2021 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

The 2021 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 93rd consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. It was an unusual season, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Primera Division tournament returned after two national cups were played. Boca Juniors also took part in the Copa Argentina, and in the Final stages of the 2021 Copa Libertadores.

Boca Juniors

2021 season
President	Jorge Amor Ameal
Manager	Miguel Ángel Russo (until 17 August) Sebastián Battaglia (from 17 August)
Stadium	Estadio Alberto J. Armando
Primera División	4th
2019–20 Copa Argentina	Winners
2021 Copa Libertadores	Round of 16
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2020–21 2022 →

Season overview

June

Marcelo Weigandt and Nazareno Solís returned from their respective loans. On June 3, Boca and Mauro Zárate agreed to mutually terminate the forward's contract, Zárate subsequently joined América Mineiro.^[1] On June 4, Boca and Carlos Tevez agreed to mutually terminate the forward's contract, Tevez subsequently joined; In a press conference, Tevez said that he was "physically fit to continue but not mentally" and that he can continue to play "at the age of 42, but not in Boca Juniors". Tevez won in the club 11 titles and played 279 matches.^[2] On June 11, Nicolás Orsini arrives from Lanús.^[3] On June 17, Norberto Briasco and Esteban Rolón arrived from Huracán.^[4] On June 23, Nicolás Capaldo was transferred to Red Bull Salzburg from Austria.^[5] Franco Soldano ended his loan with Boca and returned to his club.

July

Emmanuel Mas, Julio Buffarini and Leonardo Jara ended their contract with the club. On July 4, Esteban Andrada was transferred to Monterrey from Mexico.^[6] On July 13 Boca drew 0-0 against Brazilian Atlético Mineiro in Copa Libertadores. On the first match of Primera Division Boca drew 1-1 against Union. After another 0-0 draw against Atletico Mineiro Boca lost on penalties and was eliminated of Copa Libertadores. Gonzalo Maroni is loaned to Atlas. On July 24 Boca drew 0-0 against Banfield. On July 27 Boca lost 2-0 against San Lorenzo. On July 30 Juan Ramírez arrives from San Lorenzo.^[7] On July 31 Luis Advíncula arrives from Rayo Vallecano.

August

On August 1 Boca drew 0-0 against Talleres (C). On August 4 after a 0-0 draw Boca eliminated classic rival River Plate, winning 4-1 in penalties. On August 8 Boca drew 1-1 against Argentinos Juniors. Ramón Ábila interrupts the loan in Minnesota United, and is loaned to D.C. United.^[8] On August 15 Boca lost 1-0 against Estudiantes (LP). On August 17 Miguel Ángel Russo is sacked and Sebastián Battaglia is appointed as new manager.^[9] On August 21 Boca defeated Patronato 1-0. On August 25 Boca defeated Platense 3-1. On August 29 Boca drew 0-0 against Racing.

September

On September 4 Boca defeated Rosario Central 2-1. On September 14 Boca drew 0-0 against Defensa y Justicia. On September 18 Boca defeated Atlético Tucumán 2-1. On September 22 Boca advanced to the semifinals of Copa Argentina after eliminating Patronato on penalties. On September 26 Boca defeated Colón 1-0.

October

On October 3 Boca lost the Superclásico 2-0 against River Plate. On October 9 Boca defeated Lanús 4-2. On October 16 Boca defeated Huracán 3-0. On October 20 Boca defeated Godoy Cruz 2-1. On October 24 Boca lost 2-0 against Vélez Sarsfield. On October 30 Boca lost 1-0 against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP).

November

On November 3 Boca defeated Argentinos Juniors 1-0 and advanced to Copa Argentina final. On November 8 Boca defeated Aldosivi 3-0. On November 19 Boca defeated Sarmiento (J) 2-0. On November 24 Boca lost 1-0 against Independiente. On November 30 Boca drew 0-0 against Newell's Old Boys.

