2017–18 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

The 2017–18 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season is the 89th consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. During the season, Boca Juniors will take part in the Primera División, Copa Argentina, Supercopa Argentina and in the Group Stage of the Copa Libertadores.

Boca Juniors
2017–18 season
PresidentArgentina Daniel Angelici
ManagerArgentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto
StadiumEstadio Alberto J. Armando
(La Bombonera)
Primera DivisiónWinners
Copa ArgentinaRound of 16
Supercopa ArgentinaRunners-up
Copa LibertadoresGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Darío Benedetto (12)
All: Darío Benedetto (12)

Season overview edit

June edit

Ramiro Martínez is transferred to Godoy Cruz.[1]

July edit

Fernando Evangelista, Leandro Marín, Nicolás Colazo, Gonzalo Castellani, Franco Cristaldo, Adrián Cubas, Alexis Messidoro, Tomás Pochettino, Nicolás Benegas, Agustín Bouzat and Andrés Chávez returned from their loans. Axel Werner, Fernando Tobio, Jonathan Silva and Ricardo Centurión returned to their clubs after a loan spell in Boca. In the first days of July Paolo Goltz arrived to the club,[2] Gonzalo Castellani, Adrián Cubas, Franco Cristaldo and Tomás Pochettino are loaned to Defensa y Justicia[3] and Leandro Marín is transferred to FC Lausanne-Sport.[4] Edwin Cardona arrives on a one-year loan from Monterrey[5] and Cristian Espinoza arrives on an 18-month loan from Villarreal.[6] Nicolás Colazo is loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP).[7] The first friendly is a 1–1 draw against Nacional, Boca won 3–1 in penalties.

August edit

The second friendly is a 1–0 victory over Villarreal. In mutual agreement, Boca purchases the rights of Ramón Ábila from Cruzeiro and is loaned to Huracán,[8] also, in the operation, Alexis Messidoro is loaned to Cruzeiro.[9] In Salta, Boca won 4–2 in penalties after a 1–1 draw against Banfield. On August 12, Nicolás Benegas is loaned to San Martín (T).[10] The first official match of the season is a 5–0 win against Gimnasia y Tiro in the Round of 64 of Copa Argentina, with a brace of Benedetto, and a great debut of Cardona. Andrés Chávez is transferred to Panathinaikos.[11] On August 24, Boca and Peñarol reached an agreement for the transfer of midfielder Nahitan Nández.[12] Marcelo Torres is loaned to Talleres (C).[13] Fernando Zuqui is transferred to Estudiantes (LP).[14] In the first game of the tournament Boca defeated Olimpo 3–0.

September edit

On September 2, Boca won 1-0 a friendly Superclásico over River Plate in San Juan. Nazareno Solis is loaned to Huracán.[15] The second game of the tournament was a 1–0 victory over Lanús. Boca advanced in the Copa Argentina after defeating 1-0 Guillermo Brown in the Round of 32. On September 18 Boca won 4–1 over Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, followed by a 4–0 victory over Vélez Sarsfield. After 12 games without losing, Boca was defeated by Rosario Central and was eliminated of the 2016–17 Copa Argentina.

October edit

Boca won a tough match against Chacarita Juniors on the first match of October. Boca won the match against Patronato and against Belgrano, and set a team record with seven wins from the first seven matches in the league.

November edit

In the Superclásico, Boca won 2–1 over River Plate, winning eight games in a row. Boca finally lost 2–1 against Racing Club, Darío Benedetto suffered a knee injured and is out for six months. The second defeat came after a 1–0 loss against Rosario Central.

December edit

Boca returned to the victory after a 2-0 winning over Arsenal. In the last match of the year Boca won 1–0 over Estudiantes (LP) staying on the top in the entire 2017. On December 20 Boca were drawn into Group H of the 2018 Copa Libertadores with Brazilian team Palmeiras, Peruvian champions Alianza Lima and a team from the Qualifying Stages.[16] Ramón Ábila returned from his loan on Huracán. On December 27, right back Julio Buffarini arrives to the club.[17] Agustín Bouzat is transferred to Vélez Sarsfield.[18]

January edit

Left back Emmanuel Mas signed a three-year contract with the club.[19] After a controversial departure and hard talks, Carlos Tevez has returned to Boca.[20] Nahuel Molina Lucero is loaned to Defensa y Justicia. Boca and Fernando Evangelista agreed to mutually terminate the defender's contract, Evangelista subsequently joined Newell's Old Boys. Playmaker Emanuel Reynoso arrived to the club from Talleres (C) for $1.500.000 and the loan of Alexis Messidoro and percentages of other players.[21] On the kickoff return of the Argentine League, Boca won 2–0 over Colón. Boca and Gonzalo Castellani agreed to mutually terminate the midfielder's contract, Castellani subsequently joined Atlético Nacional. Boca and Juan Manuel Insaurralde agreed to mutually terminate the defender's contract, Insaurralde subsequently joined Colo-Colo.

