1996–97 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

Boca Juniors football season Boca Juniors 1996–97 Mauricio Macri President Carlos Bilardo (until 16 December 1995) Héctor Veira(Jan. 1997–) La Bombonera Apertura Tournament 10th. Clausura Tournament 9th. Sergio Martinez (17) _boca9697h _boca9697h _boca9697h _boca9697h _boca9697h 000080 000080 000080 000080 000080 _boca9697a _boca9697a _boca9697a _boca9697a _boca9697a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFC700 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 67th consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad. Summary Macri reinforced the club with several players: Diego Latorre, Julio César Toresani, Néstor Lorenzo, Sandro Guzmán, Facundo Sava, Sebastián Rambert, Gabriel Cedrés, Diego Cagna, Mauricio Pineda, Hugo Guerra, Silvio Carrario, Fernando Cáceres and Christian Dollberg. Owing to health issues club star Diego Maradona took another retirement.https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/maradona-estoy-a-un-10-de-mi-retiro-nid172900/ I'm about a mere 10% from my retirement as player lanacion.com.ar 14 September 1996 14 November 2020 Spanish Meanwhile, forward Claudio Paul Caniggia suffered his mother' suicide in Henderson https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/claudio-caniggia-volvio-pueblo-entierro-madre_0_HkZggtQZCYg.html Caniggia returned to his town for his mother's funeral Alba Piotto clarin.com 13 September 1996 13 November 2020 Spanish and announced his own retirement for the next Apertura Tournament. Also, left winger Kily González,https://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/2020/04/29/5ea98ca1e2704e045c8b45bd.html The confessions of Kily González ar.marca.com 29 April 2020 20 November 2020 Spanish Juan Sebastián Verónhttps://www.clarin.com/deportes/veron-paso-sampdoria_0_rySGwsQZAte.html clarin.com Veron transferred out to Sampdoria 20 July 1996 20 November 2020 Spanish were transferred out to Europe. 17-yr-old playmaker and future club legend Juan Román Riquelme made his debut in this Apertura tournament. In Apertura Tournament, the squad was a total failure sinking down to the middle of the table far below of champions River Plate prompting Bilardo to be sacked during December.https://www.clarin.com/ediciones-anteriores/final-bilardo-quedo-boca_0_r1H1D7WRFl.html At the end, Bilardo remained without Boca Spanish clarin.com 15 December 1996 In spite of rumors about Miguel Ángel Brindisi as new trainer, the club appointed Héctor Veira as new head coachhttps://www.clarin.com/deportes/macri-reunio-brindisi_0_HyGfIeElRYx.html Did Macri meet with Brindisi? clarin.com 12 September 2002 12 November 2020 and reinforced the squad with goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri (returned from a loan Rosario Central), midfielder Christian Traverso, Alfredo Berti and Pedro González. However, in Clausura the team just reached a miserable ninth spot despite Sergio "Manteca" Martinez scored 15 goals being the Clausura top striker. Finally, by July 13 Diego Maradona came back from his brief retirement and played against Racing https://www.clarin.com/deportes/maradona-sale-cancha-racing_0_rybfbNbbAFl.html Maradona is back to the field against Racing clarin.com 13 July 1997 13 November 2020 for the joy of Boca fans. 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 GK COL Carlos Navarro Montoya GK ARG Sandro Guzmán DF ARG Nelson Vivas DF ARG Julio César Toresani DF ARG Fernando Cáceres DF ARG Néstor Fabbri DF ARG Mauricio Pineda DF ARG Néstor Lorenzo DF ARG Aníbal Matellán DF ARG Christian Dollberg DF ARG Walter Del Río MF ARG Kily González MF ARG Diego Maradona MF ARG Diego Latorre MF ARG Juan Román Riquelme MF ARG José Basualdo MF ARG Diego Cagna MF ARG Roberto Pompei MF ARG Ariel Rosada MF ARG Raúl Peralta MF ARG Pablo Trobbiani FW URU Sergio Martínez FW ARG Claudio Caniggia FW Cameroon Alphonse Tchami FW URU Gabriel Cedrés FW URU Hugo Guerra FW ARG Sebastián Rambert FW ARG