1997–98 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

Boca Juniors football season Boca Juniors 1997–98 Mauricio Macri President Héctor Veira La Bombonera Apertura Tournament 2nd. Clausura Tournament 6th. Martín Palermo (20) _boca9697h _boca9697h _boca9697h _boca9697h _boca9697h 000080 000080 000080 000080 000080 _boca9697a _boca9697a _boca9697a _boca9697a _boca9697a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFC700 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 68th consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad. Summary The club reinforced the squad with several players: Claudio Caniggia https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/caniggia-llega-a-boca-nid74449/ Caniggia arrives to Boca clarin.com 9 August 1997 Spanish 20 November 2020 came back after a brief retirement, forward Martin Palermo https://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol/historial-boca-river-gol-martin-palermo-1997-superclasico-lluvia_3_80RU9KVFd.html First Palermo' goal in his Boca debut 10 November 2018 20 November 2020 clarin.com Spanish from Estudiantes La Plata, twins Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Gustavo Barros Schelotto https://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol/mellizos-barros-schelotto-fecha-especial_0_rJvHjuJCM.html Barros Schelotto twins a special date clarin.com 8 May 2018 20 November 2020 Spanish arrived from Gimnasia LP, Colombian centre back Jorge Bermúdez from Benfica, goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba https://www.ole.com.ar/boca-juniors/macri-oscar-cordoba-comentario-boca_0_P6NOyteqC.html The unbelievable comment of Macri when Cordoba was signing his agreement with Boca 20 April 2020 20 November 2020 Spanish ole.com.ar from America de Cali, defender Walter Samuel https://www.ole.com.ar/boca-juniors/walter-samuel-lado-hincha-bianchi-mourinho-gol-america-bombonera_0_7-P1a2sxw.html Walter Samuel, his fan side, the River streak, Boca, Bianchi and ... 11 June 2020 20 November 2020 ole.com.ar Spanish from Newell's Old Boys, Mexican striker Luis Hernandezhttps://www.record.com.mx/futbol-futbol-internacional-mexicanos-en-el-extranjero/luis-hernandez-decidi-jugar-en-boca-porque I chose to play in Boca because Maradona was over there record.com.mx 12 July 2020 20 November 2020 and Peruvian midfielder Nolberto Solano.https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/argentina/nota/_/id/6820403/los-futbolistas-peruanos-que-vistieron-la-camiseta-de-boca-juniors Peruvian footballers who played with Boca espndeportes.espn.com Spanish 3 April 2020 20 November 2020 In Apertura Tournament the squad finished on 2nd spot just one single point below champions River Plate. On 25 October 1997 Diego Maradona announced his retirement being in fact, the last official match that he played.https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/1090/35695/1997-el-retiro-de-maradona 1997:The Last Match of Maradona elgrafico.com.ar 24 November 2020 27 November 2020 Spanish For the Clausura Tournament, the club was reinforced with Rodolfo Cardoso, Sergio Castillo and Colombian midfielder Mauricio Serna. In spite of being heavily favourites the squad sank to the 6th spot prompting coach Veira to quit as head coach on 2 May 1998.https://www.ole.com.ar/boca-juniors/passarella-boca-1998-river-kaiser_0__kbDRP9ss.html The Day Passarella was meeting with Boca ole.com.ar 3 May 1998 20 November 2020 Chairman Mauricio Macri wanted to appoint Daniel Passarella- then coach of Argentina National team- as new head manager, however, after a majority of Boca fans rejected him due to his past a River Plate idol,https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/2019/05/19/una-historia-fascinante-y-desconocida-el-dia-que-macri-le-mando-el-contrato-a-passarella-para-que-fuera-el-tecnico-de-boca/ A fascinating story, the day when Macri sent Passarella