February edit

Gino Peruzzi is loaned to Nacional.[22] On February 4, Boca was held by San Lorenzo to a 1–1 draw. On February 11, Boca got a hard 1–0 win against Temperley, and other 1–0 against Banfield to keep leading the tournament. On February 25, Boca won 4–2 over San Martín (SJ).

March edit

Boca drew 0–0 against Alianza Lima in the first game of 2018 Copa Libertadores. On March 5, Boca played the worst match of the tournament and lost 2–0 against Argentinos Juniors. On March 10, on a very emotional game, Boca won 2–1 at home against Tigre. In the 2017 Supercopa Argentina Boca lost the Superclásico 2–0 against eternal rival River Plate. Continuing the tournament, Boca drew 1–1 against Atlético Tucumán.

April edit

The first match of April was an agonic 2–1 win against Talleres (C). The second match of the group stage of Copa Libertadores was a 1–0 victory over Colombian Junior. On April 8, Boca played awfully against Defensa y Justicia 2–1, nevertheless, Boca keeps leading the tournament. On April 11, Boca were held by Palmeiras to a 1–1 draw away from home, in the third match of Copa Libertadores group stage. Another bad match took Boca to the second consecutive loss, after the 1–0 defeat against Independiente. On April 22, Boca returned to the good game and managed to win 3–1 over Newell's Old Boys. On the fourth game of Copa Libertadores group stage, Boca lost 2–0 against Palmeiras.

May edit

The first match of May was a 1–1 draw against Junior in Colombia. In the last game in La Bombonera, Boca won 2–0 over Unión. Boca was crowned League champions after a 2–2 draw against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP), defending their own title achieved last season, claiming their thirty-third domestic title. The last match of the League was a 3–3 draw against Huracán. The last match of the season was a 5–0 win over Alianza Lima, with this victory, Boca qualified for the Round of 16.

Current squad edit

Last updated on May 17, 2018
Squad No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Signed from Note
Goalkeepers
1 Guillermo Sara   GK (1987-09-30) September 30, 1987 (age 36) 37 -36   Real Betis
12 Agustín Rossi   GK (1995-08-21) August 21, 1995 (age 28) 50 -37   Defensa y Justicia
Defenders
2 Paolo Goltz   DF (1985-05-12) May 12, 1985 (age 38) 25 0   América Injured
3 Emmanuel Mas   DF (1989-01-15) January 15, 1989 (age 35) 8 1   Trabzonspor
6 Lisandro Magallán   DF (1993-09-27) September 27, 1993 (age 30) 63 1   Defensa y Justicia
18 Frank Fabra   DF (1991-02-22) February 22, 1991 (age 33) 63 7   Independiente Medellín
21 Agustín Heredia   DF (1997-06-16) June 16, 1997 (age 26) 3 0   Academy
24 Julio Buffarini   DF (1988-08-18) August 18, 1988 (age 35) 16 0   São Paulo
27 Santiago Vergini (VC 4º)   DF (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988 (age 35) 44 0   Sunderland
36 Gonzalo Goñi   DF (1998-08-16) August 16, 1998 (age 25) 1 0   Academy
Midfielders
5 Fernando Gago (C)   MF (1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 (age 38) 186 8   Valencia
8 Pablo Pérez (VC 2º)   MF (1985-08-10) August 10, 1985 (age 38) 107 12   Málaga
10 Edwin Cardona   MF (1992-12-08) December 8, 1992 (age 31) 29 6   Monterrey
14 Sebastián Pérez Cardona   MF (1993-03-29) March 29, 1993 (age 31) 19 0   Atlético Nacional
15 Nahitan Nández   MF (1995-12-28) December 28, 1995 (age 28) 30 4   Peñarol
16 Wílmar Barrios   MF (1993-10-16) October 16, 1993 (age 30) 51 1   Deportes Tolima
20 Gonzalo Maroni   MF (1999-03-18) March 18, 1999 (age 25) 9 1   Academy
29 Leonardo Jara   MF (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 (age 32) 67 2   Estudiantes (LP)
30 Emanuel Reynoso   MF (1995-11-16) November 16, 1995 (age 28) 16 0   Talleres (C)
33 Gonzalo Lamardo   MF (1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 (age 27) 1 0   Academy
39 Agustín Almendra   MF (2000-02-11) February 11, 2000 (age 24) 3 0   Academy
40 Julián Chicco   MF (1998-01-13) January 13, 1998 (age 26) 5 0   Academy
Forwards
7 Cristian Pavón   FW (1996-01-21) January 21, 1996 (age 28) 90 25   Colón
9 Darío Benedetto   FW (1990-05-17) May 17, 1990 (age 33) 42 35   América Injured
11 Cristian Espinoza   FW (1995-04-03) April 3, 1995 (age 29) 14 0   Villarreal
17 Ramón Ábila   FW (1989-10-14) October 14, 1989 (age 34) 16 8   Huracán
19 Walter Bou   FW (1993-08-25) August 25, 1993 (age 30) 48 9   Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
22 Oscar Benítez   FW (1993-01-14) January 14, 1993 (age 31) 24 3   Benfica
32 Carlos Tevez (VC 3º)   FW (1984-02-05) February 5, 1984 (age 40) 182 68   Shanghai Shenhua
34 Guido Vadalá   FW (1997-02-08) February 8, 1997 (age 27) 6 1   Unión

