2016 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

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)
Primera División	10th
Supercopa Argentina	Runners-up
Copa Libertadores	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Carlos Tevez (4); All: Carlos Tevez (9)
Average home league attendance	32,197 (highest average attendance in the league in 2016)
	← 2015 2016–17 →

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.

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 Pérez rescinded his contract with Boca.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 33)	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 35)	15	0	Catania
24	Frank Fabra	DF	(1991-02-22) February 22, 1991 (age 33)	10	2	Independiente Medellín
26	Pedro Silva Torrejón	DF	(1997-01-25) January 25, 1997 (age 27)	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 26)	9	0	Academy
Midfielders
5	Fernando Gago (VC 3º)	MF	(1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 (age 38)	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 35)	48	11	Corinthians	Injured
15	Gonzalo Maroni	MF	(1999-03-18) March 18, 1999 (age 25)	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 34)	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 26)	3	0	Academy
Forwards
7	Cristian Pavón	FW	(1996-01-21) January 21, 1996 (age 28)	19	4	Colón
9	Daniel Osvaldo	FW	(1986-01-12) January 12, 1986 (age 38)	21	7	Porto
10	Carlos Tevez (VC 2º)	FW	(1984-02-05) February 5, 1984 (age 40)	149	56	Juventus
16	Nicolás Benegas	FW	(1996-03-01) March 1, 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Academy
25	Andrés Chávez	FW	(1991-03-21) March 21, 1991 (age 33)	67	18	Banfield
34	Sebastián Palacios	FW	(1992-01-20) January 20, 1992 (age 32)	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

Source: AFA

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	D
Position	10	12	8	4	7	6	6	8	7	8	5	5	7	9	9	10

Source: AFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

February 6, 2016 1	Temperley	0–0	Boca Juniors	Banfield
21:00 UTC−3	Cólzera 11' Figueroa 14' Arregui 84' Brandán 90+2'	Report	Peruzzi 26' Gago 72'	Stadium: Florencio Solá Referee: Fernando Echenique

February 14, 2016 2	Boca Juniors	0–1	Atlético Tucumán	Buenos Aires
19:15 UTC−3	Insaurralde 53' Díaz 89'	Report	González 23' Villalba 46' Ayala 77' Zampedri 80'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Federico Beligoy

February 17, 2016 3	San Martín (SJ)	0–1	Boca Juniors	San Juan
21:15 UTC−3	Capelli 62' 88' Pelaitay 69' Lugo 85'	Report	Tevez 36' Insaurralde 38' Díaz 49' Bentancur 71'	Stadium: San Juan del Bicentenario Referee: Silvio Trucco

February 20, 2016 4	Boca Juniors	4–1	Newell's Old Boys	Buenos Aires
21:15 UTC−3	Bentancur 0' Tevez 5' Silva 36' Palacios 72'	Report	Mateo 24' Rodríguez 56' Mugni 70'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Fernando Espinoza

February 28, 2016 5	Racing	1–0	Boca Juniors	Avellaneda
19:15 UTC−3	Martínez 9' Sánchez 30' Milito 37' Grimi 63'	Report	Silva 14' Pérez 57' Palacios 64' Gago 67'	Stadium: Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Jorge Baliño

March 6, 2016 6	River Plate	0–0	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires
17:00 UTC−3	Mammana 48' Vangioni 57' Mercado 66' Martínez 90'	Report	Insaurralde 7' Pérez 24' Díaz 81' Gago 83'	Stadium: Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Patricio Loustau

March 14, 2016 7	Boca Juniors	2–1	Unión	Buenos Aires
21:00 UTC−3	Lodeiro 69' Tevez 90' 90+3'	Report	García Guerreño 44' Gamba 58' Malcorra 81'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Darío Herrera

March 20, 2016 8	Lanús	2–0	Boca Juniors	Lanús
20:00 UTC−3	Acosta 1' Sand 3' Velázquez 14' Braghieri 59'	Report	Lodeiro 63' Pérez 66' Tobio 74'	Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús Referee: Fernando Rapallini

April 2, 2016 9	Boca Juniors	3–0	Atlético de Rafaela	Buenos Aires
17:45 UTC−3	Tevez 24' Carrizo 42' Cubas 43' Orión 66' Lodeiro 81'	Report	Abero 4' Godoy 32' Colombo 34' 70' Díaz 67'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Facundo Tello

