2014 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season
Boca Juniors 2014 football season
The 2014 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 85th consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad. That Boca Juniors took part in Argentine Primera División , Copa Argentina and Copa Sudamericana .
Season overview
June
July
Diego Perotti and Claudio Riaño expired their loans and signed with Genoa and Independiente respectively.
2 July : César Meli signs for Boca from Colón on a 6-month loan, with an option to make the move permanent for $500.0000.[ 6]
Alan Aguirre and Sebastián Vidal signed for Douglas Haig and Temperley , on a 6-month and 18-month loan respectively.[ 7] [ 8]
Alan Pérez signed for Deportes Magallanes on a one-year loan.[ 10]
David Achucarro and Orlando Gaona Lugo signed for Olimpo on an 18-month loan .[ 16]
Boca played against Huracán on the Round of 32 of 2013–14 Copa Argentina and it was defeated 0-2. Emanuel Insúa was injured in the first half.
Due to the death of Julio Humberto Grondona the Round 1 of Torneo Transición was postponed 1 week.
August
7 August : Mariano Echeverria signs for Boca from Arsenal on a one-year loan.[ 24]
8 August : Alex Jara signs for Boca and signs a one-year loan for Sportivo Italiano .[ 25]
10 August : On the Round 1 of Torneo Transición Boca started the tournament with a defeat against Newell's Old Boys . The only goal was scored by Mauricio Tévez .
15 August : Guillermo Burdisso suffered the rupturing of the meniscus . Burdisso would be out for several weeks.[ 26]
18 August : On the Round 2 of Torneo Transición Boca defeated Belgrano , Emanuel Gigliotti scored the goal in the last seconds of the game with a great assist of Federico Carrizo . Fernando Gago was injured in the first half and was replaced by Gonzalo Castellani .
19 August : Fernando Gago and Juan Manuel Martínez suffered the distension of a muscle. They are not going to play against Atletico de Rafaela .[ 27]
22 August : Another injured; Juan Forlín suffered the strain of the left Biceps femoris muscle . He also will not play against Atletico de Rafaela .[ 28]
24 August : On the Round 3 of Torneo Transición Boca suffered another defeat in La Bombonera , against Atletico de Rafaela , who had never won in the stadium of Boca. The result was 0-3, and a great concern for Carlos Bianchi .
27 August : On the Round 4 of Torneo Transición , Boca worsened their crisis; it was defeated 3-1 by Estudiantes (LP) , showing a very poor level.
27 August : Due to poor results, Carlos Bianchi was sacked after a year and a half in the club, in this time, he earned 26 wins, 22 ties and 26 defeats.
27 August : Rodolfo Arruabarrena was announced as the new manager.[ 29]
31 August : On the Round 5 of Torneo Transición , after two consecutive defeats, Boca returned to the victory; defeated Vélez Sarsfield 3-1 on the first match of the new manager Rodolfo Arruabarrena .
September
4 September : On the first leg of the second stage of 2014 Copa Sudamericana , Boca played against Rosario Central , Boca was winning 1-0 but in the last seconds, Central was able to score and the match finished 1-1. Boca continued showing a great improvement.
5 September : Pablo Ledesma entered in the last minutes of the match against Rosario Central , but was injured, he suffered a luxation in his shoulder, he will be out 2 months.[ 30]
7 September : On the Round 6 of Torneo Transición , Boca played with Olimpo in the stadium Roberto Carminatti , Olimpo played with 10 players almost the entire match, after searching the 1-0, Emanuel Gigliotti scored and Boca won their second straight game.
14 September : On the Round 7 of Torneo Transición , Boca played in La Bombonera against Racing . Jonathan Calleri scored the first goal but due to adverse weather conditions, it was rescheduled to September 25.
18 September : On the second leg of the second stage of 2014 Copa Sudamericana , Boca got a 3-0 victory over Rosario Central with Andrés Chávez scoring twice and José Pedro Fuenzalida scoring the third goal. Boca showed a very good football, and advanced to the next stage .