a contract for being Boca Juniors coach Spanish infobae.com 19 May 2019 19 November 2020 the club board did not sign a contract. Meanwhile, former Velez Sarsfield head coach Carlos Bianchi rejected an offer from Julio Grondona Chairman of AFA to be the Argentina National team coach after the 1998 FIFA World Cup not accepting Jose Pekerman as manager and his high influence on Grondona.https://www.ole.com.ar/boca-juniors/boca-bianchi-nuncadirigio-seleccion_0_umOgHNBSD.html Why Did Bianchi Never Manage Argentine National Team? 2 April 2020 20 November 2020 Spanish On 27 May 1998 Bianchi took the vacancy out at Boca appointed by Macri as new head coach of the club with a contract signed until December 1999. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/los-1000-dias-de-bianchi-nid53020/ The 1000 Days of Bianchi lanacion.com.ar 2 April 2020 20 November 2020 Special uniforms Alternate kits worn only in 1997 Supercopa Libertadores _boca9899cmh _boca9899cmh _boca9899cmh _boca9899cmh _boca9697a 000080 000080 000080 000080 FFC400 Home _boca9899cmt _boca9899cmt _boca9899cmt _boca9899cmt _boca9697a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000080 FFC400 Away Squad Permanent squad numbers entered into force since 1997 Apertura: 1 GK COL Oscar Córdoba 2 DF COL Jorge Bermúdez 3 DF ARG Mauricio Pineda 4 MF Peru Nolberto Solano 5 MF ARG Alfredo Berti 6 DF ARG Néstor Fabbri 7 FW URU Sergio Martínez 28 MF ARG Julio Cesar Toresani 8 FW ARG Claudio Caniggia 9 FW ARG Martín Palermo 10 FW ARG Diego Maradona 11 MF ARG Diego Latorre 12 GK ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri 13 GK ARG Emanuel Ruiz 14 DF ARG Nelson Vivas 16 DF ARG Christian Traverso 17 DF ARG Walter Samuel 18 DF ARG Rodolfo Arruabarrena 19 MF ARG Diego Cagna 20 MF ARG Juan Román Riquelme 21 MF ARG Gustavo Barros Schelotto 22 MF ARG César La Paglia 23 FW ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto 25 GK ARG Christian Muñoz 26 MF ARG Pablo Islas 15 DF ARG Aníbal Matellán 24 FW ARG Sebastián Rambert 27 FW MEX Luis Hernández Transfers In Pos. Name From Type GK Oscar Cordoba America de Cali MF Nolberto Solano Sporting Cristal FW Martin Palermo Estudiantes La Plata DF Jorge Bermudez Benfica FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) MF Gustavo Barros Schelotto Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) DF Walter Samuel Newell's Old Boys FW Luis Hernandez Necaxa loan Out Pos. Name To Type FW Sergio Daniel Martinez Deportivo La Coruña FW Sebastián Rambert River Plate MF Gabriel Cedrés Club América DF Héctor Pineda Udinese Calcio January In Pos. Name From Type MF Mauricio Serna Atlético Nacional MF Rodolfo Cardoso Hamburg SV MF Sergio Castillo Deportivo Español Out Pos. Name To TypeMF Diego Maradona retired FW Luis Hernandez Necaxa loan endedDF Nelson Vivas FC Lugano loan MF Gustavo Barros Schelotto Unión de Santa Fe loan MF Julio Cesar Toresani Independiente Competitions 1997–98 Argentine Primera División Torneo Apertura League table Torneo Apertura BOC Position by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/D/W/D/W/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/D/W/W/W/D/W/W Position 3/4/2/6/4/7/4/2/2/1/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st www.afa.com.ar November 2020 Matches 24 August 1997 1 Boca Juniors 4–2 Argentinos Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-4-argentinos-2-torneo-apertura-1997/2643/1997/41/1.html Latorre 6 71Arruabarrena 12Maradona 62 pen Gómez 10 Vespa 80 pen La Bombonera Buenos Aires Daniel Giménez W 30 August 1997 2 Platense 2–2 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/platense-2-boca-2-torneo-apertura-1997/2644/1997/41/2.html Spontón 10 54 S. Martinez 40Arruabarrena 72 Jose Amalfitani Buenos Aires Francisco Lamolina D 14 September 1997 3 Boca Juniors 2–1 Newell's Old Boys https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-2-newell_s-1-torneo-apertura-1997/2645/1997/41/3.html