April 10, 2016 10	Tigre	2–0	Boca Juniors	Victoria
20:00 UTC−3	Janson 30' 64' Papa 61' Silva 68' (o.g.)	Report	Pérez 23' Tobio 54'	Stadium: José Dellagiovanna Referee: Silvio Trucco

April 16, 2016 11	Boca Juniors	4–1	Aldosivi	Buenos Aires
17:45 UTC−3	Chávez 20' 45', 71' Lodeiro 45' Messidoro 53' Erbes 60'	Report	Bandiera 21' Lamberti 85'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Federico Beligoy

April 24, 2016 12	Boca Juniors	0–0	River Plate	Buenos Aires
16:15 UTC−3	Pérez 11' Silva 38' Insaurralde 79' Chávez 90+1'	Report	Casco 1' Álvarez Balanta 11' Alario 33'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Darío Herrera

April 30, 2016 13	Argentinos Juniors	1–0	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires
20:10 UTC−3	Laso 52' Bueno 61' Freire 78'	Report	Palacios 25' Messidoro 87'	Stadium: Diego Armando Maradona Referee: Fernando Rapallini

May 8, 2016 14	Boca Juniors	0–0	Huracán	Buenos Aires
18:30 UTC−3		Report	San Román 68'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Mariano Gonzalez

May 15, 2016 15	Estudiantes (LP)	3–1	Boca Juniors	La Plata
20:00 UTC−3	Fernández 26', 33' Schunke 30' Rodríguez 76' Viatri 89'	Report	Chávez 13' Bentancur 31' Tobio 33' Rolín 73' Chicco 75'	Stadium: Ciudad de La Plata Referee: Diego Abal

May 22, 2016 16	Boca Juniors	0–0	Defensa y Justicia	Buenos Aires
18:30 UTC−3	Tobio 41' Jara 45' Carrizo 61' 65' Pérez 82'	Report	Delgado 36' Barboza 60'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Fernando Echenique

Supercopa Argentina[edit]

February 10, 2016	Boca Juniors	0–4	San Lorenzo	Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
21:10 UTC−3	Pérez 25' Cubas 69' Silva 82'	Report	Belluschi 44' Buffarini 51' Barrientos 74', 83' Ortigoza 79' Blandi 89'	Referee: Darío Herrera

Copa Libertadores[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Boca Juniors	6	3	3	0	11	4	+7	12	Final stages
2	Racing	6	2	3	1	11	7	+4	9	Final stages
3	Bolívar	6	1	3	2	10	10	0	6
4	Deportivo Cali	6	0	3	3	7	18	−11	3

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.

February 24, 2016 1	Deportivo Cali	0–0	Boca Juniors	Palmira, Colombia
19:45 UTC−5	Godoy 12' Lozano 15' Rentería 52' Preciado 55' A. Pérez 90+1'	Report	P. Pérez 19' Tevez 26' Palacios 58' Silva 84'	Stadium: Estadio Deportivo Cali Referee: Péricles Cortez (Brazil)

March 3, 2016 2	Boca Juniors	0–0	Racing	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:30 UTC−3	Insaurralde 14' Silva 21' Pérez 37' Meli 41' D. Díaz 90+2'	Report	Vittor 30' G. Díaz 79'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

March 10, 2016 3	Bolívar	1–1	Boca Juniors	La Paz, Bolivia
20:45 UTC−4	Saavedra 27' Cardozo 42' Flores 70'	Report	Carrizo 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

April 7, 2016 4	Boca Juniors	3–1	Bolívar	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:30 UTC−3	Fabra 15' Gago 32' Tevez 42' Carrizo 48' Insaurralde 70'	Report	Flores 2' Callejón 42' 71' (p) Eguino 57'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

April 13, 2016 5	Racing	0–1	Boca Juniors	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:45 UTC−3	Videla 0'	Report	Insaurralde 32' Peruzzi 69' Gago 82' Lodeiro 83' 84' Orion 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

April 20, 2016 6	Boca Juniors	6–2	Deportivo Cali	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:30 UTC−3	Fabra 16' Tevez 38', 71' Cubas 38' Chávez 47' Jara 78' Palacios 86'	Report	Mera 30' 69' Casierra 35', 37'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)

Final stages[edit]

Round of 16[edit]