December

On December 4 Boca drew 1-1 against Arsenal. On December 8, Boca won their 4th and record title of Copa Argentina after defeating Talleres (C) 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw and qualified to the group stage of 2022 Copa Libertadores. In the last match of the league tournament on December 11, Boca defeated 8-1 Central Córdoba (SdE).

Squad

Last updated on December 12, 2021.

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Last team	Note
Goalkeepers
1	Agustín Rossi		GK	(1995-08-21) August 21, 1995 (age 30)	105	-75	Lanús
13	Javier García (VC 2º)		GK	(1987-01-29) January 29, 1987 (age 38)	49	-59	Racing
Defenders
2	Lisandro López		DF	(1989-09-01) September 1, 1989 (age 35)	77	9	Benfica
4	Marcelo Weigandt		DF	(2001-04-06) April 6, 2001 (age 24)	25	1	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
5	Carlos Zambrano		DF	(1989-07-10) July 10, 1989 (age 36)	33	2	Dynamo Kyiv
6	Marcos Rojo (VC 3º)		DF	(1990-03-20) March 20, 1990 (age 35)	30	1	Manchester United
17	Luis Advíncula		DF	(1990-03-02) March 2, 1990 (age 35)	17	0	Rayo Vallecano
18	Frank Fabra		DF	(1991-02-22) February 22, 1991 (age 34)	140	11	Independiente Medellín
19	Valentín Barco		DF	(2004-07-23) July 23, 2004 (age 21)	3	0	Youth team
24	Carlos Izquierdoz (C)		DF	(1988-11-03) November 3, 1988 (age 36)	127	6	Santos Laguna
35	Renzo Giampaoli		DF	(2000-01-07) January 7, 2000 (age 25)	2	0	Youth team
37	Agustín Sández		DF	(2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 24)	15	0	Youth team
39	Nicolás Valentini		DF	(2001-04-06) April 6, 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Youth team
40	Eros Mancuso		DF	(1999-04-17) April 17, 1999 (age 26)	6	1	Youth team
Midfielders
8	Edwin Cardona		MF	(1992-12-08) December 8, 1992 (age 32)	92	18	Tijuana
11	Eduardo Salvio		MF	(1990-07-13) July 13, 1990 (age 35)	51	15	Benfica
14	Esteban Rolón		MF	(1995-03-25) March 25, 1995 (age 30)	14	0	Huracán
16	Aaron Molinas		MF	(2000-08-02) August 2, 2000 (age 25)	20	0	Youth team
20	Juan Ramírez		MF	(1993-05-25) May 25, 1993 (age 32)	19	1	San Lorenzo
21	Jorman Campuzano		MF	(1996-04-30) April 30, 1996 (age 29)	81	2	Atlético Nacional
23	Diego González		MF	(1988-02-09) February 9, 1988 (age 37)	30	3	Racing Club
26	Ezequiel Fernández		MF	(2002-07-25) July 25, 2002 (age 23)	3	0	Youth team
32	Agustín Almendra		MF	(2000-02-11) February 11, 2000 (age 25)	67	6	Youth team
33	Alan Varela		MF	(2001-07-04) July 4, 2001 (age 24)	35	0	Youth team
36	Cristian Medina		MF	(2002-06-01) June 1, 2002 (age 23)	39	1	Youth team
41	Rodrigo Montes		MF	(2000-04-03) April 3, 2000 (age 25)	11	1	Youth team
42	Gabriel Vega		MF	(2002-04-18) April 18, 2002 (age 23)	3	0	Youth team
Forwards
9	Nicolás Orsini		FW	(1994-09-12) September 12, 1994 (age 30)	9	1	Lanús
22	Sebastián Villa		FW	(1996-05-19) May 19, 1996 (age 29)	106	17	Deportes Tolima
29	Norberto Briasco		FW	(1996-02-29) February 29, 1996 (age 29)	20	1	Huracán
30	Exequiel Zeballos		FW	(2002-04-24) April 24, 2002 (age 23)	17	1	Youth team
31	Cristian Pavón		FW	(1996-01-21) January 21, 1996 (age 29)	164	36	LA Galaxy
34	Agustín Obando		FW	(2000-03-11) March 11, 2000 (age 25)	44	2	Youth team
38	Luis Vázquez		FW	(2001-01-14) January 14, 2001 (age 24)	31	7	Youth team
50	Vicente Taborda		FW	(2001-06-16) June 16, 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Youth team

