1997–98 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

The 1997–98 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 68th consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.

Boca Juniors
1997-98 season
PresidentMauricio Macri
ManagerHéctor Veira
StadiumEstadio Camilo Cichero (La Bombonera)
Apertura Tournament 2nd
Clausura Tournament6th
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Martin Palermo (20)

Summary

The club reinforced the squad with several players: Claudio Caniggia [1] came back after a brief retirement, forward Martin Palermo [2] from Estudiantes La Plata, twins Guillermo Barros Schelotto , Gustavo Barros Schelotto [3] arrived from Gimnasia LP, Colombian centre back Jorge Bermúdez from Benfica, goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba [4] from America de Cali, defender Walter Samuel [5]from Newell's Old Boys, Mexican striker Luis Hernandez[6] and Peruvian midfielder Nolberto Solano.[7]

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. [8]

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. [9]Chairman Mauricio Macri wanted to appoint Daniel Passarella- then coach of Argentine National team - as new head manager, however, after majority of Boca fans rejected him due to his past a River Plate idol,[10] 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 Argentine National team coach after the 1998 FIFA World Cup not accepting Jose Pekerman as manager and his high influence on Grondona.[11] 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.[12]

Squad

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  COL Oscar Cordoba
— GK  ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri
— DF  ARG Rodolfo Arruabarrena
— DF  COL Jorge Bermudez
— DF  ARG Julio Cesar Toresani
— DF  ARG Nestor Fabbri
— DF  ARG Nelson Vivas
— DF  ARG Hector Pineda
— DF  ARG Emanuel Ruiz
— DF  ARG Cesar Osvaldo La Paglia
— DF  ARG Anibal Matellan
— DF  ARG Walter Samuel
— DF  ARG Christian Fernando Muñoz
— MF  ARG Diego Cagna
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ARG Diego Latorre
— MF  PER Nolberto Solano
— MF  ARG Alfredo Berti
— MF  ARG Juan Roman Riquelme
— MF  ARG Christian Traverso
— MF  ARG Pablo Eduardo Islas
— MF  ARG Gustavo Barros Schelotto
— FW  ARG Martin Palermo
— FW  ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto
10 FW  ARG Diego Maradona
— FW  ARG Claudio Caniggia
— FW  URU Sergio Daniel Martinez
— FW  ARG Sebastián Rambert
— FW  MEX Luis Hernandez

Transfers

January

Competitions
Main article: 1997–98 Argentine Primera División

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 14 3 2 43 17 +26 45
2 Boca Juniors 19 13 5 1 35 12 +23 44
3 Rosario Central 19 10 5 4 35 20 +15 35
4 Vélez Sársfield 19 8 8 3 42 23 +19 32
5 San Lorenzo 19 9 5 5 42 32 +10 32
Source:

Position by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWDWDWWWWLWDWWWDWW
Position3426474221322222222
Source: www.afa.com.ar
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
24 August 1997 1 Boca Juniors 4-2 Argentinos Juniors La Boca
Latorre  6'
Arruabarrena  12'
Maradona  62' (pen)
Solano  67' 
Latorre  71'
Fabbri
Arruabarrena
Maradona
Latorre 		Report Gomez  10'
Bennet  20'
Vespa  80' (pen)		 Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Gimenez
30 August 1997 2 Platense 2-2 Boca Juniors Liniers
Spontón  10'
Spontón  54'		 Report Martinez  40'
Arruabarrena  72'
Traverso
Arruabarrena  87' 
Toresani 		Stadium: Jose Amalfitani
Referee: Lamolina
14 September 1997 3 Boca Juniors 2-1 Newell's Old Boys La Boca
Maradona  40' (pen)
Guillermo 79'
Toresani
Muñoz
Guillermo 		Report Lujambio  67' Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Pascualino
16 September 1997 4 Velez Sarsfield 0-0 Boca Juniors Liniers
Report Caniggia 79'  Stadium: Estadio Jose Amalfitani
Referee: Sanchez
21 September 1997 5 Boca Juniors 2-1 San Lorenzo La Boca
Latorre  19'
Latorre  25'
Bermudez
Arruabarrena
Latorre 		Report Biagio  37'
Gorosito  71' 
Lussenhoff  90' 		 Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Elizondo
27 September 1997 6 Estudiantes La Plata 0-0 Boca Juniors Avellaneda
Report Berti
Guillermo Barros Schelotto 		Stadium: La Doble Visera
Referee: Castrilli
30 September 1997 7 Boca Juniors 2-1 Independiente de Avellaneda La Boca
Palermo  1'
Arruabarrena 13'
Vivas
Solano
Palermo 		Report Rojas  52' Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Sanchez
4 October 1997 8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 0-3 Boca Juniors Jujuy
Barrionuevo  81'  Report Bermudez  55'
Palermo  56'
Latorre 72'
Berti 		Stadium: 23 de Agosto
Referee: Sequeira
19 October 1997 9 Boca Juniors 2-1 Colón La Boca
Fuertes  6' (own goal)
Latorre 44'
Berti 		Report Ibarra  56'
Fuertes 79'		 Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Lamolina
25 October 1997 10 River Plate 1-2 Boca Juniors Nuñez
Berti 40'
Díaz 56' 		 Report Toresani  47'
Palermo 67'
Vivas
Julio Cesar Toresani
Cagna
Palermo 		Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Referee: Elizondo
1 November 1997 11 Boca Juniors 0-1 Lanus La Boca
Report Clotet  60' Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Hay
8 November 1997 12 Rosario Central 0-3[13] Boca Juniors Rosario
Da Silva 15' Report Solano  47'
Latorre  58'
Guillermo Barro Schelotto  61'
Vivas
Bermudez
Berti
Palermo 		Stadium: Gigante de Arroyito
Referee: Castrilli
20 November 1997 13 Boca Juniors 1-1 Ferro Carril Oeste La Boca
Guillermo Barros Schelotto  36' Report Bustos  46'
Marcelo  73' 		 Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Sequeira
23 November 1997 14 Deportivo Español 0-4 Boca Juniors Parque Avellaneda
Report Palermo  7'
Palermo  8'
Palermo  47'
Cagna  71'
Riquelme
Guillermo Barros Schelotto 		Stadium: Nueva España
Referee: Sanchez
30 November 1997 15 Boca Juniors 2-1 Huracán La Boca
Latorre  15'
Solano  75'
Toresani 		Report Biscay 90' Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Gimenez
7 December 1997 16 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 0-1 Boca Juniors La Plata
San Esteban  90'  Report Palermo  89' Referee: Elizondo
10 December 1997 17 Boca Juniors 0-0 Racing La Boca
Report Michelini  89'  Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Sanchez
14 December 1997 18 Gimnasia y Tiro (S) 0-1 Boca Juniors Salta
Report Islas  77'
Traverso 		Stadium: Gigante del Norte
Referee: Lamolina
21 December 1997 19 Boca Juniors 4-0 Union (Santa Fe) La Boca
Arruabarrena  5'
Palermo  22'
Solano  51' (pen)
Latorre  71'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Gimenez

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 9 5 5 23 20 +3 32
5 San Lorenzo 19 9 3 7 36 27 +9 30
6 Boca Juniors 19 8 5 6 38 30 +8 29
7 River Plate 19 7 8 4 32 24 +8 29
8 Argentinos Juniors 19 7 7 5 26 17 +9 28
Source:

Position by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWLLDWDDWLDLLWWWWD
Position41159121411897101113141210766
Source: www.afa.com.ar
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
19 February 1998 1 Argentinos Juniors 1-3 Boca Juniors Caballito
Brizuela  80' Report Latorre  6'
Fabbri
Arruabarrena
Solano
Cardoso  31'
Palermo
Palermo  50'
Latorre  67'		 Stadium: Ricardo Etcheverri
Referee: Elizondo
22 February 1998 2 Boca Juniors 0-4 Platense La Boca
Bermudez
Cagna
Cardoso
Caniggia  89' 		 Report Hanuch  2'
Godoy  74'
Hanuch  81'
Sponton  89'		 Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Ruscio
25 February 1998 3 Newell's Old Boys 2-4 Boca Juniors Rosario
Franco  43'
Quiroga  55'		 Report Serna  14'
Solano  21' (pen)
Palermo  31'
Guillermo Barros Schelotto  38'
Solano
Fabbri
Arruabarrena 		Stadium: El Coloso del Parque
Referee: Castrilli
28 February 1998 4 Boca Juniors 2-3 Velez Sarsfield La Boca
Palermo  39'
Latorre  61'
Fabbri  86' 		 Report Castroman  27'
Arruabarrena 53' (own goal)
Chilavert  87' (pen)		 Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Sanchez
8 March 1998 5 San Lorenzo 2-1 Boca Juniors Almagro
Basavilvaso 14'
Biagio  34'		 Report Palermo  7'
Bermudez  86' 
Palermo  89' 
Samuel 		Stadium: Nuevo Gasometro
Referee: Gimenez
15 March 1998 6 Boca Juniors 0-0 Estudiantes La Plata La Boca
Fabbri
Serna
Cagna
Palermo 		Report Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Lamolina
22 March 1998 7 Independiente 0-4 Boca Juniors Avellaneda
Report Arruabarrena  19'
Caniggia  39'
Solano  44'
Guillermo Barros Schelotto  65'
Guillermo Barros Schelotto  70'		 Stadium: La Doble Visera
Referee: Madorran
27 March 1998 8 Boca Juniors 0-0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) La Boca
Latorre 20'
Matellan 52'
Arruabarrena 		Report Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Elizondo
5 April 1998 9 Colon 2-2 Boca Juniors Santa Fe
Sandoval 2'
Fuertes  25'
Ulambre  74' 		 Report Palermo 55'
Bermudez
Serna
Caniggia		 Stadium: Cementerio de los Elefantes
Referee: Scime
11 April 1998 10 Boca Juniors 3-2 River Plate La Boca
Fabbri  13'
Guillermo Barros Schelotto 16'
Caniggia  56'
Serna 64'
Palermo  69'
Arruabarrena  73'
Palermo 87'		 Report Solari 36'
Salas 53'
Berizzo  80' 
Salas  89'		 Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Castrilli
14 April 1998 11 Lanús 2-1 Boca Juniors Lanús
Serrizuela  55'
Siviero  74'		 Report Latorre  37' Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús-Néstor Díaz Pérez
Referee: Gimenez
17 April 1998 12 Boca Juniors 1-1 Rosario Central La Boca
Latorre  12' Report Bustos Montoya  58'
Gaitan  68' 		 Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Mendez
26 April 1998 13 Ferro Carril Oeste 4-1 Boca Juniors Caballito
Bustos  35'
Bustos  50'
Yaque  54'
Bustos  85'		 Report Palermo  27' Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Etcheverri
Referee: Scime
2 May 1998 14 Boca Juniors 2-3 Deportivo Español La Boca
Caniggia  68'
Solano 72' (pen)		 Report Galvan  41'
Parodi  44'
Parodi  48'		 Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Bongianino
5 May 1998 15 Huracán 2-4 Boca Juniors Parque Patricios
Guerra  26'
Montenegro  42'		 Report Palermo  36'
Fabbri  39'
Fabbri  80'
La Paglia  81'		 Stadium: El Palacio
Referee: Lamolina
10 May 1998 16 Boca Juniors 3-1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) La Boca
Fabbri  7'
Palermo 50'
Palermo  64'		 Report Sosa  32' Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Sanchez
12 May 1998 17 Racing 0-2 Boca Juniors Avellaneda
Report Fabbri  75'
Caniggia  90'		 Stadium: Cilindro de Avellaneda
Referee: Elizondo
31 May 1998 18 Boca Juniors 4-0 Gimnasia y Tiro (S) La Boca
Palermo  3'
Caniggia  10'
Cardoso  25'
Navas  81'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Alberto Cichero (La Bombonera)
Referee: Ruscio
6 June 1998 19 Unión de Santa Fe 1-1 Boca Juniors Santa Fe
Castillo  90' Report Ortiz  57' Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril
Referee: Guerra

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalApertura 97[14]Clausura 98[15]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Oscar Cordoba 25017080
DF Nolberto Solano 325183142
DF Jorge Bermudez 311171140
DF Nestor Fabbri 274120154
DF Rodolfo Arruabarrena 356184172
MF Diego Cagna 331191140
MF Diego Latorre 3014189125
MF Rodolfo Cardoso 11100111
FW Claudio Paul Caniggia 22550175
FW Martin Palermo 32201781512
FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto 336163173
GK Roberto Abbondanzieri 13020110
MF Christian Traverso 13012010
MF Juan Roman Riquelme 19013060
DF Nelson Vivas 8080
MF Pablo Eduardo Islas 916130
DF Hector Pineda 6060
10 FW Diego Maradona 5252--
MF Gustavo Barros Schelotto 505000
MF Alfredo Berti 130130
DF Emanuel Ruiz 905040
DF Walter Samuel 1204080
DF Cesar Osvaldo La Paglia 913061
DF Julio Cesar Toresani 161161
FW Sergio Daniel Martinez 1111
DF Anibal Matellan 601050
GK Christan Fernando Muñoz 101000
FW Sebastián Rambert 1010
FW Luis Hernandez 0000--
MF Mauricio Serna 910091
DF Sergio Castillo 13000130
DF Luis Darío Calvo 12000120
DF Ariel Rosada 800080
DF Fernando Rodolfo Navas 610061
MF Hernan Vigna 300030
FW Fernando Ortiz 210021
DF Hernan Florentin 200020
MF Sebastián Battaglia 100010
DF Héctor Andrés Bracamonte 100010
DF Hugo Darío Dominguez 100010
  • Source:

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