The 2021 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 93rd consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. It was an unusual season, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Primera Division tournament returned after two national cups were played. Boca Juniors also took part in the Copa Argentina, and in the Final stages of the 2021 Copa Libertadores.
Season overview June Marcelo Weigandt and Nazareno Solís returned from their respective loans. On June 3, Boca and Mauro Zárate agreed to mutually terminate the forward's contract, Zárate subsequently joined América Mineiro. On June 4, Boca and Carlos Tevez agreed to mutually terminate the forward's contract, Tevez subsequently joined; In a press conference, Tevez said that he was "physically fit to continue but not mentally" and that he can continue to play "at the age of 42, but not in Boca Juniors". Tevez won in the club 11 titles and played 279 matches. On June 11, Nicolás Orsini arrives from Lanús. On June 17, Norberto Briasco and Esteban Rolón arrived from Huracán. On June 23, Nicolás Capaldo was transferred to Red Bull Salzburg from Austria. Franco Soldano ended his loan with Boca and returned to his club.
July Emmanuel Mas, Julio Buffarini and Leonardo Jara ended their contract with the club. On July 4, Esteban Andrada was transferred to Monterrey from Mexico. On July 13 Boca drew 0-0 against Brazilian Atlético Mineiro in Copa Libertadores. On the first match of Primera Division Boca drew 1-1 against Union. After another 0-0 draw against Atletico Mineiro Boca lost on penalties and was eliminated of Copa Libertadores. Gonzalo Maroni is loaned to Atlas. On July 24 Boca drew 0-0 against Banfield. On July 27 Boca lost 2-0 against San Lorenzo. On July 30 Juan Ramírez arrives from San Lorenzo. On July 31 Luis Advíncula arrives from Rayo Vallecano.
August On August 1 Boca drew 0-0 against Talleres (C). On August 4 after a 0-0 draw Boca eliminated classic rival River Plate, winning 4-1 in penalties. On August 8 Boca drew 1-1 against Argentinos Juniors. Ramón Ábila interrupts the loan in Minnesota United, and is loaned to D.C. United. On August 15 Boca lost 1-0 against Estudiantes (LP). On August 17 Miguel Ángel Russo is sacked and Sebastián Battaglia is appointed as new manager. On August 21 Boca defeated Patronato 1-0. On August 25 Boca defeated Platense 3-1. On August 29 Boca drew 0-0 against Racing.
September On September 4 Boca defeated Rosario Central 2-1. On September 14 Boca drew 0-0 against Defensa y Justicia. On September 18 Boca defeated Atlético Tucumán 2-1. On September 22 Boca advanced to the semifinals of Copa Argentina after eliminating Patronato on penalties. On September 26 Boca defeated Colón 1-0.
October On October 3 Boca lost the Superclásico 2-0 against River Plate. On October 9 Boca defeated Lanús 4-2. On October 16 Boca defeated Huracán 3-0. On October 20 Boca defeated Godoy Cruz 2-1. On October 24 Boca lost 2-0 against Vélez Sarsfield. On October 30 Boca lost 1-0 against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP).
November On November 3 Boca defeated Argentinos Juniors 1-0 and advanced to Copa Argentina final. On November 8 Boca defeated Aldosivi 3-0. On November 19 Boca defeated Sarmiento (J) 2-0. On November 24 Boca lost 1-0 against Independiente. On November 30 Boca drew 0-0 against Newell's Old Boys.
December On December 4 Boca drew 1-1 against Arsenal. On December 8, Boca won their 4th and record title of Copa Argentina after defeating Talleres (C) 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw and qualified to the group stage of 2022 Copa Libertadores. In the last match of the league tournament on December 11, Boca defeated 8-1 Central Córdoba (SdE).
Squad
Last updated on December 12, 2021.
