2016 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

The 2016 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 87th consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. During the first part of the 2016, Boca Juniors took part in the Primera División, Supercopa Argentina and the Copa Libertadores.

Boca Juniors

2016 season

President

Daniel Angelici

Manager

Rodolfo Arruabarrena
(until February 29)
Guillermo Barros Schelotto
(from March 2)

Stadium

Estadio Alberto J. Armando
(La Bombonera)

Top goalscorer

League: Carlos Tevez (4)
All: Carlos Tevez (9)

Average home league attendance

32,197^[1] (highest average attendance in the league in 2016)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Season overview edit

November edit

Boca played two friendly games, the first one against Puebla F.C. in Mexico losing 1–0 on November 19 and the second one in Resistencia against a team of Liga Chaqueña de fútbol winning 3–2 on November 28.

December edit

In the first days of December the new uniform was presented: it featured a lighter blue tone.^[2] Also, Daniel Angelici won the president elections and will be the chairman until 2019.^[3] On December 22 Boca were drawn into Group 3 of the 2016 Copa Libertadores with Bolivian champions Bolívar, Colombian champions Deportivo Cali and a team from the First Stage.^[4] On December 29 Jonathan Silva was loaned from Sporting CP of Portugal.^[5] In the last days of December Luciano Fabián Monzón and José Pedro Fuenzalida left the club.

January edit

In the first days of 2016 Leonardo Jara arrived from Estudiantes (LP).^[6] Also, Federico Carrizo and Luciano Acosta returned from their loans in Cruz Azul and Estudiantes (LP). Additionally, Nahuel Zárate and Claudio Pérez also returned from their loans in Godoy Cruz and Belgrano, but they will not be taken into consideration by Arruabarrena. Pérez rescinded his contract with Boca. Youth exponents Tomás Pochettino and Franco Cristaldo signed for Defensa y Justicia^[7] on an 18-month loan and for Elche CF^[8] on a 6-month loan respectively. Daniel Osvaldo was officially presented again in Boca after playing in FC Porto, he signed an 18-month contract with the club.^[9] Juan Cruz Komar signed for Talleres (C) on a six-month loan.^[10] On January 12 Jonathan Calleri was sold to Deportivo Maldonado and loaned to São Paulo.^[11] On January 16, Boca won 3–0 over Emelec in San Juan, but then lost four friendlies including both against River Plate, leaving a bad picture of summer. This led to two new players arrive at the club: Frank Fabra and Juan Manuel Insaurralde.^[12]

February edit

In earlier February, Leandro Marín signed for Tigre on a six-month loan^[13] and Lisandro Magallán signed for Defensa y Justicia also on a six-month loan.^[14] At the start of the tournament Boca played against Temperley in a 0–0 draw and four days later, lost against San Lorenzo 0–4 in the 2015 Supercopa Argentina. Nahuel Zárate was loaned 18 months to Unión and Luciano Acosta to D.C. United until the end of 2016;^[15] also, Federico Bravo was loaned to MLS team New York City FC until the end of 2016.^[16] On the second round of Primera División Boca lost against Atlético Tucumán 0–1, playing very bad. After six matches without scoring, Boca managed to win against San Martín (SJ) 1–0 on the third round of Primera División, and against Newell's Old Boys 4–1 in Round 4. On February 24 Boca played the first match of the group stage of Copa Libertadores against Deportivo Cali drawing 0-0. On the round 5 of Primera División Boca lost 0–1 against Racing.

March edit

Rodolfo Arruabarrena was sacked and is no longer the head coach of Boca; where he won 2 titles and managed 75 games, winning 47, drawing 13 and losing 15.^[17] On March 1, Guillermo Barros Schelotto was announced as the new manager,^[18] being his third time as manager in a professional football team. He returns to the club after his step as player between 1997 and 2007 where he won 16 titles. In the first match of the new manager, Boca played against Racing in a 0–0 draw on the second round of Copa Libertadores Group Stage. On the Round 6, Boca played against River Plate, the Superclásico, the most important match of Argentina; it was a 0–0 draw. Boca achieved another draw in the group stage of Copa Libertadores, 1–1 in La Paz against Bolívar. On March 14 Boca managed to win 2–1 against Unión. On March 20 Boca lost the match 0–2 against Lanús playing very bad.

April edit

The first match of April was a 3–0 victory over Atlético de Rafaela. On April 4 the third uniform was presented: it is black with a golden strip.^[19] Boca won the first match in Copa Libertadores: 3–1 against Bolívar on the fourth match of the group. On April 10 Boca lost the match 0–2 against Tigre. On April 13 Boca qualified to the final stages of the Copa Libertadores after winning 1–0 in Avellaneda against Racing. In the 11 round Boca won 4–1 against Aldosivi. Boca finished the Group Stage of Copa Libertadores winning 6–2 against Deportivo Cali. The second Superclasico against River Plate was another 0–0 draw. In the first game of the Round of 16 of Copa Libertadores, Boca achieved a great victory 2–1 in Asunción against Cerro Porteño. In the round 13 of the local Tournament Boca lost 1–0 against Argentinos Juniors, playing with an alternative team.

