The 2019–20 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 91st consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. During the season, Boca Juniors took part in the Primera División, Copa de la Superliga, Copa Argentina, Final stages of the 2019 Copa Libertadores and in the Group stage of the 2020 Copa Libertadores.
Season overview June On 19 June Boca announced that Alexis Mac Allister is the first signing of the season, being loaned from Brighton & Hove Albion. Julián Chicco is loaned to Patronato. Gonzalo Maroni and Agustín Rossi returned from their loans in Talleres (C) and Deportes Antofagasta, and are loaned again, to Sampdoria and to Lanús. Talleres (C) made use of the option to purchase Tomás Pochettino permanently. Nicolás Benegas returned from his loan and is transferred to Defensores de Belgrano.
July Nicolás Colazo, Franco Cristaldo, Marcelo Torres and Nazareno Solís returned from their loans. Nazareno Solís is loaned to Aldosivi and Franco Cristaldo to Central Córdoba (SdE). On 12 July, Boca and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) reached an agreement for the transfer of forward Jan Carlos Hurtado. On 18 July, Boca and Benfica reached an agreement for the transfer of midfielder Eduardo Salvio. The first official match of the season was a 1–0 win against Athletico Paranaense in the Round of 16 of 2019 Copa Libertadores. Italian midfielder Daniele de Rossi is new player of the club, after arriving as a free agent. He played 18 years in Roma and won the world cup with Italy. Boca draw 0–0 against Huracán in the first match of the league tournament. In the second leg of the Round of 16 of Copa Libertadores, Boca beat Athletico Paranaense 2-0 and advanced to the Quarterfinals, facing Ecuadorian team LDU Quito. Nicolás Colazo is loaned to Rosario Central.
August On 4 August, Boca defeated Patronato 2–0. On 5 August, Boca and Marseille reached an agreement for the transfer of forward Darío Benedetto, "Pipa" leaves the club after three years, in which he scored 45 goals in 76 matches. On 8 August, forward Cristian Pavón is loaned to LA Galaxy. On 9 August, Boca and Cagliari reached an agreement for the transfer of midfielder Nahitan Nández. On 13 August, forward Franco Soldano is loaned from Olympiacos. Boca is eliminated from 2018–19 Copa Argentina after losing in penaltis against Almagro. On 18 August Boca won Aldosivi 2–0. On 21 August Boca won LDU Quito 3–0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals. On 25 August Boca defeated Banfield 1–0. In the second leg of the Quarterfinals of Copa Libertadores, Boca draw LDU Quito 0-0 and advanced to the Semifinals, facing River Plate, in another edition of Superclásico.
September The Primera División Superclásico against River Plate ended in a 0–0 draw. On 15 September Boca won Estudiantes (LP) 1–0. On 21 September Boca won San Lorenzo 2–0. On 18 September Boca draw 1–1 against Newells.
October The first leg of the Libertadores semifinals Superclásico ended in a 2–0 defeat against River Plate. On 6 October Boca won Defensa y Justicia 1–0. On 18 October Boca lost the first match of the Superliga, 1–0 against Racing. Boca won 1–0 against River the second leg of the Libertadores semifinals Superclásico but lost 2–1 in the aggregate and is eliminated. On 31 October Boca lost 2–1 against Lanús.
November On 3 November Boca won Arsenal 5–1. On 10 November Boca draw 0–0 against Vélez Sarsfield. On 24 November Boca won Unión 2–0. On 30 November Boca draw 1–1 against Argentinos Juniors.
November On 8 December Boca lost against Rosario Central 1–0, it was the last match of 2019.
December Miguel Ángel Russo is the new head coach of the club, after Gustavo Alfaro ended his contract.
January Leonardo Jara and Nahuel Molina returned from their loans. Kevin Mac Allister returned to his club after a loan spell in Boca. On 6 January, Daniele De Rossi announced his retirement from football. On 10 January the new uniforms are presented, with Adidas replacing Nike. On 17 January, midfielder Guillermo Fernández is loaned from Cruz Azul. Boca and Paolo Goltz agreed to mutually terminate the defender's contract, Goltz subsequently joined Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). On 26 January the first match of the year was a 0–0 draw against Independiente. Brighton & Hove Albion recalls Alexis Mac Allister, interrupting his loan spell with Boca. On 31 January, Boca and Dynamo Kyiv reached an agreement for the transfer of defender Carlos Zambrano.
February On 2 February Boca won Talleres (C) 2–1. On 8 February Boca won Atlético Tucumán 2–0. On 16 February Boca won Central Córdoba (SdE) 4–0. On 23 February Boca won Godoy Cruz 3–0. On 28 February Boca won Colón 4–0.