Squad no. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Last team Note Goalkeepers 1 Agustín Rossi GK 105 -75 Lanús 13 Javier García (VC 2º) GK 49 -59 Racing Defenders 2 Lisandro López DF 779 Benfica 4 Marcelo Weigandt DF 251 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 5 Carlos Zambrano DF 332 Dynamo Kyiv 6 Marcos Rojo (VC 3º) DF 301 Manchester United 17 Luis Advíncula DF 170 Rayo Vallecano 18 Frank Fabra DF 14011 Independiente Medellín 19 Valentín Barco DF 30 Youth team 24 Carlos Izquierdoz (C) DF 1276 Santos Laguna 35 Renzo Giampaoli DF 20 Youth team 37 Agustín Sández DF 150 Youth team 39 Nicolás Valentini DF 10 Youth team 40 Eros Mancuso DF 61 Youth team Midfielders 8 Edwin Cardona MF 9218 Tijuana 11 Eduardo Salvio MF 5115 Benfica 14 Esteban Rolón MF 140 Huracán 16 Aaron Molinas MF 200 Youth team 20 Juan Ramírez MF 191 San Lorenzo 21 Jorman Campuzano MF 812 Atlético Nacional 23 Diego González MF 303 Racing Club 26 Ezequiel Fernández MF 30 Youth team 32 Agustín Almendra MF 676 Youth team 33 Alan Varela MF 350 Youth team 36 Cristian Medina MF 391 Youth team 41 Rodrigo Montes MF 111 Youth team 42 Gabriel Vega MF 30 Youth team Forwards 9 Nicolás Orsini FW 91 Lanús 22 Sebastián Villa FW 10617 Deportes Tolima 29 Norberto Briasco FW 201 Huracán 30 Exequiel Zeballos FW 171 Youth team 31 Cristian Pavón FW 16436 LA Galaxy 34 Agustín Obando FW 442 Youth team 38 Luis Vázquez FW 317 Youth team 50 Vicente Taborda FW 30 Youth team
Transfers Winter In Players transferredPos.NameClubFeeDF Luis Advíncula Rayo VallecanoUndisclosedMF Juan Ramírez San LorenzoUndisclosedMF Esteban Rolón HuracánUndisclosedFW Norberto Briasco HuracánUndisclosedFW Nicolás Orsini LanúsUndisclosed
Players loanedPos.NameClubEnd date
Loan ReturnPos.NameReturn fromDF Marcelo Weigandt Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)FW Nazareno Solís OFI Crete
Out Players transferredPos.NameClubFeeGK Esteban Andrada MonterreyUndisclosedDF Julio Buffarini HuescaFreeDF Leonardo Jara Vélez SarsfieldFreeDF Emmanuel Mas Orlando CityFreeMF Nicolás Capaldo Red Bull Salzburg$6MFW Carlos Tevez FreeFW Mauro Zárate América MineiroFree
Players loanedPos.NameClubEnd dateMF Gonzalo Maroni Atlas
Loan returnPos.NameReturn toFW Franco Soldano Olympiacos
Competitions
Overall
1: The Round of 64 and Round of 32 were played in the previous season. 2: The group stage of 2021 Copa Libertadores was played in the previous season.