Transfers

Winter

In

Players transferred
Pos.	Name	Club	Fee
DF	Luis Advíncula	Rayo Vallecano	Undisclosed
MF	Juan Ramírez	San Lorenzo	Undisclosed
MF	Esteban Rolón	Huracán	Undisclosed
FW	Norberto Briasco	Huracán	Undisclosed
FW	Nicolás Orsini	Lanús	Undisclosed

Players loaned
Pos.	Name	Club	End date

Loan Return
Pos.	Name	Return from
DF	Marcelo Weigandt	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
FW	Nazareno Solís	OFI Crete

Out

Players transferred
Pos.	Name	Club	Fee
GK	Esteban Andrada	Monterrey	Undisclosed
DF	Julio Buffarini	Huesca	Free
DF	Leonardo Jara	Vélez Sarsfield	Free
DF	Emmanuel Mas	Orlando City	Free
MF	Nicolás Capaldo	Red Bull Salzburg	$6M
FW	Carlos Tevez		Free
FW	Mauro Zárate	América Mineiro	Free

Players loaned
Pos.	Name	Club	End date
MF	Gonzalo Maroni	Atlas

Loan return
Pos.	Name	Return to
FW	Franco Soldano	Olympiakos

Competitions

Overall

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primera División	18 July 2021	12 December 2021	Matchday 1	4th	25	11	8	6	35	19	+16	044.00
2019–20 Copa Argentina	4 August 2021	8 December 2021	Round of 161	Winners	4	1	3	0	1	0	+1	025.00
2021 Copa Libertadores	13 July 2021	20 July 2021	Round of 161	Round of 16	2	0	2	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Total					31	12	13	6	36	19	+17	038.71

Last updated: December 12, 2021.
Source: Competitions

1: The Round of 64 and Round of 32 were played in the previous season. 2: The group stage of 2021 Copa Libertadores was played in the previous season.

Primera División

Main article: 2021 Argentine Primera División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Defensa y Justicia	25	13	8	4	43	24	+19	47
3	Talleres (C)	25	14	4	7	38	28	+10	46
4	Boca Juniors	25	11	8	6	35	19	+16	41
5	Vélez Sarsfield	25	10	9	6	34	21	+13	39
6	Estudiantes (LP)	25	10	9	6	43	31	+12	39

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.

International Qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Talleres (C) (Q)	37	19	9	9	56	42	+14	66	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]
4	Colón (Q)	38	18	10	10	49	41	+8	64
5	Boca Juniors (Q)	38	17	12	9	57	31	+26	63
6	Estudiantes (LP) (Q)	38	16	13	9	59	41	+18	61	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
7	Defensa y Justicia (Q)	37	15	11	11	56	44	+12	56	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. River Plate, Colón and Boca Juniors qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2021 Argentine Primera División, the 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional and the 2019–20 Copa Argentina, respectively.

