| Club: | Boca Juniors |
| Season: | 2020 |
| Chairman: | Jorge Amor Ameal |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Miguel Ángel Russo |
| Cup2: | 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional |
| Cup2 Result: | Winners |
| Cup3: | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional |
| Cup3 Result: | Semifinal |
| Cup4 Result: | Winners |
| Cup5: | 2020 Copa Libertadores |
| Cup5 Result: | Semifinal |
| Cup6: | 2021 Copa Libertadores |
| Cup6 Result: | Group stage |
| Pattern La1: | _boca20H |
| Pattern B1: | _boca20H |
| Pattern Ra1: | _boca20H |
| Pattern Sh1: | _boca20H |
| Pattern So1: | _boca20H |
| Leftarm1: | 0000B4 |
| Body1: | 0000B4 |
| Rightarm1: | 0000B4 |
| Shorts1: | 0000B4 |
| Socks1: | 0000B4 |
| Pattern La2: | _boca20A |
| Pattern B2: | _boca20A |
| Pattern Ra2: | _boca20A |
| Pattern Sh2: | _boca20A |
| Pattern So2: | _boca20A |
| Leftarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Body2: | FFFFFF |
| Rightarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Shorts2: | FFFFFF |
| Socks2: | FFFFFF |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
The 2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 92nd consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. It was an unusual season, due to the suspension of all competitions in March 2020. The season did not have a Primera Division tournament; instead, the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional was played from October 2020 to January 2021, a cup that was conceived as a contingency competition after the schedule for a regular league season had been repeatedly delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second competition was another national cup, the 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional, from February to May 2021. Boca Juniors also took part in the Copa Argentina, winning the competition, as well as competing in the group stage and final stages of the 2020 Copa Libertadores, and the group stage of the 2021 Copa Libertadores.
Agustín Rossi, Nahuel Molina, Julián Chicco, Franco Cristaldo, Sebastián Pérez, Gonzalo Maroni, Walter Bou, Mateo Retegui and Nazareno Solís returned from their respective loans. Boca and Marcos Díaz agreed to mutually terminate the goalkeeper's contract, Díaz subsequently joined Talleres (C). Boca and Nahuel Molina agreed to mutually terminate the defender's contract, Molina subsequently joined Udinese. Junior Alonso ended his loan with Boca and returned to his club.
Jan Hurtado is loaned to Brazilian Red Bull Bragantino. Goalkeeper Javier García arrives as a free agent.[1] Boca extended one year the loan of Franco Soldano, loaned from Olympiakos. On August 21, Boca confirms that Edwin Cardona is loaned from Tijuana; also, the club announces that has reached an agreement for the transfer of Emanuel Reynoso to Minnesota United FC.[2]
Franco Cristaldo is loaned to Huracán until December 2021.[3] Nazareno Solís is loaned to OFI Crete until December 2021. Marcelo Weigandt is loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) until December 2021.[4] On September 17 Boca won 2-0 Libertad, in the return of Copa Libertadores. Sebastián Pérez is loaned to Boavista until December 2021. On September 24 Boca defeated Independiente Medellín 1–0 in Copa Libertadores. On September 29 Boca drew 0–0 against Libertad in Copa Libertadores.
Iván Marcone is loaned to Elche until December 2021.[5] On October 21 midfielder Diego González arrives to Boca as a free agent. The last team of González was Racing Club.[6] On October 22 Boca beat Caracas 3-0 and ended the group stage of Copa Libertadores in first place. Mateo Retegui is loaned to Talleres (C) until December 2021.[7] On October 31 Boca defeated Lanús 2–1 in the first match of 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional.
On November 8 Boca defeated Newell's 2–0. Guillermo Fernández was on loan from Cruz Azul, although the club had agreed with the Mexican team a purchase option that expires on December 31, the player communicated that he did not want to continue in Boca.[8] On November 15 Boca lost 1–0 against Talleres (C). On November 20, Boca suffered another defeat, 2–1 against Lanús. On November 29 Boca defeated Newell's 2–0.
In the first leg of Round of 16 of Copa Libertadores Boca defeated Internacional 1–0. Walter Bou is loaned to Defensa y Justicia until December 2021.[9] On December 6, Boca drew 0–0 against Talleres (C) and qualified to Fase Campeón. On December 9, Boca lost 1–0 against Internacional but won 5–4 on penalties, in the quarterfinals the club will play against Racing. On December 12 Boca drew against Arsenal 1-1. On December 16, Boca lost to Racing 1–0 in Copa Libertadores. On December 19, Boca defeated Independiente 2–1. On December 23, Boca defeated Racing 2-0 and advanced to the semifinals of Copa Libertadores, facing Santos of Brazil. On December 27, Boca defeated Huracán 3–0. The first Superclásico of the year against River ended in a 2–2 draw.
