He called them out: Claudio Úbeda’s stern telling-off for Boca players | OneFootball

Another misstep by Boca and yet another embarrassment. They were eliminated in the round of 16 of the 2026 Apertura Tournament against Huracán at La Bombonera, losing 2-3 in extra time, which sparked a fierce backlash, with whistles coming from every section of the stadium. Claudio Úbeda pointed to the specific mistakes that led to the team’s defeat.

Huracán’s three goals came from three key errors in Boca’s defense. First, Leandro Brey played a risky pass to Milton Delgado, who tried to get between Leo Gil and Lucas Blondel, but both pressed him and stole the ball. Then came Lautaro Di Lollo’s two bizarre penalties during the first half of extra time.

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

In response, the 56-year-old coach appeared upset and, without naming names, questioned the performances and mistakes made by his players that resulted in the blue-and-gold club’s early elimination from the domestic tournament. "Obviously, you can’t keep making those kinds of unforced errors. They end up costing you goals and knocking you out of a competition that is very important to us," he began during the press conference.

Despite the elimination, Claudio Úbeda is not giving up and is placing 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 immediately. Not even tomorrow—today. We have to be clear that there are two finals ahead of us. We need to focus on those two matches and reduce the margin for error as much as possible," he added.

Úbeda takes credit away from Huracán

Along the same lines, far from giving Huracán credit for going through, Claudio Úbeda made it clear that they had no particular merit in winning the series, but rather that they got the victory because of specific Boca mistakes.

"In this particular match, the whole dynamic changes after five minutes, which is when we started losing because of the first mistake. That’s where the way the game was played shifted. It wasn’t a virtue of the opponent that created the scoring chance. I think it was more our mistake, something we have to absorb and correct so it doesn’t happen again," Sifón concluded.

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