21 September : On the Round 8 of Torneo Transición , Boca played vs Banfield . Again, Andrés Chávez scored the first goal, but in the last moments of the game, Banfield scored and the match finished 1-1. Daniel Díaz was replaced in the half-time with a sprained left knee , he will be injured one month and he could not play the Superclásico .
22 September : After the problem of Daniel Díaz , is added a ney injury: Juan Forlín , again suffered another strain , on the right Gastrocnemius muscle , he will also could not play the Superclásico .[ 31]
25 September : On the Round 7 of Torneo Transición , in the rescheduled match from September 14, Boca had problems in defense and Racing won 2-1 with Gustavo Bou scoring twice.
28 September : On the Round 9 of Torneo Transición , Boca played vs Quilmes and won 1-0, the only goal was scored by Federico Carrizo . Thus, Boca arrives to the Superclásico with confidence.
October
5 October : On the Round 10 of Torneo Transición , Boca played against River Plate , the Superclásico , the most important match of Argentina . It was a 1-1 draw, with Lisandro Magallán scoring for Boca and Germán Pezzella scoring for River.
12 October : On the Round 11 of Torneo Transición , Boca played against Rosario Central . It was a victory 2-1, despite not having a very good performance.
15 October : On the first leg of the Round of 16 of 2014 Copa Sudamericana Boca suffered against Deportivo Capiatá , a small team from Paraguay , it was 0-1.
19 October : On the Round 12 of Torneo Transición , Boca played against Godoy Cruz . It was a victory 3-2, showing defensive mistakes, with Fernando Gago playing a great match.
23 October : On the second leg of the Round of 16 of 2014 Copa Sudamericana , Boca won 1-0 in Luque against Deportivo Capiatá and forced the penalty shoot-out and won 4-3. Now Boca will play against another Paraguayan team: Cerro Porteño .
26 October : On the Round 13 of Torneo Transición , Boca played against Defensa y Justicia . It was a victory 2-0 with Juan Manuel Martínez scoring the two goals. Lisandro Magallán was injured in his left knee .
27 October : Finally, Lisandro Magallán suffered the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee, and he will be out of activity for six months.[ 32]
30 October : On the first leg of the Quarterfinals of 2014 Copa Sudamericana , Boca won 1-0 against Cerro Porteño in a tight match, with Emanuel Gigliotti scoring the only goal.
November
2 November : On the Round 14 of Torneo Transición , Boca played against San Lorenzo , again, under the rain, it was a 0-2 defeat. Boca couldn't play a good match.
6 November : On the second leg of the Quarterfinals of 2014 Copa Sudamericana , Boca won 4-1 against Cerro Porteño in a Paraguay , it was the best match of the team since the arrive of Rodolfo Arruabarrena . Now in Semifinals, Boca will play against River Plate another edition of the Superclásico , the last one in continental tournaments was 10 years ago in the Semifinals of the 2004 Copa Libertadores , with Boca winning the playoff by penalty shoot-out .
9 November : On the Round 15 of Torneo Transición , Boca played against Tigre , Boca playing with an alternative team won 2-0 with Emanuel Gigliotti scoring twice.
16 November : On the Round 16 of Torneo Transición , Boca played against Arsenal , again, with an alternative team and the game ended 1-1.
20 November : On the first leg of the Semifinals of 2014 Copa Sudamericana , Boca faced River Plate , it was 0-0 in a hard match and disputed match. River finished the game with 7 yellow cards. Juan Manuel Martínez played only 30 minutes because of a foul committed by Leonel Vangioni and it was replaced by José Pedro Fuenzalida .
21 November : Juan Manuel Martínez injury was confirmed: a sprain on his right ankle , He will not play in the rest of the season.[ 33]
23 November : On the Round 17 of Torneo Transición , Boca played in La Bombonera against Independiente . It was a victory 3-1 with two goals of Jonathan Calleri and one of Emanuel Gigliotti . Federico Carrizo played a great match with two assists.
27 November : On the second leg of the Semifinals of 2014 Copa Sudamericana , Boca lost to River Plate 1-0 and was eliminated from the tournament.