April 28, 2016 First leg	Cerro Porteño	1–2	Boca Juniors	Asunción, Paraguay
20:45 UTC−4	Leal 55' J. Rojas 79' Domínguez 83' (p) Alonso 84' R. Rojas 90+1'	Report	Tevez 28' Lodeiro 59' Meli 70'	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

May 5, 2016 Second leg	Boca Juniors	3–1 (5–2 agg.)	Cerro Porteño	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:45 UTC−3	Tevez 3' (p) Insaurralde 39' Pavón 61' 72' Pérez 88'	Report	R. Rojas 12' 81' Valdez 26' 85'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Quarterfinals[edit]

May 12, 2016 First leg	Nacional	1–1	Boca Juniors	Montevideo, Uruguay
19:30 UTC−3	Tabó 51' Fernández 75'	Report	Fabra 21' 69' Tevez 90+3'	Stadium: Gran Parque Central Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

May 19, 2016 Second leg	Boca Juniors	1–1 (2–2 agg.) (4–3 p)	Nacional	Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:15 UTC−3	Insaurralde 17' Tevez 25' Pérez 28' Pavón 66' 72' 72'	Report	Romero 6' Díaz 20' (o.g.) Porras 29'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
	Penalties
	Tevez Díaz Pérez Insaurralde Fabra Carrizo		Polenta Victorino Fernández Porras Romero Carballo

Team statistics[edit]

	Total	Home	Away	Neutral
Games played	27	13	13	1
Games won	10	7	3	0
Games drawn	10	5	5	0
Games lost	7	1	5	1
Biggest win	6-2 vs Deportivo Cali	6-2 vs Deportivo Cali	1-0 vs San Martín (SJ) 1-0 vs Racing	None
Biggest loss	0-4 vs San Lorenzo	0-1 vs Atlético Tucumán	0-2 vs Lanús 0-2 vs Tigre 1-3 vs Estudiantes (LP)	0-4 vs San Lorenzo
Biggest win (Primera División)	4-1 vs Newell's Old Boys 3-0 vs Atlético de Rafaela 4-1 vs Aldosivi	4-1 vs Newell's Old Boys 3-0 vs Atlético de Rafaela	1-0 vs San Martín (SJ)	None
Biggest win (Supercopa Argentina)	None
Biggest win (Copa Libertadores)	6-2 vs Deportivo Cali	6-2 vs Deportivo Cali	1-0 vs Racing 2-1 vs Cerro Porteño	None
Biggest loss (Primera División)	0-2 vs Lanús 0-2 vs Tigre 1-3 vs Estudiantes (LP)	0-1 vs Atlético Tucumán	0-2 vs Lanús 0-2 vs Tigre 1-3 vs Estudiantes (LP)	None
Biggest loss (Supercopa Argentina)	0-4 vs San Lorenzo	None		0-4 vs San Lorenzo
Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores)	None
Clean sheets	11	6	5	0
Goals scored	33	26	7	0
Goals conceded	25	9	12	4
Goal difference	8	17	-5	-4
Yellow cards	67	28	36	3
Red cards	2	2	0	0
Top scorer	Tevez (9)	Tevez (7)	Tevez Lodeiro (2)	None
Worst discipline	Pérez Pavón (1 RC)	Pérez Pavón (1 RC)	None	None
Penalties for	2	2	0	0
Penalties against	4	2	2	0

Season Appearances and goals[edit]