Facundo Sava DF ARG Silvio Carrario FW ARG Luis Darío Calvo Transfers Players in Pos. Name From MF Diego Latorre Racing Club MF Julio César Toresani DF Néstor Lorenzo GK Sandro Guzmán DF Facundo Sava FW Sebastián Rambert Real Zaragoza MF Gabriel Cedrés MF Diego Cagna DF Hector Pineda MF Hugo Guerra MF Silvio Carrario DF Fernando Cáceres MF Christian Dollberg Players out Pos. Name To DF Carlos Mac Allister DF Fabián Carrizo FW Darío Scotto Rosario Central MF Juan Sebastián Verón Sampdoria MF Kily González Real Zaragoza January Players in Pos. Name From GK Roberto Abbondanzieri Rosario Central MF Christian Traverso Players out Pos. Name To GK Carlos Navarro Montoya Extremadura UD MF José Basualdo Extremadura UD Competitions 1996–97 Argentine Primera División Torneo Apertura League table Torneo Apertura BOC Position by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H Result W/L/L/D/L/W/L/W/D/L/D/W/L/W/D/L/W/L/L Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st www.afa.com.ar November 2020 Matches 25 August 1996 1 Estudiantes (LP) 2–3 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/estudiantes-lp-2-boca-3-torneo-apertura-1996/2599/1996/41/1.html Fúriga F. Verón Basualdo 24 Latorre 34 Pompei 51 José Amalfitani Buenos Aires Aníbal Hay W 3 September 1996 2 Boca Juniors 2–3 Colón https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-2-colon-sta-fe-3-torneo-apertura-1996/2600/1996/41/2.html Fabbri 44 Martínez 83 Muller 45Cuberas 49 Aquino 53 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Horacio Elizondo L 7 September 1996 3 Lanús 3–1 Boca Juniors Serrizuela 59 Enría 79 Belloso 90 Cedrés 42 Lanús Stadium Lanús Daniel Giménez L 15 September 1996 4 Boca Juniors 1–1 San Lorenzo Rambert 49 Abreu 61 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Ángel Sánchez D 21 September 1996 5 Huracán (C) 1–3 Boca Juniors Amato 83 Guerra 9 Pompei 57 Vivas 80 Huracán (C) Corrientes Luis Oliveto W 29 September 1996 6 Boca Juniors 3–2 River Plate https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-3-river-2-torneo-apertura-1996/2604/1996/41/6.html Pompei 5 Cedrés 61 Guerra 90 Salas 21 Sorín 72 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Daniel Giménez W 13 October 1996 7 Ferro Carril Oeste 3–1 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/ferro-3-boca-1-torneo-apertura-1996/2605/1996/41/7.html Piaggio 56 86 88 Rambert 87 Ferro C. Oeste Buenos Aires Aníbal Hay L 20 October 1996 8 Boca Juniors 2–1 Newell's Old Boys https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-2-newell_s-1-torneo-apertura-1996/2606/1996/41/8.html Guerra 25 81 Giménez 12 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Francisco Lamolina W 27 October 1996 9 Vélez Sarsfield 1–1 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/velez-1-boca-1-torneo-apertura-1996/2607/1996/41/9.html Camps 5 Toresani 78 José Amalfitani Buenos Aires Ángel Sánchez D 3 November 1996 10 Boca Juniors 0–1 Independiente https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-0-independiente-1-torneo-apertura-1996/2608/1996/41/10.html Guerrero 66 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Roberto Ruscio L 7 November 1996 11 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1–1 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/gimnasia-lp-1-boca-1-torneo-apertura-1996/2609/1996/41/11.html Guillermo B. Schelotto Rambert Juan C. Zerillo La Plata Francisco Lamolina D 10 November 1996 12 Boca Juniors 2–0 Unión (SF) https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-2-union-sta-fe-0-torneo-apertura-1996/2610/1996/41/12.html Guerra 39 Cáceres 64 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Luis Oliveto W 17 November 1996 13 Banfield 3–1 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/banfield-3-boca-1-torneo-apertura-1996/2611/1996/41/13.html Lemma 7 Alvarenga 34 Arce 75 Rambert 78 Florencio Sola Banfield Javier Castrilli L 24 November 1996 14 Boca Juniors 6–0 Huracán