Could marsupials convergently evolve sapience?

Marsupials in the majority of the world are overshadowed by their placental cousins, with the notable exception being Australia. There they have convergently evolved many similarities to their placental counterparts, such as the thylacine which resembles the wolf, or the marsupial lion, which resembles the lion.

I am wondering: could marsupials, kangaroos or even the common spotted cuscus, for example, convergently evolve sapience?

If so, what evolutionary pressures would lead to them doing so, and what would they look like?

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