Last updated on May 22, 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primera División		Supercopa Argentina		Copa Libertadores
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ARG	Agustín Orion	22	-19	12	-9	1	-4	9	-6
23	GK	ARG	Ramiro Martínez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	ARG	Guillermo Sara	6	-6	4+1	-4	0	0	1	-2
Defenders
2	DF	ARG	Daniel Díaz	18	0	7+1	0	1	0	9	0
3	DF	ARG	Jonathan Silva	21	1	15	1	1	0	2+3	0
4	DF	ARG	Gino Peruzzi	10	0	3	0	1	0	6	0
6	DF	ARG	Fernando Tobio	17	0	12	0	1	0	1+3	0
13	DF	URU	Alexis Rolín	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF	COL	Frank Fabra	10	2	2	0	0	0	8	2
26	DF	ARG	Pedro Silva Torrejón	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	ARG	Juan Manuel Insaurralde	22	0	12	0	1	0	9	0
35	DF	ARG	Nahuel Molina Lucero	9	0	8	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	ARG	Fernando Gago	18	1	9+2	0	0+1	0	6	1
8	MF	ARG	Pablo Pérez	19	1	8+2	0	1	0	7+1	1
11	MF	ARG	Federico Carrizo	14	3	5+3	1	0	0	4+2	2
14	MF	URU	Nicolás Lodeiro	17	5	6+3	3	0+1	0	6+1	2
15	MF	ARG	Gonzalo Maroni	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ARG	César Meli	21	0	4+6	0	1	0	6+4	0
18	MF	ARG	Nicolás Colazo	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	ARG	Adrián Cubas	11	0	5+1	0	1	0	4	0
21	MF	ARG	Cristian Erbes	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
28	MF	ARG	Alexis Messidoro	5	1	4+1	1	0	0	0	0
29	MF	ARG	Leonardo Jara	15	1	8+1	0	0	0	5+1	1
30	MF	URU	Rodrigo Bentancur	15	1	9+2	1	0	0	1+3	0
40	MF	ARG	Julián Chicco	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ARG	Cristian Pavón	10	2	2+1	0	0	0	7	2
9	FW	ITA	Daniel Osvaldo	5	0	3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	FW	ARG	Carlos Tevez	22	9	10+1	4	1	0	10	5
16	FW	ARG	Nicolás Benegas	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW	ARG	Andrés Chávez	21	4	4+8	3	1	0	4+4	1
34	FW	ARG	Sebastián Palacios	19	2	12+1	1	0	0	1+5	1

Top scorers[edit]

Last updated on May 22, 2016

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Primera División	Supercopa Argentina	Copa Libertadores	Total
1	FW	10	Carlos Tevez	4	—	5	9
2	MF	14	Nicolás Lodeiro	3	—	2	5
3	FW	25	Andrés Chávez	3	—	1	4
4	MF	11	Federico Carrizo	1	—	2	3
5	FW	7	Cristian Pavón		—	2	2
6	DF	24	Frank Fabra		—	2	2
7	FW	34	Sebastián Palacios	1	—	1	2
8	MF	30	Rodrigo Bentancur	1	—		1
9	DF	3	Jonathan Silva	1	—		1
10	MF	5	Fernando Gago		—	1	1
11	MF	28	Alexis Messidoro	1	—		1
12	MF	29	Leonardo Jara		—	1	1
13	MF	8	Pablo Pérez		—	1	1
Own Goals					—
Total				15	—	18	33

Top assists[edit]

Last updated on May 22, 2016

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Primera División	Supercopa Argentina	Copa Libertadores	Total
1	FW	10	Carlos Tevez	2	—	1	3
2	MF	29	Leonardo Jara	1	—	1	2
3	MF	8	Pablo Pérez	1	—	1	2
4	MF	17	César Meli	1	—	1	2
5	MF	11	Federico Carrizo	1	—		1
6	DF	35	Nahuel Molina Lucero	1	—		1
7	FW	7	Cristian Pavón		—	1	1
8	FW	25	Andrés Chávez		—	1	1
9	DF	24	Frank Fabra		—	1	1
10	FW	34	Sebastián Palacios	1	—		1
Total				8	—	7	15

Penalties[edit]

Date	Penalty Taker	Scored	Opponent	Competition
May 5, 2016	Carlos Tevez	Yes	Cerro Porteño	Copa Libertadores
May 22, 2016	Federico Carrizo	No	Defensa y Justicia	Primera División

Clean sheets[edit]

Last updated on May 22, 2016

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Primera División	Supercopa Argentina	Copa Libertadores	Total
1	GK	1	Agustín Orion	5	—	3	8
2	GK	31	Guillermo Sara	3	—		3
Total				8	—	3	11

Disciplinary record[edit]