Transfers edit

In edit

Winter edit

Players transferred
Date Pos. Name Club Fee
6 July 2017 DF   Paolo Goltz   América $2.000.000
9 August 2017 FW   Ramón Ábila   Cruzeiro Undisclosed
24 August 2017 MF   Nahitan Nández   Peñarol Undisclosed
Players loaned
Start date Pos. Name Club End date
19 July 2017 MF   Edwin Cardona   Monterrey June 2018
28 July 2017 FW   Cristian Espinoza   Villarreal December 2018
Loan Return
Date Pos. Name Return from
30 June 2017 DF   Fernando Evangelista   Atlético Tucumán
30 June 2017 DF   Leandro Marín   Arsenal
30 June 2017 MF   Gonzalo Castellani   Defensa y Justicia
30 June 2017 MF   Nicolás Colazo   Melbourne City FC
30 June 2017 MF   Franco Cristaldo   Rayo Vallecano
30 June 2017 MF   Adrián Cubas   Pescara
30 June 2017 MF   Alexis Messidoro   Sport Boys
30 June 2017 MF   Tomás Pochettino   Defensa y Justicia
30 June 2017 FW   Nicolás Benegas   Quilmes
30 June 2017 FW   Agustín Bouzat   Defensa y Justicia
30 June 2017 FW   Andrés Chávez   São Paulo

Summer edit

Players transferred
Date Pos. Name Club Fee
27 December 2017 DF   Julio Buffarini   São Paulo $1.500.000
5 January 2018 DF   Emmanuel Mas   Trabzonspor $2.800.000
5 January 2018 FW   Carlos Tevez   Shanghai Shenhua Free
28 January 2018 MF   Emanuel Reynoso   Talleres (C) $1.500.000
Players loaned
Start date Pos. Name Club End date
Loan Return
Date Pos. Name Return from
1 January 2018 FW   Ramón Ábila   Huracán

Out edit

Winter edit

Players transferred
Date Pos. Name Club Fee
21 April 2017 MF   Rodrigo Bentancur   Juventus $9.500.000
29 June 2017 GK   Ramiro Martínez   Godoy Cruz Undisclosed
7 July 2017 DF   Leandro Marín   FC Lausanne-Sport Undisclosed
17 August 2017 FW   Andrés Chávez   Panathinaikos Undisclosed
24 August 2017 MF   Fernando Zuqui   Estudiantes (LP) Undisclosed
Players loaned
Start date Pos. Name Club End date
7 July 2017 MF   Franco Cristaldo   Defensa y Justicia June 2018
8 July 2017 MF   Adrián Cubas   Defensa y Justicia June 2018
19 July 2017 MF   Nicolás Colazo   Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) June 2018
July 2017 MF   Gonzalo Castellani   Defensa y Justicia June 2018
July 2017 MF   Tomás Pochettino   Defensa y Justicia June 2018
9 August 2017 FW   Ramón Ábila   Huracán December 2017
24 August 2017 FW   Marcelo Torres   Talleres (C) June 2018
3 September 2017 FW   Nazareno Solís   Huracán June 2018
Loan Return
Date Pos. Name Return to
30 June 2017 GK   Axel Werner   Atlético Madrid
30 June 2017 DF   Jonathan Silva   Sporting CP
30 June 2017 DF   Fernando Tobio   Palmeiras
30 June 2017 MF   Ricardo Centurión   São Paulo

Summer edit

Players transferred
Date Pos. Name Club Fee
27 December 2017 FW   Agustín Bouzat   Vélez Sarsfield Undisclosed
12 January 2018 DF   Fernando Evangelista   Newell's Old Boys Free
31 January 2018 DF   Juan Manuel Insaurralde   Colo-Colo Free
Players loaned
Start date Pos. Name Club End date
11 January 2018 DF   Nahuel Molina Lucero   Defensa y Justicia December 2018
3 February 2018 DF   Gino Peruzzi   Nacional June 2018

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Winter edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