Cristian Pavón returned from his loan on LA Galaxy. On January 6, Boca drew 0–0 against Santos in Copa Libertadores semifinals. On January 9, Boca drew 2–2 against Argentinos Juniors and advanced to the final of 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional. On January 13, Boca lost 3–0 against Santos and was eliminated in the semifinals of 2020 Copa Libertadores. On January 17, Boca won the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional after beating Banfield on penalties.
After being loaned on Celta de Vigo, Lucas Olaza is again loaned, until the end of the season, to Real Valladolid.[10] Marcos Rojo arrives from Manchester United as a free player.[11] Gastón Ávila is loaned to Rosario Central.[12] On February 14 Boca drew 2–2 against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) in the first match of 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional. On February 21 Boca defeated Newell's 1–0. On February 28 Boca drew 1–1 against Sarmiento (J).
On March 3 Boca defeated Claypole 2-1 and advanced to the Round of 32 of Copa Argentina. On March 7 Boca defeated Vélez Sarsfield 7–1. On March 14 in the Superclásico against River, Boca drew 1-1. On March 21 Boca lost 2–1 against Talleres (C). On March 24 Boca defeated Defensores de Belgrano 3-0 and advanced to the Round of 16 of Copa Argentina. On March 20 Boca drew 1–1 against Independiente.
On April 3 Boca defeated Defensa y Justicia 2–1. Ramón Ábila is loaned to Minnesota United FC.[13] On April 11 Boca lost 1–0 against Unión. On April 17 Boca defeated Atlético Tucumán 3–1. In the beginning of 2021 Copa Libertadores, Boca defeated The Strongest 1–0. On April 24 defeated Atlético Tucumán 1–0. On April 27 Boca defeated Brazilian Santos 2–0.
On May 2 Boca defeated Lanús 1-0 and qualified to the final stages of 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional. On May 4 Boca lost 1–0 against Ecuadorian Barcelona in Copa Libertadores. On May 8 an alternative Boca lost 1–0 against Patronato. On May 11 Boca lost 1–0 against Brazilian Santos in Copa Libertadores. The Superclásico against River on may 16 ended 1-1 and Boca won 4–2 on penalties. On May 20 Boca drew 0–0 against Ecuadorian Barcelona in Copa Libertadores. The semifinals of Copa de la Liga Profesional 2021 are momentarily suspended because of COVID-19. On May 26 Boca defeated 3–0 against Bolivian The Strongest and qualified to the final stages of 2021 Copa Libertadores. On May 31 Boca was defeated 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw against Racing, ending the participation in 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional.
Last updated on May 31, 2021.
| Players transferred | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | |
| GK |  Javier García | Racing Club | Free | |
| MF | Diego González | Racing Club | Free | |
| Players loaned | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | Club | End date | ||
| MF |  Edwin Cardona |  Tijuana | December 2021 | ||
| FW | Franco Soldano | Olympiakos | June 2021 | ||
| Loan Return | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | Return from | ||
| GK | Agustín Rossi | Lanús | ||
| DF | Nahuel Molina | Rosario Central | ||
| MF | Julián Chicco | Patronato | ||
| MF | Franco Cristaldo | Central Córdoba (SdE) | ||
| MF | Gonzalo Maroni |  Sampdoria | ||
| MF | Sebastián Pérez |  Barcelona SC | ||
| FW | Walter Bou | Unión | ||
| FW | Mateo Retegui | Estudiantes | ||
| FW | Nazareno Solís | Aldosivi | ||
| Players transferred | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | |
| GK | Marcos Díaz | Talleres (C) | Free | |
| DF | Nahuel Molina | Udinese | Free | |
| MF | Emanuel Reynoso |  Minnesota United FC | $5M | |
| Players loaned | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | Club | End date | ||
| DF | Marcelo Weigandt | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | December 2021 | ||
| MF | Franco Cristaldo | Huracán | December 2021 | ||
| MF | Iván Marcone | Elche | December 2021 | ||
| MF | Sebastián Pérez | Boavista | December 2021 | ||
| FW | Walter Bou | Defensa y Justicia | December 2021 | ||
| FW |  Jan Hurtado |  Red Bull Bragantino | June 2021 | ||
| FW | Mateo Retegui | Talleres (C) | December 2021 | ||
| FW | Nazareno Solís | OFI Crete | December 2021 | ||
| Loan return | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | Return from | ||
| DF | Lucas Olaza | Celta de Vigo | ||
| FW | Cristian Pavón | LA Galaxy | ||
| Players loaned | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | Club | End date | ||
| DF | Gastón Ávila | Rosario Central | December 2021 | ||
| DF | Lucas Olaza | Real Valladolid | June 2021 | ||
| FW | Ramón Ábila | Minnesota United FC | December 2021 | ||
1: The Round of 16 will be played in the next season.2: Two games of the group stage were played in the previous season, that was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed on 15 September 2020, with the final rescheduled to be played in late January 2021.3: The final stages will be played in the next season.
