Boca Juniors - Corinthians

Copa Libertadores 2013, Round of 16

This comes a day early, but the odds have already started to drop, and I'm pretty sure that they will continue on the same downward trend up until kick-off time. A very tough task lies ahead of Boca Juniors, who are expected to snap out of their dreadful run, and win against one of the best teams on the continent. They are currently on a run of 5 consecutive games without a win, and are generally just showing some appalling performances. They struggled in a group with Nacional, Toluca and Barcelona, managing to lose half of their games, where normally they shouldn't have had any problems. In the local league, things aren't any better... they're actually worse, as after 11 rounds, they have won just one single game, have 9 points and are sitting on 18th place. Meanwhile, Corinthians are probably the best team in this competition, and the reigning champions. They have a very good and solid team, and also several high-profile players, that give them the edge against pretty much any opposition. Just as a reminder, they've won the Club World Cup in December 2012, after outplaying and beating Chelsea by 1-0. In their ranks, they have Alexandre Pato from Milan, Paolo Guerrero, Emerson, and several other skilled players that are, or have been, taken into consideration for the national team. Last year, these two teams played the final of Libertadores, with Corinthians drawing in Argentina, but things have changed since then. Boca is in deep trouble, and are showing little when it comes to football, while Corinthians are more solid than ever. It's never easy for a Brazilian team to play in Argentina, especially in La Bombonera, but I just can't see Timao losing this game. GL!

Corinthians DNB @ 1.96, 5/10
Result: 1-0, LOST