July 29, 2017 Pre-season Boca Juniors   1–1
(3–1 p)
  Nacional Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Cardona   74' Barcia   72' Stadium: Estadio Antonio Aranda
Penalties
Cardona  
Vergini  
Chávez  
  Ramírez
  Silveira
  Rodríguez
  Barcia
August 2, 2017 Pre-season Boca Juniors   1–0   Villarreal Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:30 Pavón   53'
Gago   85'
Bonera   84' Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Fernando Echenique
August 5, 2017 Pre-season Boca Juniors 2–2 Colón Buenos Aires, Argentina
Benedetto  
Cardona  
Guanca  
Conti  
Stadium: La Bombonera
August 8, 2017 Pre-season Boca Juniors 1–1
(4–2 p)
Banfield Salta, Argentina
20:30 Cardona   30'   90+5'
Barrios   67'
Gago   83'
Sperduti   5'
Linares   90+4'
Stadium: Padre Ernesto Martearena
Referee: Pablo Dóvalo
Penalties
Cardona  
Bou  
Fabra  
Gago  
  Gómez
  Bettini
  Civelli
  Rodríguez
August 19, 2017 Pre-season Cerro Porteño   1–2   Boca Juniors Asunción, Paraguay
20:45 Churín   90' Barrios   77'
Maroni   90+2'
Stadium: Estadio General Pablo Rojas
Referee: Ever Aquino

Summer edit

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primera División 27 August 2017 May 2018 Matchday 1 Winners 27 18 4 5 50 22 +28 066.67
Copa Argentina 14 August 2017 27 September 2017 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 066.67
Supercopa Argentina 14 March 2018 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Copa Libertadores 1 March 2018 16 May 2018 Group stage Round of 161 6 2 3 1 8 4 +4 033.33
Total 37 22 7 8 64 29 +35 059.46

Last updated: May 17, 2017
Source: Competitions

1: The final stages are played in the next season.

Primera División edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Boca Juniors (C) 27 18 4 5 50 22 +28 58 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Godoy Cruz 27 17 5 5 45 24 +21 56
3 San Lorenzo 27 14 8 5 31 20 +11 50
4 Huracán 27 13 9 5 35 24 +11 48
5 Talleres (C) 27 13 7 7 33 20 +13 46 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.[23][24]
(C) Champions

Relegation table edit

Pos
Team 2015
Pts
2016
Pts
2016–17
Pts
2017–18
Pts
Total
Pts
Total
Pld
Avg
Relegation
1 Boca Juniors 64 20 63 58 205 103 1.99
2 San Lorenzo 61 34 53 50 198 103 1.922
3 Racing 57 24 55 45 181 103 1.757

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 18 4 5 50 22  +28 58 12 0 2 32 10  +22 6 4 3 18 12  +6

Source: AFA

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWWWWWWWWLLWWWDWWWLWDWLLWWWD
Position221111111111111111111111111
Source: AFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

