Stadium: José Amalfitani (Club Vélez Sarsfield)

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) - This referry is like an ace under the hand for Conmebol to act against Mexico or against other not favorite teams. Very polemic.

This match will be play on José Amalfitani stadium and not Bombonera stadium, due to one suspension that Boca still has.

Boca Juniors (Argentina)

This Libertadores Cup the team have been very irregular. Draw in the opener against Bolívar this due to the high height, reason the team gave. In home the team go back to the victory as they won to Cienciano 1-0. Then go back in away to another high height city and lost 2-0 in a match where they where clearly inferior and altought the absences the team carry the coach Miguel Angel Russo stated that those absences didn't matter. But personally I think this was most a saying to give more boost to Toluca for their visit to Argentina.

In the last match of the team in the local league, they get a contundent victory against Gimnasia LP by 5-1, match where in the first '15 minutes the team was already over 4-0, with a great hattrick of FW Martín Palermo which is showing he is in a great moment, the other goal was score by FW Neri Cardozo.

In second half, Gimnasia LP was able to score the honour goal by Luciano Leguizamón, but it was again FW Martín Palermo which score '22 minutes later to kill any aspiration of Gimnasia LP and reach the fifth goal for Boca, which really won easy this game. With the victory the team consolidates on the third position with four victories, one draw and only one defeat, just three points behind first place San Lorenzo.

This results brings down the words of coach Angel Russo after Toluca game, as precisely one of the absences was FW Martín Palermo, also didn't play in Mexico, Fw Rodrigo Palacio and MF Juan Roman Riquelme. This players will give more ball control and presence to the team. FW Martín Palermo have 33 years but is playing very good and is just 27 goals from reaching the best striker of Boca all-time which is FW Francisco Pancho Varallo with 181 goals.

For this match youth FW Marcos Mondani will join in attack FW Martin Palermo as coach Russo had said. This raise polemic as Maradona (ex-boca player and claim the best player of the world by some) claims that FW Bruno Marioni should be the one playing alongside FW Martín Palermo.

Suspended:

DF Daniel "Cata" Diaz

Injured:

FW Guillermo Barros SChelotto

Toluca (México)

In Libertadores Cup the team open with a great away victory to Cienciano, but then sorpresive lost to Bolivar on home, match that fill many doubts to the team. Receive Boca Juniors in home and won 2-0 to finish many critics and also their good run in local tournament is showing they are playing better.

Last game in local tournament the team won 0-1 to Veracruz, match where the team is showing a performance more likely as last tournament with good scoring and solid defense, just in last three matches the team haven't allow goal. They have alternate their GK's to avoid overwork in any of them, in league GK Cesar Lozano haven't allow goal and in Libertadores Cup GK Hernan Cristante don't allow goal against Boca Juniors. The team is on the 12th position on the tournament but this due to their seven draws they accumulate in the beggining of the tournament as last two matches the club have take victories and if they continue with the same display soon will be on the top five.

Remarks the great performance that MF/FW Vicente Sanchez is delivering, is the best player of Toluca and very dangerous, and if the isn't on his day there is also MF Antonio Naelson "Sinha" who can make the important plays on the match. The youth Diego de la Torre is showing good things and in a league where most FW are very old his apperance is a great notice.

The team works with a defensive system with quick counterattack and build of plays. The team is very efficient. Coach Americo "Tolo" Gallego haven't hide that he loves River and hates Boca what makes him encounter this game with special feelings.

Match:

A very interesting match, where Boca stadium will be very eager to see their team take the victory, but Toluca have show they can play in this adverse situations. Boca with Palermo and Riquelme looks more dangerous that the one that visit Toluca, but Toluca will continue the system they have very good understanding of.

Prediction:

The tight group they are into make this match really important for both teams. And I feel that Palermo and Riquelme will be fundamental for the match. But Toluca with their defensive gameplay can put in danger every team, and I see some value on Toluca 1 AH.

Pick : Toluca
Odds : 1.93
Stake : 9 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Date : 2007-03-22
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