place finish with a home win over O’Higgins, yet ultimately lost 2‑1, sealing an unexpected exit despite having all the tools to reach a playoff against Boca Juniors.
Details on where and how to watch the Vasco da Gama vs. Boca Juniors encounter.
- Boca Juniors vs. Vasco da Gama | Semifinals, Copa Sudamericana | First leg
- Tuesday, October 13, 7:30 p.m.
- Alberto José Armando Stadium – La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- TV: Dsports, ESPN
- Streaming: Disney+ Premium, Dgo, DAZN, Amazon Prime, Paramount+?