August 27, 2017 1 Boca Juniors 3–0 Olimpo Buenos Aires
18:05 UTC−3 Benedetto   7' (pen.), 84'
Pérez   41'
Report Nasuti   52'
Villanueva   83'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Néstor Pitana
September 10, 2017 2 Lanús 0–1 Boca Juniors Lanús
20:05 UTC−3 Herrera   3'
Plácido   40'
Silva   74'
Report Pérez   42'
Barrios   58'
Cardona   69'
Benedetto   83'
Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús
Referee: Fernando Echenique
September 17, 2017 3 Boca Juniors 4–1 Godoy Cruz Buenos Aires
18:05 UTC−3 Pérez   19', 39'
Pavón   67'
Nández   84'
Report Garro   9'
Galeano   11'
Abecasis   48'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Germán Delfino
September 23, 2017 4 Vélez Sarsfield 0–4 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires
18:05 UTC−3 Amor   12'
Cubero   27'
Gianetti   37'
Report Benedetto   14', 50'
Jara   41'
Fabra   54'   85'
Domínguez   62' (o.g.)
Stadium: José Amalfitani
Referee: Fernando Espinoza
October 1, 2017 5 Boca Juniors 1–0 Chacarita Juniors Buenos Aires
18:05 UTC−3 Pavón   2'
Cardona   12'   15'
Benedetto   43'
Barrios   87'
Report Mellado   10'   53'
  18'
Rosso   61'
Montoya   90+1'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Néstor Pitana
October 15, 2017 6 Patronato 0–2 Boca Juniors Paraná
20:05 UTC−3 Márquez   26'
Cáceres   65'
Lemos   69'
Report Nández   31'
Pavón   49'
Pérez   65'
Benedetto   79'
Stadium: Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
Referee: Facundo Tello
October 29, 2017 7 Boca Juniors 4–0 Belgrano Buenos Aires
18:05 UTC−3 Acosta   15' (o.g.)
Fabra   16'
Cardona   42'
Barrios   53'
Benedetto   62', 77'
Report Figueroa   7'
Lértora   7'
Brunetta   53'
Godoy   72'
Riojas   90+1'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Silvio Trucco
November 5, 2017 8 River Plate 1–2 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires
18:05 UTC−3 E. Pérez   17'
Pinola   20'
Fernández   37'
Lux   38'
Maidana   42'
Casco   54'
Ponzio   68'
Report Nández   29'   72'
Cardona   41'   61'
Pérez   56'
Pavón   81'
Benedetto   86'
Stadium: Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Néstor Pitana
November 19, 2017 9 Boca Juniors 1–2 Racing Club Buenos Aires
19:15 UTC−3 Benedetto   40' (pen.)   77'
Pérez   44'
Peruzzi   55'
Fabra   61'
Report González   2'
Martínez   36'
Saravia   46'
Arévalo Ríos   50'
Solari   53'
Ibargüen   72'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Darío Herrera
November 26, 2017 10 Rosario Central 1–0 Boca Juniors Rosario
21:30 UTC−3 Gil   1'
Ruben   3'
Camacho   31'
Lovera   76'
Tobio   86'
Zampedri   88'
Report Goltz   35'   37'
Pérez   46'
Peruzzi   51'
Benítez   70'
Nández   78'
Stadium: Gigante de Arroyito
Referee: Patricio Loustau
December 3, 2017 11 Boca Juniors 2–0 Arsenal Buenos Aires
19:15 UTC−3 Vadalá   34'
Cardona   55'   90+1'
Report Papa   10'
Monteseirín   50'
Corvalán   57'
Ferreyra   82'
Velázquez   87'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Facundo Tello
December 10, 2017 12 Estudiantes (LP) 0–1 Boca Juniors Quilmes
21:30 UTC−3 Braña   14'
Lattanzio   35'
Desábato   86'
Report Pérez   63'
Barrios   75'
Vergini   86'
Vadalá   87'
Espinoza   90+1'
Evangelista   90+3'
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Fernando Espinoza
January 27, 2018 13 Boca Juniors 2–0 Colón Buenos Aires
21:30 UTC−3 Pavón   2'
Nández   64'
Report Fritzler   23'
Ledesma   37'
Jonathan Galván   58'
Toledo   70'
Guanca   74'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Federico Beligoy
February 4, 2018 14 San Lorenzo 1–1 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires
19:15 UTC−3 Botta   3'
Rojas   33'   82'
Quignon   35'   42'
Report Tevez   14'
Fabra   34'
Barrios   66'
Stadium: Pedro Bidegain
Referee: Silvio Trucco
February 11, 2018 15 Boca Juniors 1–0 Temperley Buenos Aires
19:15 UTC−3 Fabra   59'
Tevez   81'
Ábila   82'
Report Nani   29'
Bogino   68'
Scifo   72'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Ariel Penel
February 18, 2018 16 Banfield 0–1 Boca Juniors Banfield
21:30 UTC−3 Bettini   50'
Colela   75'
Villagra   79'
Report Tevez   2'
Jara   72'
Buffarini   81'
Stadium: Florencio Solá
Referee: Mauro Vigliano
February 25, 2018 17 Boca Juniors 4–2 San Martín (SJ) Buenos Aires
19:15 UTC−3 Tevez   3'
Pavón   8'
Reynoso   32'
Cardona   46'
Nández   67'
Barrios   79'
Ábila   88'
Report Fernández   12'
Escudero   25'
Vega   39'
Goitía   58'
Carabajal   83'
Spinelli   86'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Diego Abal
March 10, 2018 19 Boca Juniors 2–1 Tigre Buenos Aires
19:15 UTC−3 Fabra   51'
Pérez   63'
Cardona   73' (pen.)   78'
Pavón   90'
Jara   90+4'
Report Cardozo   32'
Alberto Morales   68'
González   70'
Chiarini   72'
Pérez Acuña   88'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Germán Delfino
April 1, 2018 21 Boca Juniors 2–1 Talleres (C) Buenos Aires
17:45 UTC−3 Fabra   22'
Bou   27'
Pérez   45'   90+1'
Pavón   46'
Report Godoy   37'
Quintana   45'
Olaza   85'
Guiñazú   90+1'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Federico Beligoy
April 7, 2018 22 Boca Juniors 1–2 Defensa y Justicia Buenos Aires
20:00 UTC−3 Gissi   31' (o.g.) Report Márquez   4', 75'   76'
Pochettino   72'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Fernando Rapallini
April 15, 2018 23 Independiente 1–0 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires
20:00 UTC−3 Silva   37'
Fernández   50'
Benítez   56'
Report Vergini   8'
Mas   79'
Pérez   81'   90'
Nández   90+2'
Stadium: Libertadores de América
Referee: Ariel Penel
April 22, 2018 24 Boca Juniors 3–1 Newell's Old Boys Buenos Aires
20:00 UTC−3 Pérez Cardona   2'
Ábila   26', 37'
Pavón   58'
Nández   85'
Buffarini   89'
Report Sills   20'
Fértoli   38'
Varela   62'
Opazo   65'
Fontanini   77'
Bernardello   88'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei
May 6, 2018 26 Boca Juniors 2–0 Unión Buenos Aires
17:45 UTC−3 Ábila   77', 87' Report Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Germán Delfino
May 9, 2018 25 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 2–2 Boca Juniors La Plata
19:15 UTC−3 Colazo   32'
Rinaudo   34'
Bonifacio   69'
Guanini   70'
Alemán   80'
Report Pérez   12'   64'
Pérez Cardona   30'
Ábila   56'
Benítez   88'
Stadium: Juan Carmelo Zerillo
Referee: Facundo Tello
Note: Match postponed due to heavy rain.
May 12, 2018 27 Huracán 3–3 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires
11:00 UTC−3 Pussetto   5'
Damonte   26'
Calello   37'
Mendoza   63'
Chávez   72'
Álvarez   90+3'
Report Mas   31'   33'
Bou   34'
Benítez   43'
Chicco   51'
Almendra   73'
Stadium: Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Referee: Fernando Rapallini