30 November : On the Round 18 of Torneo Transición , Boca played against Lanús . It was a 2-2 draw, Boca played with an alternative team.
December
Current squad
Last updated on 8 December 2014
Squad No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of Birth (Age)
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Note
Goalkeepers
1
Agustín Orion (VC 4º )
GK
(1981-06-26 ) June 26, 1981 (age 43)
143
0
Estudiantes (LP)
12
Emanuel Trípodi
GK
(1981-01-08 ) January 8, 1981 (age 43)
7
0
Quilmes
23
Sebastián D'Angelo
GK
(1989-01-14 ) January 14, 1989 (age 35)
5
0
The Academy
31
Manuel Vicentini
GK
(1990-04-19 ) April 19, 1990 (age 34)
0
0
The Academy
Defenders
2
Daniel Díaz (C )
DF
(1979-07-13 ) July 13, 1979 (age 45)
138
11
Atlético Madrid
3
Emanuel Insúa
DF
(1991-04-10 ) April 10, 1991 (age 33)
43
2
Godoy Cruz
4
Hernán Grana
DF
(1985-04-12 ) April 12, 1985 (age 39)
21
0
All Boys
6
Juan Forlín
DF
(1988-01-10 ) January 10, 1988 (age 36)
66
4
Al Rayyan
13
Nahuel Zárate
DF
(1993-01-27 ) January 27, 1993 (age 31)
33
0
The Academy
14
Claudio Pérez
DF
(1985-12-26 ) December 26, 1985 (age 38)
38
2
Belgrano
15
Leandro Marín
DF
(1992-01-22 ) January 22, 1992 (age 32)
48
2
The Academy
22
Lisandro Magallán
DF
(1993-09-27 ) September 27, 1993 (age 30)
22
1
Rosario Central
Injured
24
Guillermo Burdisso
DF
(1988-09-26 ) September 26, 1988 (age 35)
42
3
Galatasaray
28
Mariano Echeverria
DF
(1981-05-27 ) May 27, 1981 (age 43)
16
2
Arsenal
33
Juan Cruz Komar
DF
(1996-08-13 ) August 13, 1996 (age 28)
1
0
The Academy
Midfielders
5
Fernando Gago (VC 2º )
MF
(1986-04-10 ) April 10, 1986 (age 38)
118
2
Valencia
8
Pablo Ledesma
MF
(1984-02-04 ) February 4, 1984 (age 40)
236
17
Catania
10
Luciano Acosta
MF
(1994-05-31 ) May 31, 1994 (age 30)
28
2
The Academy
11
Federico Carrizo
MF
(1991-05-17 ) May 17, 1991 (age 33)
25
1
Rosario Central
16
Gonzalo Castellani
MF
(1987-08-10 ) August 10, 1987 (age 37)
18
0
Godoy Cruz
17
César Meli
MF
(1992-06-20 ) June 20, 1992 (age 32)
18
1
Colón
18
Nicolás Colazo
MF
(1990-07-08 ) July 8, 1990 (age 34)
88
6
All Boys
19
Federico Bravo
MF
(1993-10-05 ) October 5, 1993 (age 30)
35
0
The Academy
20
Adrián Cubas
MF
(1996-05-22 ) May 22, 1996 (age 28)
12
0
The Academy
21
Cristian Erbes (VC 3º )
MF
(1990-01-06 ) January 6, 1990 (age 34)
126
4
The Academy
26
José Pedro Fuenzalida
MF
(1985-02-22 ) February 22, 1985 (age 39)
18
1
Colo-Colo
29
Leonardo Suárez
MF
(1996-03-30 ) March 30, 1996 (age 28)
2
0
The Academy
30
Iván Colman
MF
(1995-05-06 ) May 6, 1995 (age 29)
0
0
The Academy
32
Franco Cristaldo
MF
(1996-08-15 ) August 15, 1996 (age 28)
3
0
The Academy
35
Matías Zaragoza
MF
(1995-09-20 ) September 20, 1995 (age 28)
0
0
The Academy
Forwards
7
Juan Manuel Martínez
FW
(1985-10-25 ) October 25, 1985 (age 38)
66
8
Corinthians
Injured
9
Emanuel Gigliotti
FW
(1987-05-20 ) May 20, 1987 (age 37)
59
23
Novara
25
Andrés Chávez
FW
(1991-03-21 ) March 21, 1991 (age 33)
19
6
Banfield
27
Jonathan Calleri
FW
(1993-09-23 ) September 23, 1993 (age 30)
24
8
All Boys
34
Joel Acosta
FW
(1991-01-16 ) January 16, 1991 (age 33)
8
0
The Academy
Transfers
In:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Position
Staff
Manager
Rodolfo Arruabarrena
Assistant coach
Diego MarkicMauro Navas
Fitness coach
Gustavo Roberti Pablo Santella
Goalkeeping coach
Fernando Gayoso
Doctor
Pablo Ortega Gallo
Kinesiologist
Rubén Araguas
Friendlies
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Competitions
Overall
Overview
Updated as of 8 December 2014.
