1995–96 Boca Juniors season

The campaign is best remembered by the high-expected return to the club of 1986 World Cup champion Diego Maradona after 14 seasons.[1] Several players were transferred in included Rosario Central left winger Kily González almost signed by Real Madrid,[2] Darío Scotto, Claudio Paul Caniggia,[3] Arturo Yorno and loans out ended for Raul Peralta, Roberto Cabañas y Blas Giunta.

On 3 December 1995 Mauricio Macri won his first Chairman's election with 7,000 votes and became new club President [4] In Torneo Apertura 1995 the squad finished on 4th spot after several rounds being leader losing the title over the last 5 matches.

Marzolini was sacked and Macri signed Carlos Bilardo during December 1995,[5] and reinforced the squad with midfielders Juan Sebastian Veron[6] from Estudiantes La Plata and José Horacio Basualdo. The Clausura is best remembered by the bizarre fact of 5 penalties missed by Maradona.[7] The club finished on 5th spot with 33 points, seven below of champions Carlos Bianchi' Velez Sarsfield.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ARG Carlos Fernando Navarro Montoya — DF  ARG Carlos Javier Mac Allister — DF  ARG Nelson Vivas — DF  ARG Nestor Fabbri — DF  ARG Fernando Gamboa — MF  ARG Kily Gonzalez — FW  ARG Dario Scotto — FW  URU Sergio Daniel Martinez — MF  ARG Alberto Márcico —  ARG Julio Saldaña — FW  ARG Claudio Paul Caniggia —  ARG Diego Soñora

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ARG Diego Maradona —  ARG Raul Alejandro Peralta —  ARG Fabián Carrizo — FW  CMR Alphonse Marie Tchami —  ARG Blas Giunta — DF  ARG Luis Medero —  ARG Walter Pico — GK  ARG Arturo Yorno — DF  ARG Rodolfo Arruabarrena —  ARG Luis Darío Calvo —  ARG Christian Eduardo Gimenez —  ARG Roberto Oscar Gomez — MF  ARG Juan Sebastián Verón — MF  ARG José Horacio Basualdo

• Club Atlético Boca Juniors official web site (in Spanish)