See main article: 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional.
=
=
See main article: 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional final.
See main article: 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional.
=
See main article: 2019–20 Copa Argentina.
See main article: 2020 Copa Argentina Final.
See main article: 2020 Copa Libertadores.
See main article: 2020 Copa Libertadores final stages.
See main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores.
| Total | Home | Away | Neutral | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 45 | 22 | 19 | 4 | |
| Games won | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | |
| Games drawn | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| Games lost | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| Biggest win | 7–1 vs Vélez Sarsfield | 3–0 vs Caracas | 7–1 vs Vélez Sarsfield | 3–0 vs Defensores de Belgrano | |
| Biggest loss | 0–3 vs Santos | 0–1 vs Talleres (C) | 0–3 vs Santos | None | |
| Biggest win (Copa de la Liga Profesional) | 7–1 vs Vélez Sarsfield | 3–0 vs Huracán | 7–1 vs Vélez Sarsfield | None | |
| Biggest win (Copa Argentina) | 2–1 vs Claypole | None | 3–0 vs Defensores de Belgrano | ||
| Biggest win (Copa Libertadores) | 3–0 vs Independiente Medellín | 3–0 vs Caracas | 3–0 vs Independiente Medellín | None | |
| Biggest loss (Copa de la Liga Profesional) | 0–1 vs Talleres (C) | 0–1 vs Talleres (C) | 0–1 vs Unión | None | |
| Biggest loss (Copa Argentina) | None | ||||
| Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) | 0–3 vs Santos | 0–1 vs Internacional | 0–3 vs Santos | None | |
| Clean sheets | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| Goals scored | 61 | 31 | 24 | 6 | |
| Goals conceded | 32 | 16 | 14 | 2 | |
| Goal difference | +29 | +15 | +10 | +4 | |
| Yellow cards | 114 | 51 | 50 | 13 | |
| Red cards | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Top scorer | Villa (10) | Villa (6) | Tevez (4) | Zárate (2) | |
| Penalties for | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Penalties against | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
|-! colspan="14" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers|-! colspan="14" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Defenders|-! colspan="16" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Midfielder|-! colspan="16" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Forwards|-! colspan="14" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season, but have left the club|}
| width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=150 | Name | width= 75 | width= 75 | width= 75 | Copa Argentina | width= 75 | width= 75 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 22 | Sebastián Villa | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2 | FW | 10 | Carlos Tevez | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | FW | 9 | Ramón Ábila | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | 8 | Edwin Cardona | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 5 | MF | 11 | Eduardo Salvio | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | FW | 19 | Mauro Zárate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | 32 | Gonzalo Maroni | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | DF | 20 | Lisandro López | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | 27 | Franco Soldano | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 | DF | 24 | Carlos Izquierdoz | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | 23 | Diego González | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | FW | 34 | Agustín Obando | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | 21 | Jorman Campuzano | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | DF | 3 | Emmanuel Mas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | 5 |  Carlos Zambrano | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | MF | 36 | Cristian Medina | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | 32 | Agustín Almendra | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 18 | 23 | 5 | 15 | 61 | ||||||||||||
| width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=150 | Name | width= 75 | width= 75 | width= 75 | Copa Argentina | width= 75 | width= 75 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 8 | Edwin Cardona | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | 18 | Frank Fabra | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | FW | 10 | Carlos Tevez | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | FW | 22 | Sebastián Villa | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | MF | 11 | Eduardo Salvio | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | FW | 19 | Mauro Zárate | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | 9 | Ramón Ábila | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | 33 | Alan Varela | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | DF | 3 | Emmanuel Mas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | 23 | Diego González | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | 34 | Agustín Obando | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | MF | 14 | Nicolás Capaldo | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | 32 | Agustín Almendra | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | DF | 20 | Lisandro López | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | FW | 31 | Cristian Pavón | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | MF | 36 | Cristian Medina | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| Date | Penalty Taker | Scored | Opponent | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2020 | Ramón Ábila | Lanús | 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional | ||
| 23 December 2020 | Sebastián Villa | Racing | 2020 Copa Libertadores | ||
| 9 January 2021 | Ramón Ábila | Argentinos Juniors | 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional | ||
| 14 March 2021 | Sebastián Villa | River Plate | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional | ||
| 24 March 2021 | Mauro Zárate | Defensores de Belgrano | 2019–20 Copa Argentina | ||
| 24 March 2021 | Mauro Zárate | Defensores de Belgrano | 2019–20 Copa Argentina | ||
| 28 March 2021 | Sebastián Villa | Independiente | 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional |
| width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=150 | Name | width= 75 | width= 75 | width= 75 | Copa Argentina | width= 75 | width= 75 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 1 | Esteban Andrada | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2 | GK | 17 | Agustín Rossi | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| Total | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 20 | ||||||||||||