March In the beginning of 2020 Copa Libertadores Boca draw Caracas 1-1. In the last match of Superliga Boca won Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1-0 and won the title, the 34 title of Primera Division. On 10 March, in the second game of Copa Libertadores group stage Boca won 3-0 Independiente Medellín. The first match of Copa de la Superliga was a 4–1 victory over Godoy Cruz. On 17 March 2020, AFA announced the suspension of the tournament.
April On 28 April 2020 AFA announced the abandonment of the Copa de la Superliga and the culmination of the 2019–20 season in all of its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CONMEBOL also announced the indefinite suspension of 2020 Copa Libertadores.
Squad Squad no. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Signed from Note Goalkeepers 1 Esteban Andrada GK 69 -35 Lanús 12 Marcos Díaz GK 6 -3 Huracán 28 Manuel Roffo GK 00 Academy Defenders 3 Emmanuel Mas DF 614 Trabzonspor 4 Julio Buffarini DF 752 São Paulo 5 Carlos Zambrano DF 40 Dynamo Kyiv 15 Leonardo Jara DF 842 D.C. United 18 Frank Fabra DF 899 Independiente Medellín 20 Lisandro López DF 415 BenficaInjured 24 Carlos Izquierdoz (VC 2º) DF 663 Santos Laguna 32 Gastón Ávila DF 10 Academy Midfielders 7 Guillermo Fernández MF 453 Cruz Azul 8 Edwin Cardona MF 4911 Tijuana 11 Eduardo Salvio MF 2813 Benfica 14 Nicolás Capaldo MF 290 Academy 21 Jorman Campuzano MF 361 Atlético Nacional 23 Iván Marcone (VC 4º) MF 460 Cruz Azul 39 Agustín Almendra MF 342 Academy Gonzalo Maroni MF 111 Sampdoria Forwards 9 Ramón Ábila (VC 3º) FW 7130 Cruzeiro 10 Carlos Tevez (C) FW 24985 Shanghai Shenhua 19 Mauro Zárate FW 6617 Watford 22 Sebastián Villa FW 605 Deportes Tolima 27 Franco Soldano FW 192 Olympiacos 34 Agustín Obando FW 210 Academy Walter Bou FW 5110 Unión
Transfers Winter In Players transferredPos.NameClubFeeMF Daniele De Rossi RomaFreeMF Eduardo Salvio Benfica€7MFW Jan Carlos Hurtado Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)$5M
Players loanedPos.NameClubEnd dateMF Alexis Mac Allister Brighton & Hove AlbionJune 2020FW Franco Soldano OlympiacosDecember 2020
Loan ReturnPos.NameReturn fromGK Agustín Rossi AntofagastaDF Gonzalo Goñi AgropecuarioDF Agustín Heredia Godoy CruzMF Nicolás Colazo TigreMF Franco Cristaldo San Martín (SJ)MF Gonzalo Maroni Talleres (C)MF Alexis Messidoro Cerro LargoMF Tomás Pochettino Talleres (C)FW Nicolás Benegas BrownFW Walter Bou Unión La CaleraFW Tomás Fernández AgropecuarioFW Nazareno Solís San Martín (SJ)FW Marcelo Torres BanfieldFW Guido Vadalá Universidad de Concepción
Out Players transferredPos.NameClubFeeMF George Acosta Austin BoldFreeMF Nicolás Colazo Rosario CentralFreeMF Alexis Messidoro Estudiantes (M)FreeMF Nahitan Nández Cagliari€18MMF Tomás Pochettino Talleres (C)$900mFW Darío Benedetto Marseille€14MFW Nicolás Benegas Defensores de BelgranoFree
Players loanedPos.NameClubEnd dateGK Agustín Rossi LanúsJune 2020DF Gonzalo Goñi Estudiantes (BA)June 2020DF Agustín Heredia Cerro LargoJune 2020DF Isaac Monti All BoysJune 2020DF Oscar Salomón Central Córdoba (SdE)June 2020MF Julián Chicco PatronatoJune 2020MF Franco Cristaldo Central Córdoba (SdE)June 2020MF Gonzalo Maroni SampdoriaJune 2020FW Walter Bou Unión (SF)June 2020FW Tomás Fernández Cerro LargoJune 2020FW Cristian Pavón LA GalaxyDecember 2020FW Nazareno Solís AldosiviJune 2020FW Marcelo Torres PafosJune 2020FW Guido Vadalá TolimaJune 2020
Loan returnPos.NameReturn to
Summer
In Players transferredPos.NameClubFeeDF Carlos Zambrano Dynamo KyivUndisclosed
Players loanedPos.NameClubEnd dateMF Guillermo Fernández Cruz AzulDecember 2020
Loan returnPos.NameReturn fromGK Federico Abadía Talleres (C)DF Lucas Arzamendia Cerro LargoDF Leonardo Jara D.C. UnitedDF Nahuel Molina Rosario CentralMF Sebastián Pérez BarcelonaFW Mauro Luna Diale Cerro LargoFW Guido Vadalá Tolima
Out Players transferredPos.NameClubFeeDF Paolo Goltz Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)FreeMF Daniele De RossiRetiredFree
Players loanedPos.NameClubEnd dateFW Ezequiel Cañete Unión (SF)June 2021FW Mauro Luna Diale Unión (SF)June 2021
Loan returnPos.NameReturn toDF Kevin Mac Allister Argentinos JuniorsMF Alexis Mac Allister Brighton & Hove Albion
Pre-season and friendlies
Winter
Summer
Competitions
Overall
1: The Round of 64 was played in the previous season. 2: The group stage was played in the previous season. 3: The final stages will be played in the next season.