Relegation table

Pos	Team	2019–20 Pts	2021 Pts	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg
1	River Plate	47	75	122	62	1.968
2	Boca Juniors	51	63	114	62	1.839
3	Vélez Sarsfield	39	70	109	62	1.758

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
25	11	8	6	35	19	+16	41	6	4	2	19	8	+11	5	4	4	16	11	+5

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	20	21	22	23	24	25
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	W
Position	12	17	23	23	23	24	20	14	14	9	9	8	6	9	6	3	3	5	6	6	4	5	6	7	4

Source: AFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Unión v Boca Juniors

July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) 1	Unión	1–1	Boca Juniors	Santa Fe
19:00 UTC−3	Cordero  19' García  36' Brítez  41' Portillo  42' Márquez 80'	Report	Obando 9' Orsini  41' Campuzano  74' Weigandt  82'	Stadium: 15 de Abril Referee: Nicolás Lamolina

Banfield v Boca Juniors

July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) 2	Banfield	0–0	Boca Juniors	Banfield
20:15 UTC−3	Coronel  52'	Report	Aranda  24' Escalante  65' Barco  79'	Stadium: Florencio Solá Referee: Pablo Echavarría

Boca Juniors v San Lorenzo

July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) 3	Boca Juniors	0–2	San Lorenzo	Buenos Aires
21:00 UTC−3	Fernández  77'	Report	Fernández  8' Peruzzi 30'  90+2' Gordillo  32' Rojas  37' Ortigoza 46' (pen.)	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Fernando Echenique

Talleres (C) v Boca Juniors

August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01) 4	Talleres (C)	0–0	Boca Juniors	Córdoba
15:45 UTC−3	Tenaglia  18' Pérez  45'	Report	Rolón  25' Sández  77' Rojo  85'	Stadium: Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Fernando Echenique

Boca Juniors v Argentinos Juniors

August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) 5	Boca Juniors	1–1	Argentinos Juniors	Buenos Aires
18:00 UTC−3	Cardona  30'  76' Izquierdoz  54' Torrén 68' (o.g.) Campuzano  75'	Report	Romero 18'  59' Villalba  36' Hauche  44' Florentín  90+1'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Nicolás Lamolina

Estudiantes (LP) v Boca Juniors

August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15) 6	Estudiantes (LP)	1–0	Boca Juniors	La Plata
18:00 UTC−3	Sánchez Miño  41' Noguera  62' 75' Del Prete  41'	Report	Rojo  64'	Stadium: Jorge Luis Hirschi Referee: Facundo Tello

Boca Juniors v Patronato

August 21, 2021 (2021-08-21) 7	Boca Juniors	1–0	Patronato	Buenos Aires
20:15 UTC−3	Vázquez 84'	Report	Gudiño  89'	Stadium: La Bombonera

Platense v Boca Juniors

August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25) 8	Platense	1–3	Boca Juniors	Florida
21:00 UTC−3	Bertolo 44' Curuchet  46' Lamberti  90'	Report	Briasco 23' González 52' Sández  66' Pavón 90+3'	Stadium: Ciudad de Vicente López Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer

Boca Juniors v Racing Club

August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29) 9	Boca Juniors	0–0	Racing Club	Buenos Aires
20:15 UTC−3	Varela  89'	Report	Martínez  76'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Fernando Rapallini

Rosario Central v Boca Juniors

September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) 10	Rosario Central	1–2	Boca Juniors	Rosario
20:15 UTC−3	Martínez  5' Ávila 10'	Report	Sández  10' Campuzano  13' Vázquez 35' Rojo  67' Torrent 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gigante de Arroyito Referee: Fernando Espinoza

Boca Juniors v Defensa y Justicia

September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14) 11	Boca Juniors	0–0	Defensa y Justicia	Buenos Aires
21:00 UTC−3	Sández  7'	Report	Tripichio  80'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Ariel Penel

Atlético Tucumán v Boca Juniors

September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18) 12	Atlético Tucumán	1–2	Boca Juniors	San Miguel de Tucumán
20:15 UTC−3	Lotti  27' López 56' (o.g.) Campos  57' Benítez  88' Menéndez  90+3' Mussis  90+5'	Report	López 10' Montes 29' Campuzano  80'	Stadium: Monumental José Fierro Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo

Boca Juniors v Colón

September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26) 13	Boca Juniors	1–0	Colón	Buenos Aires
20:15 UTC−3	Pavón  26' Orsini 65' Almendra  81'	Report	Ferreira  30' Aliendro  87' Leguizamón  88' Goez  90+3'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Nicolás Lamolina

River Plate v Boca Juniors

October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03) 14	River Plate	2–1	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires
17:00 UTC−3	Pérez  4' Álvarez 24', 42'  26'	Report	Rojo  14'  15' Zambrano 90+2'	Stadium: Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Referee: Fernando Rapallini

Boca Juniors v Lanús

October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09) 15	Boca Juniors	4–2	Lanús	Buenos Aires
20:15 UTC−3	Weigandt 31' Almendra 37' Vázquez 49'  88' Campuzano  66' Pavón 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Malcorra 22'  36' Belmonte  24' Braghieri 81'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Pablo Echavarría

Huracán v Boca Juniors

October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16) 16	Huracán	0–3	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires
20:15 UTC−3	Ibáñez  4' Díaz  46'	Report	Weigandt  14' Almendra 32' Rolón  56' Vázquez 61' Rojo 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Tomás Adolfo Ducó Referee: Nicolás Lamolina

Boca Juniors v Godoy Cruz

October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20) 17	Boca Juniors	2–1	Godoy Cruz	Buenos Aires
21:15 UTC−3	Fabra 37' Vázquez 45' Almendra  54'	Report	Badaloni 9' Ortiz  45+1' González  90+4'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Patricio Loustau

Vélez Sarsfield v Boca Juniors

October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24) 18	Vélez Sarsfield	2–0	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires
20:15 UTC−3	Mancuello 38' Bouzat  58' de los Santos  76' Tarragona 89'	Report	Rojo  68'	Stadium: José Amalfitani Stadium Referee: Diego Abal

Boca Juniors v Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30) 19	Boca Juniors	0–1	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	Buenos Aires
20:15 UTC−3	Almendra  63' Pavón  90+1'	Report	Rodríguez 16' (pen.) Alemán  45+7'  66' Cecchini  63' Morales  70' Torres  78'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Ariel Penel

Aldosivi v Boca Juniors

November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08) 20	Aldosivi	0–3	Boca Juniors	Mar del Plata
21:15 UTC−3	E. Insúa  79'	Report	Almendra 15' Fabra  55' Cardona 70' Villa 90'	Stadium: José María Minella Referee: Andrés Merlos

Boca Juniors v Sarmiento (J)

November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20) 21	Boca Juniors	2–0	Sarmiento (J)	Buenos Aires
19:15 UTC−3	Vázquez 24' Fabra 46'	Report		Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer

Independiente v Boca Juniors

November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24) 22	Independiente	1–0	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires
21:30 UTC−3	Benavídez 19'  45' Roa  51' Insaurralde  62' Velasco  81'	Report	Medina  23' Almendra  45' Sández  72' Izquierdoz  81' Varela  90+1'	Stadium: Libertadores de América Referee: Pablo Echavarría

Boca Juniors v Newell's Old Boys

November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28) 23	Boca Juniors	0–0	Newell's Old Boys	Buenos Aires
21:30 UTC−3	Almendra  72'	Report	Pérez  44' González  44' Cacciabue  81'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Patricio Loustau

Arsenal v Boca Juniors

December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) 24	Arsenal	1–1	Boca Juniors	Sarandí
17:00 UTC−3	Picco  9' Miloc  66' Albertengo  67' Sepúlveda 74' Navas  90+2'	Report	Ramírez 43'	Stadium: Julio H. Grondona Referee: Néstor Pitana

Boca Juniors v Central Córdoba (SdE)

December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11) 25	Boca Juniors	8–1	Central Córdoba (SdE)	Buenos Aires
22:00 UTC−3	Pavón 14', 63' Salvio 21' Zeballos 27' (pen.) González 43' Mancuso 43' Vázquez 80' Villa 90'	Report	Vega  18' Giménez 76'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Mauro Vigliano