May edit

In the second leg of the Round of 16 of Copa Libertadores, Boca won 3–1 against Cerro Porteño and advanced to the Quarterfinals. In the round 14 of the local tournament Boca played against Huracán in a 0–0 draw. In the first leg of the Copa Libertadores Quarterfinals played on May 12, Boca tied 1–1 in Montevideo against Nacional. On May 15, Boca played against Estudiantes (LP) and lost 3–1. On May 19 Boca advanced to the Semifinals of the Copa Libertadores after beating Nacional in the Penalty shoot-out. Boca played the last match of the local tournament and the season: it was a 0–0 draw against Defensa y Justicia.

Current squad edit

Last updated on May 22, 2016

Squad No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Note
Goalkeepers
1	Agustín Orion (VC 4º)	GK	(1981-06-26) June 26, 1981 (age 42)	200	-163	Estudiantes (LP)
23	Ramiro Martínez	GK	(1991-04-18) April 18, 1991 (age 32)	0	0	Academy
31	Guillermo Sara	GK	(1987-09-30) September 30, 1987 (age 36)	19	-17	Real Betis
Defenders
2	Daniel Díaz (C)	DF	(1979-07-13) July 13, 1979 (age 44)	198	13	Atlético Madrid
3	Jonathan Silva	DF	(1994-06-29) June 29, 1994 (age 29)	21	1	Sporting CP
4	Gino Peruzzi	DF	(1992-06-09) June 9, 1992 (age 31)	38	1	Catania
6	Fernando Tobio	DF	(1989-10-18) October 18, 1989 (age 34)	34	0	Palmeiras
13	Alexis Rolín	DF	(1989-02-07) February 7, 1989 (age 34)	15	0	Catania
24	Frank Fabra	DF	(1991-02-22) February 22, 1991 (age 32)	10	2	Independiente Medellín
26	Pedro Silva Torrejón	DF	(1997-01-25) January 25, 1997 (age 26)	2	0	Academy
33	Juan Manuel Insaurralde	DF	(1984-10-03) October 3, 1984 (age 39)	101	6	Chiapas
35	Nahuel Molina Lucero	DF	(1998-04-06) April 6, 1998 (age 25)	9	0	Academy
Midfielders
5	Fernando Gago (VC 3º)	MF	(1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 (age 37)	160	6	Valencia	Injured
8	Pablo Pérez	MF	(1985-08-10) August 10, 1985 (age 38)	45	4	Málaga
11	Federico Carrizo	MF	(1991-05-17) May 17, 1991 (age 32)	57	6	Cruz Azul
14	Nicolás Lodeiro	MF	(1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 34)	48	11	Corinthians	Injured
15	Gonzalo Maroni	MF	(1999-03-18) March 18, 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Academy
17	César Meli	MF	(1992-06-20) June 20, 1992 (age 31)	75	5	Colón
18	Nicolás Colazo	MF	(1990-07-08) July 8, 1990 (age 33)	125	9	All Boys
20	Adrián Cubas	MF	(1996-05-22) May 22, 1996 (age 27)	37	1	Academy	Injured
21	Cristian Erbes (VC 5º)	MF	(1990-01-06) January 6, 1990 (age 33)	155	5	Academy
28	Alexis Messidoro	MF	(1997-05-13) May 13, 1997 (age 26)	5	1	Academy
29	Leonardo Jara	MF	(1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 (age 32)	15	1	Estudiantes (LP)
30	Rodrigo Bentancur	MF	(1997-06-05) June 5, 1997 (age 26)	39	1	Academy
40	Julián Chicco	MF	(1998-01-13) January 13, 1998 (age 25)	3	0	Academy
Forwards
7	Cristian Pavón	FW	(1996-01-21) January 21, 1996 (age 27)	19	4	Colón
9	Daniel Osvaldo	FW	(1986-01-12) January 12, 1986 (age 37)	21	7	Porto
10	Carlos Tevez (VC 2º)	FW	(1984-02-05) February 5, 1984 (age 39)	149	56	Juventus
16	Nicolás Benegas	FW	(1996-03-01) March 1, 1996 (age 27)	4	0	Academy
25	Andrés Chávez	FW	(1991-03-21) March 21, 1991 (age 32)	67	18	Banfield
34	Sebastián Palacios	FW	(1992-01-20) January 20, 1992 (age 31)	49	8	Arsenal