Primera División
League table
Relegation table Team Relegation 1Boca Juniors 58 51 48 157 75 2Racing 45 57 39 141 75 3River Plate 45 45 47 137 75
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Copa de la Superliga
Zone A
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Copa Argentina
Round of 32
2019 Copa Libertadores
Final Stages
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
2020 Copa Libertadores
Group stage
Team statistics Total Home Away Neutral Games played 3616181 Games won 221012 Games drawn 10631 Games lost 413 Biggest win 5-1 vs Arsenal5-1 vs Arsenal4-0 vs Central Córdoba (SdE) Biggest loss 2-0 vs River Plate1-0 vs Racing Club2-0 vs River PlateNone Biggest win (Primera División) 5-1 vs Arsenal5-1 vs Arsenal4-0 vs Central Córdoba (SdE) Biggest win (Copa de la Superliga) 4-1 vs Godoy Cruz 4-1 vs Godoy Cruz Biggest win (Copa Argentina) None Biggest win (Copa Libertadores) 3-0 vs LDU Quito3-0 vs Independiente Medellín3-0 vs LDU Quito Biggest loss (Primera División) 1-0 vs Racing Club1-0 vs Racing Club2-1 vs Lanús Biggest loss (Copa de la Superliga) Biggest loss (Copa Argentina) None Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) 2-0 vs River Plate 2-0 vs River PlateNone Clean sheets 251312 Goals scored 5424291 Goals conceded 13481 Goal difference +41+20+210 Yellow cards 9844513 Red cards 725 Worst discipline IzquierdozCapaldo (2 RC)VillaIzquierdoz (1 RC)Capaldo (2 RC)Penalties for 312 Penalties against 1 1
Season Appearances and goals
! colspan="14" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
! colspan="14" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Defenders
! colspan="16" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Midfielders
! colspan="16" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan="14" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season, but have left the club
Top scorers
NamePrimera DivisiónCopa de la SuperligaCopa ArgentinaTotal1MF11 Eduardo Salvio616132FW10 Carlos Tevez993FW9 Ramón Ábila5384MF30 Emanuel Reynoso1125FW19 Mauro Zárate226FW17 Jan Carlos Hurtado1127DF18 Frank Fabra228FW27 Franco Soldano229FW22 Sebastián Villa2210DF24 Carlos Izquierdoz11211MF8 Alexis Mac Allister11212MF7 Guillermo Fernández1113MF16 Daniele De Rossi1114DF20 Lisandro López1115DF4 Julio Buffarini1116MF21 Jorman Campuzano1117MF39 Agustín Almendra11 Own goals11Total35411353
Top assists
NamePrimera DivisiónCopa de la SuperligaCopa ArgentinaTotal1DF18 Frank Fabra4152MF8 Alexis Mac Allister21253FW22 Sebastián Villa3144MF11 Eduardo Salvio335FW10 Carlos Tevez2136FW19 Mauro Zárate2137MF30 Emanuel Reynoso338FW27 Franco Soldano119FW17 Jan Carlos Hurtado1110DF20 Lisandro López1111DF6 Júnior Alonso1112MF14 Nicolás Capaldo1113MF7 Guillermo Fernández1114FW9 Ramón Ábila1115DF4 Julio Buffarini1116DF3 Emmanuel Mas1117MF8 Edwin Cardona1118MF15 Nahitan Nández11Total2621837
Penalties