Copa Argentina edit

Round of 64 edit

August 14, 2017 Boca Juniors 5–0 Gimnasia y Tiro Formosa
21:10 UTC−3 Pérez   20'   32'
Cardona   38'
Fabra   50'
Benedetto   78', 87'
Report Motta   20'
Ceratto   65'
Stadium: Estadio Antonio Romero
Referee: Pablo Echavarría

Round of 32 edit

September 13, 2017 Guillermo Brown 0–1 Boca Juniors Mendoza
20:10 UTC−3 Solís   24'
Palma   65'
Report Benedetto   60' (pen.)   76'
Peruzzi   90+2'
Stadium: Malvinas Argentinas
Referee: Facundo Tello

Round of 16 edit

September 27, 2017 Rosario Central 1–0 Boca Juniors Mendoza
21:10 UTC−3 Martínez   25'   55'
Leguizamón   47'
Ruben   48'
Romero   53'
Gil   76'   90+2'
Report Magallán   54' Stadium: Malvinas Argentinas
Referee: Fernando Rapallini

Supercopa Argentina edit

March 14, 2018 Boca Juniors 0–2 River Plate Mendoza
UTC−3 Fabra   26'
Barrios   39'
Nández   42'
Pérez   80'
Tevez   88'
Report Ponzio   9'
Martínez   7' (pen.)
Fernández   48'
Scocco   70'
Stadium: Malvinas Argentinas
Referee: Patricio Loustau

Copa Libertadores edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL BOC JUN ALI
1   Palmeiras 6 5 1 0 14 3 +11 16 Round of 16 1–1 3–1 2–0
2   Boca Juniors 6 2 3 1 8 4 +4 9 0–2 1–0 5–0
3   Junior 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7 Copa Sudamericana 0–3 1–1 1–0
4   Alianza Lima 6 0 1 5 1 13 −12 1 1–3 0–0 0–2
Source: CONMEBOL
March 1, 2018 1 Alianza Lima   0–0   Boca Juniors Lima, Peru
19:30 UTC−5 Costa   52'
Ascues   78'
Report Vergini   42'
Barrios   43'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
April 4, 2018 2 Boca Juniors   1–0   Junior Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:45 UTC−3 Pavón   27'
Mas   64'
Ábila   66'
Goltz   88'
Report Murillo   37'
Ruiz   85'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
April 11, 2018 3 Palmeiras   1–1   Boca Juniors São Paulo, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3 Felipe Melo   12'
Keno   89'
Report Magallán   37'
Tevez   90+1'
Stadium: Allianz Parque
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
April 25, 2018 4 Boca Juniors   0–2   Palmeiras Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:45 UTC−3 Ábila   40'
Magallán   41'
Pérez   77'
Nández   86'
Report Keno   39'   54'
Lucas Lima   66'
Marcos Rocha   75'
Hyoran   87'
Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
May 16, 2018 6 Boca Juniors   5–0   Alianza Lima Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:45 UTC−3 Cardona   11'
Pérez   17'
Fabra   19'
Ábila   34', 41'
Tevez   54'
Report Cruzado   24' Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Team statistics edit