Transfers edit

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Club	Fee
2 January 2016	MF	Leonardo Jara	Estudiantes (LP)	Undisclosed
8 January 2016	FW	Daniel Osvaldo	FC Porto	Free
23 January 2016	DF	Frank Fabra	Independiente Medellín	Undisclosed
30 January 2016	DF	Juan Manuel Insaurralde	Chiapas F.C.	$1.000.000
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Club	Fee
12 January 2016	FW	Jonathan Calleri	Deportivo Maldonado	$12.000.000
Players loaned in
Start date	Pos.	Name	Club	End date
29 December 2015	DF	Jonathan Silva	Sporting CP	July 2016
Players loaned out
Start date	Pos.	Name	Club	End date
5 January 2016	MF	Tomás Pochettino	Defensa y Justicia	July 2017
5 January 2016	MF	Franco Cristaldo	Elche CF	July 2016
9 January 2016	DF	Juan Cruz Komar	Talleres (C)	July 2016
3 February 2016	DF	Leandro Marín	Tigre	July 2016
3 February 2016	DF	Lisandro Magallán	Defensa y Justicia	July 2016
10 February 2016	DF	Nahuel Zárate	Unión	July 2017
15 February 2016	MF	Federico Bravo	New York City FC	December 2016
20 February 2016	MF	Luciano Acosta	D.C. United	December 2016
Loan Return
Date	Pos.	Name	Return to	Return from
1 January 2016	MF	Federico Carrizo	Boca Juniors	Cruz Azul
1 January 2016	MF	Luciano Acosta	Boca Juniors	Estudiantes (LP)
1 January 2016	DF	Nahuel Zárate	Boca Juniors	Godoy Cruz
1 January 2016	DF	Claudio Pérez	Boca Juniors	Belgrano
31 December 2015	MF	Luciano Fabián Monzón	Catania	Boca Juniors
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date
31 December 2015	MF	José Pedro Fuenzalida	Universidad Católica	11 January 2016
1 January 2016	DF	Claudio Pérez	Banfield	26 January 2016

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Win Draw Loss Postponed

November 18, 2015 Pre-season	Puebla F.C.	1–0	Boca Juniors	Puebla City, Mexico
23:00	Alustiza			Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)

November 27, 2015 Pre-season	Liga Chaqueña	2–3	Boca Juniors	Resistencia
18:00	Liva Plutt		Chávez Meli	Stadium: Estadio Centenario

January 16, 2016 Atlantic-Pacific Champions Cup	Boca Juniors	3–0	Emelec	San Juan, Argentina
20:00	Messidoro 58' Pavón 60' Carrizo 90'		Mena 17'	Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)

January 20, 2016 Copa de Oro	Boca Juniors	2–4	Racing Club	Mar del Plata
22:10	Pavón 40' Chávez 66' 66', 69' 71' Magallán 72' 77' Rolín 84'	Report	Milito 5' Acuña 12' 64' Vismara 19' Sánchez 32' Lollo 44' Campi 45+2' Ibáñez 54' Bou 73' (pen.), 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Referee: Germán Delfino

January 23, 2016 Copa Luis B. Nofal	River Plate	1–0	Boca Juniors	Mar del Plata
22:10	Pisculichi 18' (pen.) 84' Vangioni 19' Alario 34' Casco 45' Domingo 68' Maidana 80'	Report	Silva 10' Tevez 17' Osvaldo 21' Cubas 41' Peruzzi 65' Díaz 78' Jara 86' Tobio 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Referee: Patricio Loustau

January 27, 2016 Copa de Oro	Boca Juniors	0–2	Estudiantes (LP)	Mar del Plata
22:10	Pérez 16' Chávez 53'	Report	Fernández 35' Umeres 47' Ascacibar 62' Auzqui 78' Marchioni 88'	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Referee: Pedro Argañaraz

January 30, 2016 Copa Luis B. Nofal	Boca Juniors	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	River Plate	Mendoza
22:10	Tevez 57' Lodeiro 64'	Report	Álvarez Balanta 23' Mercado 52' Mora 80' (pen.) 81' Vangioni 90'	Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Néstor Pitana

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition	Started round	Final position/round	First match	Last match
Primera División	–	10th	6 February 2016	22 May 2016
Supercopa Argentina	Final	Runners-up	10 February 2016
Copa Libertadores	Second stage	-¹	24 February 2016	19 May 2016

1: There is a one-month break between the quarterfinals and semifinals due to the Copa América Centenario held in June, so the Semifinals belong to the next season.

Overview edit

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primera División	16	5	5	6	15	13	+2	031.25
Supercopa Argentina	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Copa Libertadores	10	5	5	0	18	8	+10	050.00
Total	27	10	10	7	33	25	+8	037.04

Last updated: May 22, 2016
Source: Competitions

Primera División edit

League table edit

Zone 2
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Unión	16	5	7	4	24	22	+2	22
9	Tigre	16	5	5	6	21	17	+4	20
10	Boca Juniors	16	5	5	6	15	13	+2	20
11	Aldosivi	16	4	5	7	19	28	−9	17
12	Newell's Old Boys	16	3	7	6	16	21	−5	16

Source: AFA

Relegation table edit

Pos	Team	2013–14 Pts	2014 Pts	2015 Pts	2016 Pts	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg
3	Independiente	—	33	54	27	114	65	1.754
4	Boca Juniors	61	31	64	20	176	103	1.709
5	Lanús	59	35	42	38	174	103	1.689

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
15	5	4	6	15	13	+2	19	4	2	1	13	4	+9	1	2	5	2	9	−7