The wait will be over soon. The Argentine Liga Profesional 2021 will begin today, July 16, with an exciting match between Unión and Boca Juniorsat the 15 de Abril Stadium in Santa Fe. As usual, the Xeneizes are one of the title favorites and want to start their Argentine league campaign with an away victory.Here, you will find everything there is to know about this exciting soccer match, such as the preview, information, storylines, predictions, odds, and even how to watch itor live stream online free in the US.
The hosts have a tough challenge upfront to begin their campaign. After finishing sixth in the last Copa de la Liga Profesional, Juan Manuel Azconzábal‘s boys want to build from there and get off to a strong start at home.
The Xeneizes, on the other hand, arrive at this clash with their minds focused on next week’ssecond leg of theCopa Libertadores last-16 against Atlético Mineiro. Miguel Angel Russo‘s side, however,will be expected to begin the Argentine league strongly.
Union vs Boca Juniors: Match Information
Date: Friday, July 16
Time: 6 PM (ET)
Location: Estadio 15 de Abril, Santa Fe
Union vs Boca Juniors: Time by State in the US
ET: 6 PM
CT: 5 PM
MT: 4 PM
PT: 3 PM
Union vs Boca Juniors: Storylines andHead-to-Head
Unión de Santa Fe will try to get off to a good start to their 2021 Liga Profesional journey against the B-team of Boca Juniors. The Tatengue have already beaten Russo’s menin the previous league cup at home.
Therefore, the Xeneize know that their trip to Santa Fe could be harder than expected and they must be at their best to avoid dropping points. Still, their priority seems to be on their Libertadores tie with Atlético Mineiro after being held in the first leg at La Bombonera.
This will be the 62ndmeeting between these two sides in the Argentine top-flight. Boca Juniors have the edge with 34 victories, while Unión have won 13 times, and they’ve shared the points on 14 occasions.
How to watch or live stream Union vs Boca Juniors in the US
The game to be played between Unión and Boca Juniors to kick off the ArgentineLiga Profesional 2021 will be broadcast in the US byParamount+ and TyC Sports Internacional.
Union vs Boca Juniors: Predictions and Odds
Bookmakers in the US have already revealed their predictions for the 2021 Liga Profesional opening match. DraftKings sees Boca Juniors asfavorites with odds of +120, while Unión have +225, and a tie would result in a +245 payout.
| DraftKings | |
| Unión | +225 |
| Tie | +245 |
| Boca Juniors |
+120 |
* Odds via DraftKings.