Copa Argentina

Main article: 2019–20 Copa Argentina

Round of 16

Boca Juniors v River Plate

August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)	Boca Juniors	0–0 (4–1 p)	River Plate	La Plata
19:00 UTC−3	González  33' Rojo  52' Zambrano  56' Ramírez  80'	Report	Pérez  21' Martínez  23' Montiel  42' Díaz  45+1' Zuculini  57' Romero  64'	Stadium: Ciudad de La Plata Referee: Patricio Loustau
	Penalties
	Rojo Ramírez Pavón Izquierdoz		Álvarez Romero Martínez

Quarterfinals

Boca Juniors v Patronato

September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)	Boca Juniors	0–0 (4–2 p)	Patronato	Santiago del Estero
21:30 UTC−3	Ramírez  34' Campuzano  68'	Report	Gudiño  24' Vázquez  31' Leys  31' Geminiani  44' Ramírez  34'	Stadium: Único Madre de Ciudades Referee: Pablo Echavarría
	Penalties
	Rojo Izquierdoz Molinas Pavón		Sosa Sánchez Marín Palavecino Ibáñez

Semifinals

Boca Juniors v Argentinos Juniors

November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03)	Boca Juniors	1–0	Argentinos Juniors	Mendoza
21:10 UTC−3	Izquierdoz  26' Vázquez 56'	Report	Reniero  36' Torrén  70'	Stadium: Malvinas Argentinas Referee: Fernando Echenique

Final

Main article: 2020 Copa Argentina Final

Talleres (C) v Boca Juniors

December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)	Talleres (C)	0–0 (4–5 p)	Boca Juniors	Santiago del Estero
21:10 UTC−3	Fabra  35' Ramírez  62'  66' Cardona  67'	Report	Villagra  3' Valoyes  31' Auzqui  45' Tenaglia  52'	Stadium: Estadio Madre de Ciudades Referee: Darío Herrera
	Penalties
	Retegui Fértoli Méndez Díaz Santos		Rojo Izquierdoz Pavón Sández Salvio

2021 Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores

Final Stages

Main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages

Boca Juniors v Atlético Mineiro

13 July 2021 (2021-07-13) First leg	Boca Juniors	0–0	Atlético Mineiro	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:15 UTC−3	Rojo  39' Pavón  45+5' Izquierdoz  90+7'	Report	Zaracho  39' Allan  66' Vargas  89' Hulk  90+6'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Atlético Mineiro v Boca Juniors

20 July 2021 (2021-07-20) Second leg	Atlético Mineiro	0–0 (0–0 agg.) (3–1 p)	Boca Juniors	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:15 UTC−3	Fernández  59' Nathan  74' Hulk  90+3'	Report	Weigandt  59' Sández  78' Rojo  86'	Stadium: Estádio Mineirão Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
	Penalties
	Hulk Fernández Alonso Hyoran Everson		Rojo Villa Rolón Izquierdoz

Team statistics

	Total	Home	Away	Neutral
Games played	31	13	14	4
Games won	12	7	4	1
Games drawn	13	5	5	3
Games lost	6	2	4
Biggest win	8–1 vs Central Córdoba (SdE)	8–1 vs Central Córdoba (SdE)	3–0 vs Huracán	1–0 vs Argentinos
Biggest loss	0-2 vs San Lorenzo	0-2 vs San Lorenzo	0-2 vs Vélez	None
Biggest win (Primera División)	8–1 vs Central Córdoba (SdE)	8–1 vs Central Córdoba (SdE)	3–0 vs Huracán	None
Biggest win (Copa Argentina)	1–0 vs Argentinos	None		1–0 vs Argentinos
Biggest win (Copa Libertadores)	None
Biggest loss (Primera División)	0-2 vs San Lorenzo	0-2 vs San Lorenzo	0-2 vs Vélez	None
Biggest loss (Copa Argentina)	None
Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores)	None
Clean sheets	16	8	4	4
Goals scored	35	18	16	1
Goals conceded	19	9	11	0
Goal difference	+17	+11	+5	+1
Yellow cards	57	18	28	11
Red cards	2	1	1
Top scorer	Vázquez (8)	Vázquez (5)	Vázquez Almendra (2)	Vázquez (1)
Penalties for	2	1	1
Penalties against	1	1