Maradona 40 penGuillermo B.S. 79 Lujambio 67 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Rubén Pascualino W 16 September 1997 4 Velez Sarsfield 0–0 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/velez-0-boca-0-torneo-apertura-1997/2646/1997/41/4.html José Amalfitani Stadium Buenos Aires Angel Sánchez D 21 September 1997 5 Boca Juniors 2–1 San Lorenzo https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-2-san-lorenzo-1-torneo-apertura-1997/2647/1997/41/5.html Latorre 19 25 Biaggio 37 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Horacio Elizondo W 27 September 1997 6 Estudiantes (LP) 0–0 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/estudiantes-lp-0-boca-0-torneo-apertura-1997/2648/1997/41/6.html Independiente Avellaneda Javier Castrilli D 30 September 1997 7 Boca Juniors 2–1 Independiente https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-2-independiente-1-torneo-apertura-1997/2649/1997/41/7.html Palermo 1Arruabarrena 13 Rojas 52 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Angel Sánchez W 4 October 1997 8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 0–3 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/gimnasia-j-0-boca-3-torneo-apertura-1997/2650/1997/41/8.html Bermúdez 55Palermo 56Latorre 72 23 de Agosto Jujuy Oscar Sequeira W 19 October 1997 9 Boca Juniors 2–1 Colón https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-2-colon-sta-fe-1-torneo-apertura-1997/2651/1997/41/9.html Fuertes 6 o.g.Latorre 44 Ibarra 56 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Francisco Lamolina W 25 October 1997 10 River Plate 1–2 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/river-1-boca-2-torneo-apertura-1997/2652/1997/41/10.html S. Berti 40 Toresani 47Palermo67 Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires Horacio Elizondo W 1 November 1997 11 Boca Juniors 0–1 Lanús https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-0-lanus-1-torneo-apertura-1997/2653/1997/41/11.html Clotet 60 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Aníbal Hay L 8 November 1997 12 Rosario Central 0-3 Suspended on 68' due to Rosario Central fans throwing fireworks onto the field. AFA did not modify the final score. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/la-violencia-surgio-para-frenar-la-goleada-de-boca-nid80381/ Violence emerged to stop the Boca landslide lanacion.com.ar 9 November 1997 20 November 2020 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/r-central-0-boca-3-torneo-apertura-1997/2654/1997/41/12.html Solano 47Latorre 58Guillermo B.S. 61 Gigante de Arroyito Rosario Javier Castrilli W 20 November 1997 13 Boca Juniors 1–1 Ferro Carril Oeste https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-1-ferro-1-torneo-apertura-1997/2655/1997/41/13.html Guillermo B.S. 36 Bustos 46 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Oscar Sequeira D 23 November 1997 14 Deportivo Español 0–4 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/deportivo-espanol-0-boca-4-torneo-apertura-1997/2656/1997/41/14.html Palermo 7Palermo 8Palermo 47Cagna 71 Riquelme Guillermo Barros Schelotto Nueva España Buenos Aires Angel Sánchez W 30 November 1997 15 Boca Juniors 2–1 Huracán https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-2-huracan-1-torneo-apertura-1997/2657/1997/41/15.html Latorre 15Solano 75 Biscay 90 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Daniel Giménez W 7 December 1997 16 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0–1 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/gimnasia-lp-0-boca-1-torneo-apertura-1997/2658/1997/41/16.html Palermo 89 La Plata Horacio Elizondo W 10 December 1997 17 Boca Juniors 0–0 Racing https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-0-racing-0-torneo-apertura-1997/2659/1997/41/17.html La Bombonera Buenos Aires Angel Sánchez D 14 December 1997 18 