Boca will host Barcelona de Ecuador on the second date of the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage at 21:00 hours, with the Buenos Aires club stepping into its first home match of the campaign after opening with a 2-1 win over Universidad Católica in Santiago.
The match brings together a Boca side that has turned its ground into a difficult place for visiting teams. It has gone 17 home Libertadores matches without a loss, with nine wins and eight draws, and it has extended that run to 22 straight home matches unbeaten in CONMEBOL tournaments overall. Boca’s last home defeat in the Copa Libertadores came in December 2020 against Internacional de Porto Alegre.
That record gives the night added weight, especially with Barcelona back on the fixture list after the two clubs met in the 2021 Copa Libertadores and finished level in a goalless match. For Boca, the return to Buenos Aires is the chance to protect a streak that has lasted across several campaigns and to build on a start that already delivered points away from home.
Its confirmed lineup points to a side set up to keep control of the match from the back through the midfield. Agustín Marchesín is in goal, with Marcelo Weigandt, Lautaro Di Lollo, Ayrton Costa and Lautaro Blanco in defense. Santiago Ascacíbar, Leandro Paredes and Milton Delgado are listed in midfield, while Tomás Aranda, Miguel Merentiel and Adam Bareiro complete the formation.
The friction in this game is clear enough: Boca’s home record says one thing, but Barcelona has already shown it can leave this matchup level. With kickoff set for 21:00 hours, the question is not whether Boca will feel pressure from the setting, but whether it can turn that long unbeaten run into another result that keeps its group-stage opening on track.