Primera División
League table
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
19
9
4
6
25
23
+2
31
6
0
4
14
11
+3
3
4
2
11
12
−1
Last updated: October 12, 2014.
Source: AFA
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Ground H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H Result L W L L W W L D W D W W W L W D W D L Position 14 12 16 18 14 10 11 11 11 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Source:
AFA A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Copa Argentina
Round of 32
Copa Sudamericana
Second stage
Final Stages
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Team statistics
Season Appearances and goals
Last updated on 8 December 2014.
Top scorers
Last updated on 8 December 2014.
Top assists
Last updated on 8 December 2014.
Penalties
Clean sheets
Last updated on 8 December 2014.
Rank
Pos.
No.
Name
Torneo Transición
Copa Argentina
Copa Sudamericana
Total
1
GK
1
Agustín Orion
5
0
4
9
Total
4
0
3
7
Disciplinary record
Last updated on 8 December 2014.
References
^ Calleri, nuevo refuerzo de Boca (in Spanish)
^ Sanchez Miño arma las valijas (in Spanish)
^ Renuevan el prestamo a Tripodi (in Spanish)
^ Viatri se va a China (in Spanish)
^ Viejos Conocidos (in Spanish)
^ Meli, el segundo refuerzo (in Spanish)
^ Alan Aguirre cedido a Douglas Haig (in Spanish)
^ Sebastian Vidal a Temperley (in Spanish)
^ Castellani, el tercer refuerzo (in Spanish)
^ Alan Pérez, cedido a Deportivo Magallanes (in Spanish)
^ “Pol” Fernández, nuevo jugador de Atlético de Rafaela (in Spanish)
^ Fragapane se sumará a Elche Ilicitano (in Spanish)
^ Pavón: “Ya se resolvió mi llegada a Boca” (in Spanish)
^ Carrizo es nuevo jugador de Boca (in Spanish)
^ Oficial: Riquelme jugará en Argentinos (in Spanish)
^ Achucarro y Gaona Lugo a Olimpo (in Spanish)
^ Araujo vuelve al fútbol español (in Spanish)
^ Hubo acuerdo por Chávez (in Spanish)
^ Rivero, nuevo jugador de Argentinos Juniors (in Spanish)
^ Palacios, a Arsenal (in Spanish)
^ Confirmado: Así serán las nuevas camisetas (in Spanish)
^ Fuenzalida llegó a la Argentina (in Spanish)
^ Se va Dalla Costa (in Spanish)
^ Echeverría, el séptimo refuerzo (in Spanish)
^ Boca anotó a un juvenil de Instituto en AFA (in Spanish)
^ Se lesionó Burdisso (in Spanish)
^ Gago y Martínez, lesionados (in Spanish)
^ Forlín, desgarrado (in Spanish)
^ Arruabarrena, el nuevo técnico de Boca (in Spanish)
^ Parte Médico: Ledesma, con una luxación (in Spanish)
^ Problema central (in Spanish)
^ Magallán se rompió los ligamentos (in Spanish)
^ Martínez se pierde el resto del 2014 (in Spanish)
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