Gimnasia y Tiro (S) 0–1 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/gimnasia-y-tiro-s-0-boca-1-torneo-apertura-1997/2660/1997/41/18.html P. Islas 77 Gigante del Norte Salta Francisco Lamolina W 21 December 1997 19 Boca Juniors 4–0 Unión (SF) https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-4-union-sta-fe-0-torneo-apertura-1997/2661/1997/41/19.html Arruabarrena 5Palermo 22Solano 51 penLatorre 71 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Daniel Giménez W Torneo Clausura League table Torneo Clausura BCA Position by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/L/W/L/L/D/W/D/D/W/L/D/L/L/W/W/W/W/D Position 4/11/5/9/12/14/11/8/9/7/10/11/13/14/12/10/7/6/6 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st www.afa.com.ar November 2020 Matches 19 February 1998 1 Argentinos Juniors 1-3 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/argentinos-1-boca-3-torneo-clausura-1998/2706/1998/42/1.html Brizuela 80 Latorre 6Fabbri Arruabarrena Solano Cardoso 0 31Palermo Palermo 50Latorre 67 Ricardo Etcheverri Caballito Elizondo W 22 February 1998 2 Boca Juniors 0-4 Platense https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-0-platense-4-torneo-clausura-1998/2707/1998/42/2.html Bermudez Cagna Cardoso Caniggia 2 89 Hanuch 2Godoy 74Hanuch 81Sponton 89 Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera) La Boca Ruscio L 25 February 1998 3 Newell's Old Boys 2-4 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/newell_s-2-boca-4-torneo-clausura-1998/2708/1998/42/3.html Franco 43Quiroga 55 Serna 14Solano 21 penPalermo 31Guillermo Barros Schelotto 38Solano Fabbri Arruabarrena El Coloso del Parque Rosario Castrilli W 28 February 1998 4 Boca Juniors 2-3 Velez Sarsfield https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-2-velez-3-torneo-clausura-1998/2709/1998/42/4.html Palermo 39Latorre 61Fabbri 2 86 Castroman 27Arruabarrena53 own goalChilavert 87 pen Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera) La Boca Sanchez L 8 March 1998 5 San Lorenzo 2-1 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/san-lorenzo-2-boca-1-torneo-clausura-1998/2710/1998/42/5.html Basavilvaso14Biagio 34 Palermo 7Bermudez 2 86Palermo 2 89Samuel Nuevo Gasometro Almagro Gimenez L 15 March 1998 6 Boca Juniors 0-0 Estudiantes La Plata https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-0-estudiantes-lp-0-torneo-clausura-1998/2711/1998/42/6.html Fabbri Serna Cagna Palermo Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera) La Boca Lamolina D 22 March 1998 7 Independiente 0-4 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/independiente-0-boca-4-torneo-clausura-1998/2712/1998/42/7.html Arruabarrena 19Caniggia 39Solano 0 44Guillermo Barros Schelotto 65Guillermo Barros Schelotto 70 La Doble Visera Avellaneda Madorran W 27 March 1998 8 Boca Juniors 0-0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-0-gimnasia-j-0-torneo-clausura-1998/2713/1998/42/8.html Latorre 20'Matellan 52'Arruabarrena Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera) La Boca Elizondo D 5 April 1998 9 Colon 2-2 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/colon-sta-fe-2-boca-2-torneo-clausura-1998/2714/1998/42/9.html Sandoval2Fuertes 25Ulambre 2 74 Palermo55Bermudez SernaCaniggia Cementerio de los Elefantes Santa Fe Scime D 11 April 1998 10 Boca Juniors 3-2 River Plate https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-3-river-2-torneo-clausura-1998/2715/1998/42/10.html Fabbri 13Guillermo Barros Schelotto16Caniggia 56Serna64Palermo 69Arruabarrena 73Palermo87 Solari36Salas 53'Berizzo 2 80Salas 89 Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera) La Boca Castrilli W 14 April 1998 11 Lanús 2-1 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/lanus-2-boca-1-torneo-clausura-1998/2716/1998/42/11.html Serrizuela 55Siviero 74 Latorre 37 Estadio Ciudad de Lanús-Néstor Díaz Pérez Lanús Gimenez L 17 April 