Boca hosts Unión riding a 15-game unbeaten streak

La Bombonera is gearing up for another Friday night with Boca right in the thick of the fight on every front. Rodolfo Arruabarrena's team hosts Unión on Friday, October 2, for matchday 11 of the 2026 Torneo Clausura, and comes in carrying a number that has every Boca fan dreaming: 15 games without a loss across all official competitions.

The confidence boost has come from the top. Boca knocked Racing out of the Copa Argentina quarterfinals with a dramatic 3-2 win, a result that lit a fire under a squad now fighting on four fronts at once: the domestic league, the annual table, the national cup and the Copa Sudamericana. Keeping that level up across so many competitions is no small feat, which is why every home game becomes a chance to stretch the streak even further.

On Boca's side, the names making the difference are familiar ones: Leandro Paredes, Leonel Flores, Santiago Ascacíbar and Miguel Merentiel stand out as the key figures for a team that needs to keep picking up wins to stay in the hunt for all of its goals.

A Unión side searching for answers

Across the field will be a Tatengue team going through a rough patch and arriving bruised. Under Leonardo Madelón, the Santa Fe club has dropped two straight games, both by a 2-1 scoreline: first against Talleres and then against Independiente. That losing skid is putting a dent in the team's hopes of cracking the top eight in its group, something that's on the line with every matchday that goes by.

To turn things around, Unión is leaning on its most decisive players: Julián Palacios, Cristian Tarragona, Joaquín Mosqueira and Brahian Cuello are the men tasked with flipping a script that hasn't gone their way so far.

The most recent meeting between the two sides ended in an even draw: they faced off on March 15, 2026, and the result was 1-1, with goals from Palacios for the Santa Fe side and Merentiel for Boca. A match that suggests that, differing form aside, this won't be a straightforward night for the home team.

The match will be played at La Bombonera starting at 9:30 p.m. (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay time) and 7:30 p.m. for Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. The broadcast will be handled by ESPN Premium for Argentine audiences, while the rest of Latin America can follow it on Disney+.