Claudio Úbeda calls out Boca players with a stern telling-off | OneFootball

Another misstep by Boca and another embarrassment. They were knocked out in the Round of 16 of the 2026 Torneo Apertura against Huracán at La Bombonera, losing 2-3 in extra time, which sparked a strong backlash, with whistles coming from every section. Claudio Úbeda pointed to the specific mistakes that caused the team’s defeat.

All three of Huracán’s goals came from three key defensive errors by the Xeneize. First, Leandro Brey played Milton Delgado into trouble with a difficult pass, and Delgado tried to get through between Leo Gil and Lucas Blondel, but both pressured him and took the ball away. Then came Lautaro Di Lollo’s two unbelievable penalties during the first half of extra time.

Boca were eliminated from the 2026 Torneo Apertura. Photo: Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images

In response, the 56-year-old coach appeared upset and, without naming names, questioned the performance and mistakes made by his players that led to the blue-and-gold club’s early elimination from the local tournament. "Clearly, we can’t keep making those kinds of unforced errors. They end up costing you goals and knocking you out of an important competition for us," he began during the press conference.

Despite the elimination, Claudio Úbeda is not giving up and is pinning his hopes on the final two Copa Libertadores matchdays to close out the group stage, where they will be looking to qualify for the next round. "We have to lift our heads right away. Not even tomorrow — today. We have to be clear that there are two finals ahead of us. We have to focus on those two matches and reduce the margin for error as much as possible," he added.

Úbeda downplays Huracán’s merit

Along the same lines, far from giving Huracán credit for advancing, Claudio Úbeda made it clear that they showed no particular quality to win the series, but rather that they took the victory because of Boca’s specific mistakes.

"In this particular match, the whole logic changes after 5 minutes, which is when we started losing because of the first error. That’s where the way we were playing broke down. It wasn’t a virtue of the opponent that created the scoring chance thanks to their quality — I think it was more our mistake, one we have to absorb and correct so it doesn’t happen again," El Sifón said.

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