Season Appearances and goals

As of December 12, 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primera División		Copa Argentina		Copa Libertadores
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ARG	Agustín Rossi	27	-15	21	-15	4	0	2	0
13	GK	ARG	Javier García	2	-2	2	-2	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ARG	Lisandro López	10	1	8+1	1	0+1	0	0	0
4	DF	ARG	Marcelo Weigandt	13	1	8+2	1	0+1	0	2	0
5	DF	PER	Carlos Zambrano	7	1	4+1	1	2	0	0	0
6	DF	ARG	Marcos Rojo	21	1	15+1	1	3	0	2	0
17	DF	PER	Luis Advíncula	17	0	12+1	0	4	0	0	0
18	DF	COL	Frank Fabra	22	2	16+2	2	4	0	0	0
19	DF	ARG	Valentín Barco	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ARG	Carlos Izquierdoz	26	0	20	0	4	0	2	0
35	DF	ARG	Renzo Giampaoli	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	ARG	Agustín Sández	12	0	7+1	0	1+1	0	2	0
39	DF	ARG	Nicolás Valentini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF	ARG	Eros Mancuso	6	1	4+2	1	0	0	0	0
Midfielder
8	MF	COL	Edwin Cardona	16	1	9+3	1	2+2	0	0	0
11	MF	ARG	Eduardo Salvio	7	1	3+3	1	0+1	0	0	0
14	MF	ARG	Esteban Rolón	14	0	7+4	0	1	0	2	0
16	MF	ARG	Aaron Molinas	20	0	10+8	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
20	MF	ARG	Juan Ramírez	19	1	13+3	1	3	0	0	0
21	MF	COL	Jorman Campuzano	19	0	13+1	0	3+1	0	0+1	0
23	MF	ARG	Diego González	19	2	5+8	2	1+3	0	2	0
26	MF	ARG	Ezequiel Fernández	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	ARG	Agustín Almendra	18	3	13+2	3	3	0	0	0
33	MF	ARG	Alan Varela	11	0	4+5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
36	MF	ARG	Cristian Medina	19	0	6+9	0	1+1	0	2	0
41	MF	ARG	Rodrigo Montes	11	1	9+1	1	0+1	0	0	0
42	MF	ARG	Gabriel Vega	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ARG	Nicolás Orsini	9	1	4+2	1	1	0	0+2	0
22	FW	COL	Sebastián Villa	10	2	3+3	2	2	0	2	0
29	FW	ARM	Norberto Briasco	19	1	8+6	1	2+1	0	2	0
30	FW	ARG	Exequiel Zeballos	8	1	2+6	1	0	0	0	0
31	FW	ARG	Cristian Pavón	26	4	13+7	4	2+2	0	2	0
34	FW	ARG	Agustín Obando	4	1	1+2	1	0+1	0	0	0
38	FW	ARG	Luis Vázquez	25	8	15+7	7	2+1	1	0	0
50	FW	ARG	Vicente Taborda	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season, but have left the club
20	MF	ARG	Gonzalo Maroni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

