Getty BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - JANUARY 02: Sebastián Villa of Boca Juniors celebrates with teammates after scoring the second goal of their team during a match between Boca Juniors and River Plate as part of Zona Campeonato of Copa Diego Maradona 2020 at Estadio Alberto J. Armando on January 02, 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images)
Boca Juniors will host Santos at La Bombonera in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final on Wednesday.
In the United States, Leg 1 (5:15 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on beIN Sports (English broadcast) and beIN Sports en Español (Spanish broadcast). But if you don’t have cable or don’t have those channels, here’s how you can watch a live stream of Boca Juniors vs Santos online for free:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of beIN Sports, beIN Sports en Español and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV. Both channels are available in either the base package or the Fubo Latino package, both of which come with a free seven-day trial:
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If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the match on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
Sling TV
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The “Best of Spanish” package (23 channels) includes beIN Sports en Español and beIn Sports Connect. It costs $5 per month for the first month ($10 per month after that):
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Boca Juniors vs Santos Preview
Boca is coming off a 2-2 tie against Junior Plate last Saturday. Ramón Ábila scored in the 10th minute and Sebastian Villa added one in the 86th minute on a nice pass from left back Carlos Tevez, but it wasn’t enough to steal a win. Still, the team was happy with its effort overall in the draw. “It was an even game, the two teams made merits to win and it was a beautiful duel,” Villa told ESPN after the draw.
Boca Juniors had 10 shots on goal, and they also saw midfielder Jorman Campuzano get a red card for elbowing a Junior Plate player in the throat, so he’ll be absent from this match.
“We talk game after game. When we are focused and on a physical level that we know we put in and we are in solidarity, it is difficult to beat Boca. You cannot lower that mentality. We are at a right moment in which we can make history,” Tevez said after the match, per Web 24 News.
“We know that we have to be united and put everything as before. We are at a right moment in which we can make history. First we must think about Santos, what comes next will be seen in due course,” Tevez added.
As for Santos, it last played on December 27, notching a 1-1 draw against Ceara. Marinho scored the only goal, leading an offensive attack that managed to possess the ball for 65 percent of the game. Santos has won one of its last seven games, something the team is not happy about, and is working to change.
“It bothers me, because we play at home, we have to win, we have to enforce the command,” Marinho said about his team’s recent lack of wins, per Time 24 News. “We know that with work we go further and further. It is turning the key, taking advantage of the training days and turning the key,” he added. Whether Santos will be able to turn the page against Boca remains to be seen, but Boca have three wins, a tie and a loss in its last five games, so Santos has its work cut out here.
Here’s a look at the possible lineups each squad will roll out for their first match:
Boca Juniors Potential Starting Lineup: Andrada, Mas, Zambrano, Avila, Buffarini, Villa, Capaldo, Varela, Cardona, Abila, Tevez
Santos Potential Starting Lineup: Furtado, Jonatan, Peres Petroni, Solda, Braga, Roberto, Alison, Pituca, Soteldo, Jorge, Marinho