https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-6-huracan-0-torneo-apertura-1996/2612/1996/41/14.html Toresani 16 Rambert 40 Fabbri 44Cedrés 68 Latorre 71 Riquelme 82 Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera) Buenos Aires A. Sánchez W 26 November 1996 15 Deportivo Español 1–1 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/deportivo-espanol-1-boca-1-torneo-apertura-1996/2613/1996/41/15.html Guede 77 Cedrés 35 Humberto Dellacasa D 1 December 1996 16 Racing 4–2 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/racing-4-boca-2-torneo-apertura-1996/2614/1996/41/16.html Brusco 34 Delgado 48 I. González 77 Marini 80 Toresani 15 67 Racing Club Avellaneda Aníbal Hay L 6 December 1996 17 Boca Juniors 4–1 Platense Toresani 5 Cedrés 30 82 Latorre 57 Coria 54 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Hugo Cordero W 18 December 1996 18 Rosario Central 4–2 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/r-central-4-boca-2-torneo-apertura-1996/2616/1996/41/18.html Cardetti 1 26 Carbonari 43 Da Silva 53 Riquelme 17 Latorre 67 Gigante de Arroyito Rosario Javier Castrilli L 22 December 1996 19 Boca Juniors 0–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) Trimarchi 40 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Méndez L Torneo Clausura League table League_standings_2 BCA Position by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A Result W/L/D/D/W/D/D/D/L/L/W/D/W/D/L/W/L/W/D Position 3/8/9/15/9/11/12/12/14/15/11/11/10/11/11/9/10/8/9 - Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st www.afa.com.ar November 2020 Matches 23 February 1997 1 Boca Juniors 2–1 Estudiantes (LP) https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-2-estudiantes-lp-1-torneo-clausura-1997/2662/1997/42/1.html Fabbri 44 Latorre 57 Arruabarrena 55 o.g. La Bombonera Buenos Aires Francisco Lamolina W 1 March 1997 2 Colón 1–0 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/colon-sta-fe-1-boca-0-torneo-clausura-1997/2663/1997/42/2.html Castillo 61 Colón Santa Fe Ángel Sánchez L 4 March 1997 5 Boca Juniors 1–1 Lanús Latorre 80 A. López 5 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Horacio Elizondo D 9 March 1997 4 San Lorenzo 4–0 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/san-lorenzo-4-boca-0-torneo-clausura-1997/2665/1997/42/4.html Gorosito 22 29 Silas 41 79 San Lorenzo Buenos Aires Aníbal Hay L 14 March 1997 5 Boca Juniors 4–1 Huracán (C) https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-4-huracan-corr-1-torneo-clausura-1997/2666/1997/42/5.html S. Martínez 23 55 63 83 Lujambio 71 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Hugo Cordero W 23 March 1997 6 River Plate 3–3 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/river-3-boca-3-torneo-clausura-1997/2667/1997/42/6.html Cedrés 5 S. Martínez 17 29 S. Berti 42 Villalba 76 C. Ayala 87 Monumental Buenos Aires Javier Castrilli D 6 April 1997 7 Boca Juniors 1–1 Ferro Carril Oeste https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-1-ferro-1-torneo-clausura-1997/2668/1997/42/7.html S. Martínez 47 Flores 82 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Rubén Pascualino D 12 April 1997 8 Newell's Old Boys 1–1 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/newell_s-1-boca-1-torneo-clausura-1997/2669/1997/42/8.html Dalla Líbera 30 Latorre 41 Newell's O.B. Rosario Francisco Lamolina D 20 April 1997 9 Boca Juniors 1–2 Vélez Sarsfield https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-1-velez-2-torneo-clausura-1997/2670/1997/42/9.html Riquelme 3 Chilavert 45 p. Moriggi 80 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Daniel Giménez L 4 Mat 1997 10 Independiente 2–0 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/independiente-2-boca-0-torneo-clausura-1997/2671/1997/42/10.html Burruchaga 31 83 Independiente Avellaneda Javier Castrilli L 7 November 1996 11 Boca Juniors 6–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-6-gimnasia-lp-1-torneo-clausura-1997/2672/1997/42/11.html Sava 23 Latorre 26 35 S. Martínez 60 62 73 88 