Last updated on May 22, 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Name
No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Primera División		Supercopa Argentina	Copa Libertadores		Total
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Agustín Orion	1			1		2
23	GK		Ramiro Martínez
31	GK		Guillermo Sara
Defenders
2	DF		Daniel Díaz	3			1		4
3	DF		Jonathan Silva	2		1	2		5
4	DF		Gino Peruzzi	1			1		2
6	DF		Fernando Tobio	4					4
13	DF		Alexis Rolín	1					1
24	DF		Frank Fabra				2		2
26	DF		Pedro Silva Torrejón
33	DF		Juan Manuel Insaurralde	4			5		9
35	DF		Nahuel Molina Lucero
Midfielders
5	MF		Fernando Gago	3			1		4
8	MF		Pablo Pérez	5	1	1	3		9		1
11	MF		Federico Carrizo	1					1
14	MF		Nicolás Lodeiro	1			1		2
15	MF		Gonzalo Maroni
17	MF		César Meli				2		2
18	MF		Nicolás Colazo
20	MF		Adrián Cubas	1		1	1		3
21	MF		Cristian Erbes	1					1
28	MF		Alexis Messidoro	1					1
29	MF		Leonardo Jara	1					1
30	MF		Rodrigo Bentancur	2					2
40	MF		Julián Chicco	1					1
Forwards
7	FW		Cristian Pavón				3	1	3	1
9	FW		Daniel Osvaldo
10	FW		Carlos Tevez	1			3		4
16	FW		Nicolás Benegas
25	FW		Andrés Chávez	2					2
34	FW		Sebastián Palacios	2			1		3
Total				38	1	3	26		67	1	1

References[edit]

^ La Roja Deportes ^{[dead link]}
^ "Camiseta Modelo 2016". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)
^ "Angelici, presidente por cuatro años mas". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)
^ "La Copa Bridgestone Libertadores toma forma tras un emocionante sorteo". Conmebol. 22 December 2015. (in Spanish)
^ "Silva, Primer refuerzo para 2016". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)
^ "Presentación en sociedad". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)
^ "Arrancó la pretemporada 2016 con caras nuevas". Página Oficial Defensa y Justicia. (in Spanish)
^ "Cristaldo: "Vengo a aprender en una categoría muy difícil y un fútbol diferente"". Página Oficial Elche CF. (in Spanish)
^ "Presentacion Daniel Osvaldo". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)
^ "Juan Cruz Komar llega a Talleres para reforzar la defensa". Página Oficial Talleres de Córdoba. Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-01-11. (in Spanish)
^ "Calleri firmó con Deportivo Maldonado". Planeta Boca Juniors. 16 January 2016. (in Spanish)
^ "De nuevo en casa". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)
^ "Concentrados primera fecha". Página Oficial Tigre. (in Spanish)
^ "Se incorporaron los hermanos Magallán". Página Oficial Defensa y Justicia. (in Spanish)
^ "D.C. United acquire Luciano Acosta from Boca Juniors". D.C. United Official Website.
^ "New York City FC Acquire Federico Bravo". New York City FC Official Website.
^ ""Siempre le estaré agradecido a Boca"". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)
^ ""Trataremos de dar lo mejor"". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)
^ "De estreno". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

Club Atlético Boca Juniors official web site (in Spanish)

[1] La Roja Deportes ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Camiseta Modelo 2016". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)

[3] "Angelici, presidente por cuatro años mas". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)

[4] "La Copa Bridgestone Libertadores toma forma tras un emocionante sorteo". Conmebol. 22 December 2015. (in Spanish)

[5] "Silva, Primer refuerzo para 2016". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)

[6] "Presentación en sociedad". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)

[7] "Arrancó la pretemporada 2016 con caras nuevas". Página Oficial Defensa y Justicia. (in Spanish)

[8] "Cristaldo: "Vengo a aprender en una categoría muy difícil y un fútbol diferente"". Página Oficial Elche CF. (in Spanish)

[9] "Presentacion Daniel Osvaldo". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)

[10] "Juan Cruz Komar llega a Talleres para reforzar la defensa". Página Oficial Talleres de Córdoba. Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-01-11. (in Spanish)

[11] "Calleri firmó con Deportivo Maldonado". Planeta Boca Juniors. 16 January 2016. (in Spanish)

[12] "De nuevo en casa". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)

[13] "Concentrados primera fecha". Página Oficial Tigre. (in Spanish)

[14] "Se incorporaron los hermanos Magallán". Página Oficial Defensa y Justicia. (in Spanish)

[15] "D.C. United acquire Luciano Acosta from Boca Juniors". D.C. United Official Website.

[16] "New York City FC Acquire Federico Bravo". New York City FC Official Website.

[17] ""Siempre le estaré agradecido a Boca"". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)

[18] ""Trataremos de dar lo mejor"". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)

[19] "De estreno". Página Oficial Boca Juniors. (in Spanish)

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