Total Home Away Neutral
Games played 37 17 16 4
Games won 22 14 6 2
Games drawn 7 None 7 None
Games lost 8 3 3 2
Biggest win 5-0 vs Gimnasia y Tiro
5-0 vs Alianza Lima
5-0 vs Alianza Lima 4-0 vs Vélez Sarsfield 5-0 vs Gimnasia y Tiro
Biggest loss 0-2 vs Argentinos Juniors
0-2 vs Palmeiras
0-2 vs Palmeiras 0-2 vs Argentinos Juniors 0-2 vs River Plate
Biggest win (Primera División) 4-0 vs Belgrano
4-0 vs Vélez Sarsfield
4-0 vs Belgrano 4-0 vs Vélez Sarsfield None
Biggest win (Copa Argentina) 5-0 vs Gimnasia y Tiro None 5-0 vs Gimnasia y Tiro
Biggest win (Supercopa Argentina) None
Biggest win (Copa Libertadores) 5-0 vs Alianza Lima 5-0 vs Alianza Lima None
Biggest loss (Primera División) 0-2 vs Argentinos Juniors 1-2 vs Racing Club
1-2 vs Defensa y Justicia
0-2 vs Argentinos Juniors None
Biggest loss (Copa Argentina) 0-1 vs Rosario Central None 0-1 vs Rosario Central
Biggest loss (Supercopa Argentina) 0-2 vs River Plate None 0-2 vs River Plate
Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) 0-2 vs Palmeiras 0-2 vs Palmeiras None
Clean sheets 17 9 6 2
Goals scored 64 38 20 6
Goals conceded 29 12 14 3
Goal difference +35 +26 +6 +3
Yellow cards 85 30 46 9
Red cards 4 1 3
Top scorer Benedetto (12) Ábila (8) Benedetto (4) Benedetto (3)
Worst discipline Cardona (2 RC) Cardona (1 RC) Cardona (1 RC)
Penalties for 6 5 1
Penalties against 1 1

Season appearances and goals edit

Last updated on May 17, 2018
No. Pos Nat Player Total Primera División Copa Argentina Supercopa Argentina Copa Libertadores
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ARG Guillermo Sara 3 -4 1 -3 2 -1 0 0 0 0
12 GK   ARG Agustín Rossi 34 -25 26 -19 1 0 1 -2 6 -4
Defenders
2 DF   ARG Paolo Goltz 25 0 19 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF   ARG Emmanuel Mas 8 1 5+1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF   ARG Lisandro Magallán 34 0 25 0 3 0 1 0 5 0
18 DF   COL Frank Fabra 28 4 21 2 2 1 1 0 4 1
21 DF   ARG Agustín Heredia 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF   ARG Julio Buffarini 16 0 4+8 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0
27 DF   ARG Santiago Vergini 13 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0
36 DF   ARG Gonzalo Goñi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF   ARG Fernando Gago 10 0 6 0 2+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 MF   ARG Pablo Pérez 28 6 18+1 5 3 1 1 0 5 0
10 MF   COL Edwin Cardona 29 6 19+1 4 2+1 1 1 0 3+2 1
14 MF   COL Sebastián Pérez Cardona 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0
15 MF   URU Nahitan Nández 29 4 20+4 4 1 0 1 0 3 0
16 MF   COL Wílmar Barrios 31 1 23 1 3 0 1 0 4 0
20 MF   ARG Gonzalo Maroni 6 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   ARG Leonardo Jara 31 1 20+2 1 2 0 1 0 6 0
30 MF   ARG Emanuel Reynoso 16 0 8+3 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0
33 MF   ARG Gonzalo Lamardo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF   ARG Agustín Almendra 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF   ARG Julián Chicco 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   ARG Cristian Pavón 36 7 26 6 3 0 1 0 6 1
9 FW   ARG Darío Benedetto 12 12 9 9 3 3 0 0 0 0
11 FW   ARG Cristian Espinoza 14 0 4+7 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
17 MF   ARG Ramón Ábila 16 8 5+6 6 0 0 0+1 0 4 2
19 FW   ARG Walter Bou 21 3 6+10 3 0+2 0 0 0 0+3 0
22 FW   ARG Oscar Benítez 15 1 2+12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   ARG Carlos Tevez 16 5 10 3 0 0 1 0 4+1 2
34 MF   ARG Guido Vadalá 4 1 2+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season:
4 DF   ARG Gino Peruzzi 7 0 3+3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   ARG Juan Manuel Insaurralde 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   ARG Fernando Evangelista 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF   ARG Nahuel Molina Lucero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW   ARG Agustín Bouzat 5 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers edit

Last updated on May 17, 2018
Rank Pos. No. Name Primera División Copa Argentina Supercopa Argentina Copa Libertadores Total
1 FW 9   Darío Benedetto 9 3 12
2 FW 17   Ramón Ábila 6 2 8
3 FW 7   Cristian Pavón 6 1 7
4 MF 8   Pablo Pérez 5 1 6
5 MF 10   Edwin Cardona 4 1 1 6
6 FW 32   Carlos Tevez 3 2 5
7 MF 15   Nahitan Nández 4 4
8 DF 18   Frank Fabra 2 1 1 4
8 FW 19   Walter Bou 3 3
10 FW 34   Guido Vadalá 1 1
11 MF 16   Wílmar Barrios 1 1
12 DF 29   Leonardo Jara 1 1
13 DF 3   Emmanuel Mas 1 1
14 FW 22   Oscar Benítez 1 1
Own Goals 3 1 4
Total 50 6 8 64