Primera División
League table
International Qualification
Relegation table Team 1River Plate 47 75 122 62 2Boca Juniors 51 63 114 62 3Vélez Sarsfield 39 70 109 62
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Copa Argentina
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
2021 Copa Libertadores
Final Stages
Team statistics Total Home Away Neutral Games played 3113144 Games won 12741 Games drawn 13553 Games lost 624 Biggest win 8–1 vs Central Córdoba (SdE)8–1 vs Central Córdoba (SdE)3–0 vs Huracán1–0 vs Argentinos Biggest loss 0-2 vs San Lorenzo0-2 vs San Lorenzo0-2 vs VélezNone Biggest win (Primera División) 8–1 vs Central Córdoba (SdE)8–1 vs Central Córdoba (SdE)3–0 vs HuracánNone Biggest win (Copa Argentina) 1–0 vs ArgentinosNone1–0 vs Argentinos Biggest win (Copa Libertadores) None Biggest loss (Primera División) 0-2 vs San Lorenzo0-2 vs San Lorenzo0-2 vs VélezNone Biggest loss (Copa Argentina) None Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) None Clean sheets 16844 Goals scored 3518161 Goals conceded 199110 Goal difference +17+11+5+1 Yellow cards 57182811 Red cards 211 Top scorer Vázquez (8)Vázquez (5) VázquezAlmendra (2)Vázquez (1)Penalties for 211 Penalties against 11
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"| Midfielder
! 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 ArgentinaCopa LibertadoresTotal1FW38 Luis Vázquez7182FW31 Cristian Pavón443MF32 Agustín Almendra334FW22 Sebastián Villa225DF18 Frank Fabra226MF34 Diego González227FW29 Norberto Briasco118FW34 Agustín Obando119DF2 Lisandro López1110MF41 Rodrigo Montes1111FW9 Nicolás Orsini1112DF5 Carlos Zambrano1113DF4 Marcelo Weigandt1114DF6 Marcos Rojo1115MF8 Edwin Cardona1116MF20 Juan Ramírez1117DF40 Eros Mancuso1118FW11 Eduardo Salvio1119MF30 Exequiel Zeballos11 Own goals22Total351 36
Top assists
NamePrimera DivisiónCopa ArgentinaCopa LibertadoresTotal1FW31 Cristian Pavón442MF8 Edwin Cardona333MF20 Juan Ramírez224MF21 Jorman Campuzano225MF16 Aaron Molinas226FW22 Sebastián Villa227FW30 Exequiel Zeballos118DF24 Carlos Izquierdoz119DF37 Agustín Sández1110MF32 Agustín Almendra1111FW38 Luis Vázquez1112MF11 Eduardo Salvio1113MF23 Diego González1114DF40 Eros Mancuso11Total23 23
Penalties Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition9 October 2021Cristian PavónLanúsPrimera División17 October 2021Marcos RojoHuracánPrimera División11 December 2021Exequiel ZeballosCentral Córdoba (SdE)Primera División
Clean sheets
NamePrimera DivisiónCopa ArgentinaCopa LibertadoresTotal1GK1 Agustín Rossi1042162GK43 Agustín Lastra1001Total114216
Disciplinary record
NamePrimera DivisiónCopa ArgentinaCopa LibertadoresTotal Goalkeepers1GK Agustín Rossi 13GK Javier García Defenders2DF Lisandro López 4DF Marcelo Weigandt2 1 3 5DF Carlos Zambrano 1 1 6DF Marcos Rojo41 1 2 71 17DF Luis Advíncula 18DF Frank Fabra1 1 2 19DF Valentín Barco1 1 24DF Carlos Izquierdoz1 11 1 3 135DF Renzo Giampaoli 37DF Agustín Sández5 1 6 39DF Nicolás Valentini 40DF Eros Mancuso Midfielders8MF Edwin Cardona 1 1 11 11MF Eduardo Salvio 14MF Esteban Rolón2 2 16MF Aaron Molinas 20MF Juan Ramírez 21 21 21MF Jorman Campuzano5 1 6 23MF Diego González 1 1 26MF Ezequiel Fernández1 1 32MF Agustín Almendra5 5 33MF Alan Varela2 2 36MF Cristian Medina1 1 41MF Rodrigo Montes 42MF Gabriel Vega Forwards9FW Nicolás Orsini1 1 22FW Sebastián Villa 29FW Norberto Briasco 30FW Exequiel Zeballos 31FW Cristian Pavón2 1 4 34FW Agustín Obando 38FW Luis Vázquez1 1 50FW Vicente Taborda Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season, but have left the club20MF Gonzalo Maroni Total342191 6 4931
Notes
References
External links Club Atlético Boca Juniors official web site