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.
Season overview June Ramiro Martínez is transferred to Godoy Cruz.
July 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, Gonzalo Castellani, Adrián Cubas, Franco Cristaldo and Tomás Pochettino are loaned to Defensa y Justicia and Leandro Marín is transferred to FC Lausanne-Sport. Edwin Cardona arrives on a one-year loan from Monterrey and Cristian Espinoza arrives on an 18-month loan from Villarreal. Nicolás Colazo is loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). The first friendly is a 1–1 draw against Nacional, Boca won 3–1 in penalties.
August 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, also, in the operation, Alexis Messidoro is loaned to Cruzeiro. 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). 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. On August 24, Boca and Peñarol reached an agreement for the transfer of midfielder Nahitan Nández. Marcelo Torres is loaned to Talleres (C). Fernando Zuqui is transferred to Estudiantes (LP). In the first game of the tournament Boca defeated Olimpo 3–0.
September On September 2, Boca won 1-0 a friendly Superclásico over River Plate in San Juan. Nazareno Solis is loaned to Huracán. 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 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 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 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. Ramón Ábila returned from his loan on Huracán. On December 27, right back Julio Buffarini arrives to the club. Agustín Bouzat is transferred to Vélez Sarsfield.
January Left back Emmanuel Mas signed a three-year contract with the club. After a controversial departure and hard talks, Carlos Tevez has returned to Boca. 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. 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 Gino Peruzzi is loaned to Nacional. 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 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 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 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.
Squad
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 37 -36 Real Betis 12 Agustín Rossi GK 50 -37 Defensa y Justicia Defenders 2 Paolo Goltz DF 250 AméricaInjured 3 Emmanuel Mas DF 81 Trabzonspor 6 Lisandro Magallán DF 631 Defensa y Justicia 18 Frank Fabra DF 637 Independiente Medellín 21 Agustín Heredia DF 30 Academy 24 Julio Buffarini DF 160 São Paulo 27 Santiago Vergini (VC 4º) DF 440 Sunderland 36 Gonzalo Goñi DF 10 Academy Midfielders 5 Fernando Gago (C) MF 1868 Valencia 8 Pablo Pérez (VC 2º) MF 10712 Málaga 10 Edwin Cardona MF 296 Monterrey 14 Sebastián Pérez Cardona MF 190 Atlético Nacional 15 Nahitan Nández MF 304 Peñarol 16 Wílmar Barrios MF 511 Deportes Tolima 20 Gonzalo Maroni MF 91 Academy 29 Leonardo Jara MF 672 Estudiantes (LP) 30 Emanuel Reynoso MF 160 Talleres (C) 33 Gonzalo Lamardo MF 10 Academy 39 Agustín Almendra MF 30 Academy 40 Julián Chicco MF 50 Academy Forwards 7 Cristian Pavón FW 9025 Colón 9 Darío Benedetto FW 4235 AméricaInjured 11 Cristian Espinoza FW 140 Villarreal 17 Ramón Ábila FW 168 Huracán 19 Walter Bou FW 489 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 22 Oscar Benítez FW 243 Benfica 32 Carlos Tevez (VC 3º) FW 18268 Shanghai Shenhua 34 Guido Vadalá FW 61 Unión
Transfers In Winter Players transferredDatePos.NameClubFee6 July 2017DF Paolo Goltz América$2.000.0009 August 2017FW Ramón Ábila CruzeiroUndisclosed24 August 2017MF Nahitan Nández PeñarolUndisclosed
Players loanedStart datePos.NameClubEnd date19 July 2017MF Edwin Cardona MonterreyJune 201828 July 2017FW Cristian Espinoza VillarrealDecember 2018