Clean sheets edit

Last updated on May 17, 2018
Rank Pos. No. Name Primera División Copa Argentina Supercopa Argentina Copa Libertadores Total
1 GK 12   Agustín Rossi 12 1 3 16
2 GK 1   Guillermo Sara 1 1
Total 12 2 3 17

Disciplinary record edit

Last updated on May 17, 2018
No. Pos Nat Name Primera División Copa Argentina Supercopa Argentina Copa Libertadores Total
                                       
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Guillermo Sara
12 GK   Agustín Rossi
Defenders
2 DF   Paolo Goltz 1 1 1 1
3 DF   Emmanuel Mas 2 2 2
6 DF   Lisandro Magallán 1 3 4
18 DF   Frank Fabra 6 1 1 8
21 DF   Agustín Heredia 1 1
24 DF   Julio Buffarini 4 4
27 DF   Santiago Vergini 3 1 4
36 DF   Gonzalo Goñi
Midfielders
5 MF   Fernando Gago
8 MF   Pablo Pérez 11 1 1 1 2 15 1
10 MF   Edwin Cardona 5 1 1 5 1 1
14 MF   Sebastián Pérez Cardona 2 2
15 MF   Nahitan Nández 5 1 1 7
16 MF   Wílmar Barrios 6 1 1 8
20 MF   Gonzalo Maroni
29 MF   Leonardo Jara 2 2
30 MF   Emanuel Reynoso 1 1
33 MF   Gonzalo Lamardo
39 MF   Agustín Almendra 1 1
40 MF   Julián Chicco 1 1
Forwards
7 FW   Cristian Pavón 3 3
9 FW   Darío Benedetto 3 1 4
11 FW   Cristian Espinoza 1 1
17 FW   Ramón Ábila 1 1 2
19 FW   Walter Bou
22 FW   Oscar Benítez 2 2
32 FW   Carlos Tevez 1 1
34 FW   Guido Vadalá 1 1
Players transferred out during the season
4 DF   Gino Peruzzi 2 1 3
25 DF   Juan Manuel Insaurralde
32 DF   Fernando Evangelista 1 1
35 DF   Nahuel Molina Lucero
30 FW   Agustín Bouzat
Total 64 3 1 4 5 12 85 3 1

References edit

  1. ^ "Llegó el primer refuerzo del Expreso" (in Spanish). Godoy Cruz Official website.
  2. ^ "Paolo Goltz, el primer refuerzo" (in Spanish). Boca Juniors Official website.
  3. ^ "Adrián Cubas se suma al Halcón" (in Spanish). Defensa y Justicia Official website.
  4. ^ "Lausanne-Sport signs Leandro Marín". Lausanne-Sport Official website.
  5. ^ "Cardona, la nueva cara del campeón" (in Spanish). Boca Juniors Official website.
  6. ^ "Bienvenidos" (in Spanish). Boca Juniors Official website.
  7. ^ "Colazo se hizo Lobo" (in Spanish). Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Official website. Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  8. ^ "Ábila es el séptimo refuerzo de Huracán" (in Spanish). Huracán Official website.
  9. ^ "Novo reforço, Messidoro enaltece grandeza do Maior de Minas" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Official website.
  10. ^ "Se presentó Nicolás Benegas" (in Spanish). San Martín (T) Official website.
  11. ^ "Chavez in Green". Panathinaikos Official website.
  12. ^ "Nahitan Nández se suma al campeón" (in Spanish). Boca Official website.
  13. ^ "Marcelo Torres refuerza la delantera de Talleres" (in Spanish). Talleres (C) Official website. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  14. ^ "Fernando Zuqui es nuevo jugador de Estudiantes" (in Spanish). Estudiantes (LP) Official website.
  15. ^ ""Llego con muchas expectativas e ilusiones"" (in Spanish). Huracán Official website.
  16. ^ "Los Grupos y emparejamientos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018" (in Spanish). Conmebol.
  17. ^ "Buffarini ya es refuerzo" (in Spanish). Boca Official website.
  18. ^ "Bienvenido Agustín" (in Spanish). Velez Sarsfield Official website.
  19. ^ "Mas se sumó a los entrenamientos" (in Spanish). Boca Official website.
  20. ^ "#BienvenidoCarlitos" (in Spanish). Boca Official website.
  21. ^ "Reynoso, el quinto refuerzo" (in Spanish). Boca Official website.
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External links edit