Boca’s player ratings in the defeat that sent them out to Huracán

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·10 May 2026

Boca’s player ratings in the defeat that sent them out to Huracán

Boca failed to recover from the defeat against Barcelona and turned in a poor performance at La Bombonera. They were eliminated from the 2026 Apertura Tournament after losing 2-3 to Huracán in extra time in the round of 16. Milton Giménez and Ángel Romero scored for the blue and gold.

El Globo struck at exactly the right moments, at the start of the match and at the beginning of extra time. Although the Xeneize tried to find an equalizer, they ran into an outstanding Hernán Galíndez, who became the star of the night. Yet another match that left a lot to be desired in terms of Claudio Úbeda’s lack of decisions to turn the score around. The player ratings from Boca’s elimination against Huracán.

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Leandro Brey (5)

A risky pass to Delgado five minutes into the game led to Leonardo Gil’s goal. Alert in coming off his line to intercept Huracán’s long balls. He dived the wrong way on both of Oscar Romero’s penalties.

Marcelo Weigandt (2)

He remains Boca’s main weak spot. For the first time in a long while, he dared to get forward, but did not have much influence. Defensively, he struggled in one-on-one situations. Little by little, he is starting to wear out the fans’ patience.

Lautaro Di Lollo (4)

He plays better with every match. He is at a very high level where he seems impossible to get past, although at times he makes unforgivable mistakes. A wall. Neat and classy in playing out from the back without problems. He gave away two bizarre penalties. First, he fell for the feints and ended up clipping Juan Bisanz; and minutes later, he jumped for a header with his hand raised and touched the ball.

Boca were once again eliminated at La Bombonera. Photo: Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images

Ayrton Costa (4)

A step below his center-back partner. Alert to cut out El Globo’s occasional counterattacks. He was fortunate not to be sent off for a very hard foul on Oscar Romero in midfield.

Lautaro Blanco (6)

True to his style, with a strong presence in attack and defense. Solid. He had no trouble at the back. Going forward, he combined well with Aranda to create 2-on-1 situations against Blondel. He delivered some dangerous crosses, including one for Merentiel’s header that Galíndez saved. He also sent in the cross onto Romero’s head to pull one back in extra time.

Santiago Ascacibar (6)

As has been the case since arriving at the club, he showed plenty of attacking intent. Whenever he had the chance, he got into the opposition box looking to add another goal for Boca. He slipped between Huracán’s defenders and struck with his left foot, but Galíndez got his hands to it. He also improvised a scissor kick inside the box. He was replaced by Zeballos.

Leandro Paredes (6)

One of Boca’s best. He had a great first half, with his trademark through balls in behind the center-backs. With a simple body movement, he shrugged off several opponents who tried to press him. Near the end of the first period of extra time, he tried from outside the box and Galíndez saved it.

Milton Delgado (6)

He received a risky pass from Brey five minutes into the game that led to Huracán’s first goal. He never realized he was being pressed and lost the ball between two El Globo players. He tried a powerful shot from distance, but Galíndez denied him.

Tomás Aranda (5)

He had occasional flashes. In the first half, he produced an individual move, step by step, to get past the opposing defenders. In the second half, he sent in a cross toward Giménez’s head that he could not reach; the ball carried on and hit the post. Near the end of the first period of extra time, he took a hard foul from Eric Ramírez, who was sent off.

Miguel Merentiel (4)

He is in very poor form. Midway through the first half, he had a header from a Blanco cross that the goalkeeper saved superbly. In a set play, he found himself one-on-one with Galíndez, who again proved to be the star of the night. He was offside on Giménez’s disallowed goal.

Adam Bareiro (3)

He was only on the field for 20 minutes. He left frustrated and in tears with a serious injury in the psoas area. He got hurt while attempting a bicycle kick inside the box and aggravated the muscle issue he had been carrying.

Milton Giménez (6)

From the moment he came on, he was involved inside Huracán’s box. In the first half, a shot of his was blocked on the line and later he pushed the ball into the net to level the score, but the play was ruled out for offside earlier in the move. In the second half, he got his revenge and equalized with a goal off his back after the ball rebounded off him following a mistaken Galíndez clearance.

Malcom Braida (5)

He replaced Weigandt at halftime. Since joining the club, he played at right-back for the first time. He did not look out of place. He mixed good moments with some poor ones and stood out for his dangerous crosses. He was willing to get forward intelligently.

Exequiel Zeballos (5)

Since returning from injury, his level has not been the best. Operating on the left, he controlled well, took on defenders, cut inside, and saw his shot blocked by Fabián Pereyra.

Ángel Romero (6)

He came on in the second half of extra time. The little time he spent on the field was enough for him to score Boca’s second goal and reduce the deficit.

Claudio Úbeda (1)

After a month in which he did absolutely everything right, he threw it all away in two matches. Following the defeat against Barcelona, the team could not recover and once again delivered a poor display at La Bombonera against Huracán, which ended in elimination in the round of 16 of the Apertura Tournament. He took forever to make substitutions and did not know how to take advantage of the two extra men his team had throughout the entire second half of extra time.