Loan Return DatePos.NameReturn from30 June 2017DF Fernando Evangelista Atlético Tucumán30 June 2017DF Leandro Marín Arsenal30 June 2017MF Gonzalo Castellani Defensa y Justicia30 June 2017MF Nicolás Colazo Melbourne City FC30 June 2017MF Franco Cristaldo Rayo Vallecano30 June 2017MF Adrián Cubas Pescara30 June 2017MF Alexis Messidoro Sport Boys30 June 2017MF Tomás Pochettino Defensa y Justicia30 June 2017FW Nicolás Benegas Quilmes30 June 2017FW Agustín Bouzat Defensa y Justicia30 June 2017FW Andrés Chávez São Paulo
Summer Players transferredDatePos.NameClubFee27 December 2017DF Julio Buffarini São Paulo$1.500.0005 January 2018DF Emmanuel Mas Trabzonspor$2.800.0005 January 2018FW Carlos Tevez Shanghai ShenhuaFree28 January 2018MF Emanuel Reynoso Talleres (C)$1.500.000
Players loanedStart datePos.NameClubEnd date
Loan Return DatePos.NameReturn from1 January 2018FW Ramón Ábila Huracán
Out Winter Players transferredDatePos.NameClubFee21 April 2017MF Rodrigo Bentancur Juventus$9.500.00029 June 2017GK Ramiro Martínez Godoy CruzUndisclosed7 July 2017DF Leandro Marín FC Lausanne-SportUndisclosed17 August 2017FW Andrés Chávez PanathinaikosUndisclosed24 August 2017MF Fernando Zuqui Estudiantes (LP)Undisclosed
Players loanedStart datePos.NameClubEnd date7 July 2017MF Franco Cristaldo Defensa y JusticiaJune 20188 July 2017MF Adrián Cubas Defensa y JusticiaJune 201819 July 2017MF Nicolás Colazo Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)June 2018July 2017MF Gonzalo Castellani Defensa y JusticiaJune 2018July 2017MF Tomás Pochettino Defensa y JusticiaJune 20189 August 2017FW Ramón Ábila HuracánDecember 201724 August 2017FW Marcelo Torres Talleres (C)June 20183 September 2017FW Nazareno Solís HuracánJune 2018
Loan Return DatePos.NameReturn to30 June 2017GK Axel Werner Atlético Madrid30 June 2017DF Jonathan Silva Sporting CP30 June 2017DF Fernando Tobio Palmeiras30 June 2017MF Ricardo Centurión São Paulo
Summer Players transferredDatePos.NameClubFee27 December 2017FW Agustín Bouzat Vélez SarsfieldUndisclosed12 January 2018DF Fernando Evangelista Newell's Old BoysFree31 January 2018DF Juan Manuel Insaurralde Colo-ColoFree
Players loanedStart datePos.NameClubEnd date11 January 2018DF Nahuel Molina Lucero Defensa y JusticiaDecember 20183 February 2018DF Gino Peruzzi NacionalJune 2018
Pre-season and friendlies Winter
Summer
Competitions
Overall
1: The final stages are played in the next season.
Primera División
League table
Relegation table Team Relegation 1Boca Juniors 64 20 63 58 205 103 2San Lorenzo 61 34 53 50 198 103 3Racing 57 24 55 45 181 103
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Copa Argentina
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Supercopa Argentina
Copa Libertadores
Group stage
Team statistics Total Home Away Neutral Games played 3717164 Games won 221462 Games drawn 7None7None Games lost 8332 Biggest win 5-0 vs Gimnasia y Tiro5-0 vs Alianza Lima5-0 vs Alianza Lima4-0 vs Vélez Sarsfield5-0 vs Gimnasia y Tiro Biggest loss 0-2 vs Argentinos Juniors0-2 vs Palmeiras0-2 vs Palmeiras0-2 vs Argentinos Juniors0-2 vs River Plate Biggest win (Primera División) 4-0 vs Belgrano4-0 vs Vélez Sarsfield4-0 vs Belgrano4-0 vs Vélez SarsfieldNone Biggest win (Copa Argentina) 5-0 vs Gimnasia y TiroNone5-0 vs Gimnasia y Tiro Biggest win (Supercopa Argentina) None Biggest win (Copa Libertadores) 5-0 vs Alianza Lima5-0 vs Alianza LimaNone Biggest loss (Primera División) 0-2 vs Argentinos Juniors1-2 vs Racing Club1-2 vs Defensa y Justicia0-2 vs Argentinos JuniorsNone Biggest loss (Copa Argentina) 0-1 vs Rosario CentralNone0-1 vs Rosario Central Biggest loss (Supercopa Argentina) 0-2 vs River PlateNone0-2 vs River Plate Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) 0-2 vs Palmeiras0-2 vs PalmeirasNone Clean sheets 17962 Goals scored 6438206 Goals conceded 2912143 Goal difference +35+26+6+3 Yellow cards 8530469 Red cards 413 Top scorer Benedetto (12)Ábila (8) Benedetto (4)Benedetto (3)Worst discipline Cardona (2 RC)Cardona (1 RC)Cardona (1 RC)Penalties for 65 1Penalties against 1 1
Season appearances and goals
Last updated on May 17, 2018