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Rubén Pascualino W 14 May 1997 12 Unión (SF) 3–3 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/union-sta-fe-3-boca-3-torneo-clausura-1997/2673/1997/42/12.html Garate 28 Perezlindo 43 Magnin 54 S. Martínez 30 48 Toresani 84 15 de Abril Santa Fe Daniel Giménez D 16 May 1997 13 Boca Juniors 3–1 Banfield https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-3-banfield-1-torneo-clausura-1997/2674/1997/42/13.html S. Martínez 69 Toresani 77 Tchami 90 Campodónico 12 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Alejandro Sliwa W 26 May 1997 14 Huracán 1–1 Boca Juniors https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/huracan-1-boca-1-torneo-clausura-1997/2675/1997/42/14.html C. García 77 S. Martínez 35 Tomás Ducó Buenos Aires Luis Pasturenzi D 1 June 1997 15 Boca Juniors 1–3 Deportivo Español https://historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-1-deportivo-espanol-3-torneo-clausura-1997/2676/1997/42/15.html Cedrés 22 Almirón 4 Galván 51 Parodi 90 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Roberto Ruscio L 13 July 1997 16 Boca Juniors 3–2 Racing https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-3-racing-2-torneo-clausura-1997/2677/1997/42/16.html Rambert 15 21Fabbri 34 I. González 23 penDelgado 80 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Aníbal Hay W 7 August 1997 17 Platense 1–0 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/platense-1-boca-0-torneo-clausura-1997/2678/1997/42/17.html Loyola 88 Vicente López Florida Guerra L 10 August 1997 18 Boca Juniors 4–3 Rosario Central https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/boca-4-r-central-3-torneo-clausura-1997/2679/1997/42/18.html Rambert 13 69 86 Riquelme 90 Da Silva 39 Cardetti 50 61 La Bombonera Buenos Aires Oscar Sequeira W 12 August 1997 19 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 0–0 Boca Juniors https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/partido/gimnasia-j-0-boca-0-torneo-clausura-1997/2680/1997/42/19.html Gimnasia y Esgrima Jujuy Carlos Salado D Statistics Players statistics Apertura 96https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/torneo-apertura-1996/1996/41.html Plantel Boca Torneo Apertura 1996 historiadeboca.com.ar 20 November 2020 Clausura 97https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/torneo-clausura-1997/1997/42.html Plantel Boca Torneo Clausura 1997 historiadeboca.com.ar 20 November 2020 GK Colombia Carlos Fernando Navarro Montoya 13 0 - - ARG Nelson Vivas 16 1 11 0 DF ARG Néstor Fabbri 16 2 13 2 MF ARG Kily González 1 0 - - FW URU Sergio Daniel Martinez 2 1 15 15 FW ARG Claudio Paul Caniggia 0 0 0 0 10 FW ARG Diego Maradona 0 0 1 0 ARG Raul Alejandro Peralta 2 0 6 0 MF Cameroon Alphonse Marie Tchami 7 0 5 1 ARG Luis Darío Calvo 2 0 4 0 MF ARG José Horacio Basualdo 9 1 - - MF ARG Walter José Del Río 1 0 1 0 FW ARG Sebastián Rambert 18 5 9 5 MF ARG Diego Latorre 19 4 16 5 DF ARG Roberto Pompei 18 3 12 0 DF ARG Julio César Toresani 16 5 15 2 DF ARG Fernando Cáceres 15 1 - - MF ARG Diego Cagna 15 1 14 0 MF URU Gabriel Cedrés 13 6 15 2 MF URU Hugo Romeo Guerra 12 5 DF ARG Cristian Dollberg 12 0 DF ARG Héctor Pineda 9 0 8 0 MF ARG Juan Román Riquelme 8 2 14 2 FW ARG Facundo Sava 7 0 - - DF ARG Silvio Carrario 6 0 - - GK ARG Sandro Daniel Guzman 6 0 12 0 DF ARG Néstor Gabriel Lorenzo 6 0 7 0 MF ARG Pablo Marcelo Trobbiani 4 0 DF ARG Aníbal Matellán 2 0 10 0 DF ARG Ariel Rosada 1 0 2 0 MF ARG Christian Traverso 0 0 14 0 DF ARG Rodolfo Arruabarrena 0 0 12 0 MF ARG Pedro Enrique González 0 0 12 0 GK ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri 0 0 8 0 MF ARG Blas Giunta 0 0 8 0 DF ARG Alfredo Jesus Berti 0 0 7 0 DF ARG Ruben Darío Cantero 0 0 2 0 DF ARG Emanuel Ruiz 0 0 2 0 DF ARG German Gallo 0 0 1 0 DF ARG Diego Gastón Herrera 0 0 1 0 DF ARG Gustavo Hernan Scolari 0 0 1 0 DF ARG Carlos Alcides Zapella 0 0 1 0 November 2020 References Boc Category:Club Atlético Boca Juniors seasons