1998 12 Boca Juniors 1-1 Rosario Central https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-1-r-central-1-torneo-clausura-1998/2717/1998/42/12.html Latorre 12 Bustos Montoya 58Gaitan 2 68 Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera) La Boca Mendez D 26 April 1998 13 Ferro Carril Oeste 4-1 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/ferro-4-boca-1-torneo-clausura-1998/2718/1998/42/13.html Bustos 35Bustos 50Yaque 54Bustos 85 Palermo 27 Estadio Ricardo Etcheverri Caballito Scime L 2 May 1998 14 Boca Juniors 2-3 Deportivo Español https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-2-deportivo-espanol-3-torneo-clausura-1998/2719/1998/42/14.html Caniggia 68Solano72 pen Galvan 41Parodi 44Parodi 48 Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera) La Boca Bongianino L 5 May 1998 15 Huracán 2-4 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/huracan-2-boca-4-torneo-clausura-1998/2720/1998/42/15.html Guerra 26Montenegro 42 Palermo 36Fabbri 39Fabbri 80La Paglia 81 El Palacio Parque Patricios Lamolina W 10 May 1998 16 Boca Juniors 3-1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-3-gimnasia-lp-1-torneo-clausura-1998/2721/1998/42/16.html Fabbri 7Palermo50Palermo 64 Sosa 32 Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera) La Boca Sanchez W 12 May 1998 17 Racing 0-2 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/racing-0-boca-2-torneo-clausura-1998/2722/1998/42/17.html Fabbri 75Caniggia 90 Cilindro de Avellaneda Avellaneda Elizondo W 31 May 1998 18 Boca Juniors 4-0 Gimnasia y Tiro (S) https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-4-gimnasia-y-tiro-s-0-torneo-clausura-1998/2723/1998/42/18.html Palermo 3Caniggia 10Cardoso 25Navas 81 Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera) La Boca Ruscio W 6 June 1998 19 Unión de Santa Fe 1-1 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/union-sta-fe-1-boca-1-torneo-clausura-1998/2724/1998/42/19.html Castillo 90 Ortiz 57 Estadio 15 de Abril Santa Fe Guerra D Statistics Players statistics Apertura 97https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/torneo-apertura-1997/1997/41.html Plantel Boca Torneo Apertura 1997 historiadeboca.com.ar 20 November 2020 Clausura 98https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/torneo-clausura-1998/1998/42.html Plantel Boca Torneo Clausura 1998 historiadeboca.com.ar 20 November 2020 GK COL Oscar Cordoba 17 0 8 0 DF Peru Nolberto Solano 18 3 14 2 DF COL Jorge Bermudez 17 1 14 0 DF ARG Nestor Fabbri 12 0 15 4 DF ARG Rodolfo Arruabarrena 18 4 17 2 MF ARG Diego Cagna 19 1 14 0 MF ARG Diego Latorre 18 9 12 5 MF ARG Rodolfo Cardoso 0 0 11 1 FW ARG Claudio Paul Caniggia 5 0 17 5 FW ARG Martin Palermo 17 8 15 12 FW ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto 16 3 17 3 GK ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri 2 0 11 0 MF ARG Christian Traverso 12 0 1 0 MF ARG Juan Roman Riquelme 13 0 6 0 DF ARG Nelson Vivas 8 0 MF ARG Pablo Eduardo Islas 6 1 3 0 DF ARG Hector Pineda 6 0 10 FW ARG Diego Maradona 5 2 - - MF ARG Gustavo Barros Schelotto 5 0 0 0 MF ARG Alfredo Berti 13 0 DF ARG Emanuel Ruiz 5 0 4 0 DF ARG Walter Samuel 4 0 8 0 DF ARG Cesar Osvaldo La Paglia 3 0 6 1 DF ARG Julio Cesar Toresani 16 1 FW URU Sergio Daniel Martinez 1 1 DF ARG Anibal Matellan 1 0 5 0 GK ARG Christan Fernando Muñoz 1 0 0 0 FW ARG Sebastián Rambert 1 0 FW MEX Luis Hernandez 0 0 - - MF COL Mauricio Serna 0 0 9 1 DF ARG Sergio Castillo 0 0 13 0 DF ARG Luis Darío Calvo 0 0 12 0 DF ARG Ariel Rosada 0 0 8 0 DF ARG Fernando Rodolfo Navas 0 0 6 1 MF ARG Hernan Vigna 0 0 3 0 FW ARG Fernando Ortiz 0 0 2 1 DF ARG Hernan Florentin 0 0 2 0 MF ARG Sebastián Battaglia 0 0 1 0 DF ARG Héctor Andrés Bracamonte 0 0 1 0 DF ARG Hugo Darío Dominguez 0 0 1 0 November 2020 References External links Club Atlético Boca Juniors official web site es Boc Category:Club Atlético Boca Juniors seasons