As of December 12, 2021

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Primera División	Copa Argentina	Copa Libertadores	Total
1	FW	38	Luis Vázquez	7	1		8
2	FW	31	Cristian Pavón	4			4
3	MF	32	Agustín Almendra	3			3
4	FW	22	Sebastián Villa	2			2
5	DF	18	Frank Fabra	2			2
6	MF	34	Diego González	2			2
7	FW	29	Norberto Briasco	1			1
8	FW	34	Agustín Obando	1			1
9	DF	2	Lisandro López	1			1
10	MF	41	Rodrigo Montes	1			1
11	FW	9	Nicolás Orsini	1			1
12	DF	5	Carlos Zambrano	1			1
13	DF	4	Marcelo Weigandt	1			1
14	DF	6	Marcos Rojo	1			1
15	MF	8	Edwin Cardona	1			1
16	MF	20	Juan Ramírez	1			1
17	DF	40	Eros Mancuso	1			1
18	FW	11	Eduardo Salvio	1			1
19	MF	30	Exequiel Zeballos	1			1
Own Goals				2			2
Total				35	1		36

Top assists

As of December 12, 2021

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Primera División	Copa Argentina	Copa Libertadores	Total
1	FW	31	Cristian Pavón	4			4
2	MF	8	Edwin Cardona	3			3
3	MF	20	Juan Ramírez	2			2
4	MF	21	Jorman Campuzano	2			2
5	MF	16	Aaron Molinas	2			2
6	FW	22	Sebastián Villa	2			2
7	FW	30	Exequiel Zeballos	1			1
8	DF	24	Carlos Izquierdoz	1			1
9	DF	37	Agustín Sández	1			1
10	MF	32	Agustín Almendra	1			1
11	FW	38	Luis Vázquez	1			1
12	MF	11	Eduardo Salvio	1			1
13	MF	23	Diego González	1			1
14	DF	40	Eros Mancuso	1			1
Total				23			23

Penalties

Date	Penalty Taker	Scored	Opponent	Competition
9 October 2021	Cristian Pavón	Yes	Lanús	Primera División
17 October 2021	Marcos Rojo	Yes	Huracán	Primera División
11 December 2021	Exequiel Zeballos	Yes	Central Córdoba (SdE)	Primera División

Clean sheets

As of December 12, 2021

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Primera División	Copa Argentina	Copa Libertadores	Total
1	GK	1	Agustín Rossi	10	4	2	16
2	GK	43	Agustín Lastra	1	0	0	1
Total				11	4	2	16

Disciplinary record

As of December 12, 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Primera División			Copa Argentina			Copa Libertadores			Total
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Agustín Rossi
13	GK		Javier García
Defenders
2	DF		Lisandro López
4	DF		Marcelo Weigandt	2						1			3
5	DF		Carlos Zambrano				1						1
6	DF		Marcos Rojo	4	1		1			2			7	1
17	DF		Luis Advíncula
18	DF		Frank Fabra	1			1						2
19	DF		Valentín Barco	1									1
24	DF		Carlos Izquierdoz	1		1	1			1			3		1
35	DF		Renzo Giampaoli
37	DF		Agustín Sández	5						1			6
39	DF		Nicolás Valentini
40	DF		Eros Mancuso
Midfielders
8	MF		Edwin Cardona		1		1						1	1
11	MF		Eduardo Salvio
14	MF		Esteban Rolón	2									2
16	MF		Aaron Molinas
20	MF		Juan Ramírez				2	1					2	1
21	MF		Jorman Campuzano	5			1						6
23	MF		Diego González				1						1
26	MF		Ezequiel Fernández	1									1
32	MF		Agustín Almendra	5									5
33	MF		Alan Varela	2									2
36	MF		Cristian Medina	1									1
41	MF		Rodrigo Montes
42	MF		Gabriel Vega
Forwards
9	FW		Nicolás Orsini	1									1
22	FW		Sebastián Villa
29	FW		Norberto Briasco
30	FW		Exequiel Zeballos
31	FW		Cristian Pavón	2						1			4
34	FW		Agustín Obando
38	FW		Luis Vázquez	1										1
50	FW		Vicente Taborda
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season, but have left the club
20	MF		Gonzalo Maroni
Total				34	2	1	9	1		6			49	3	1

Notes