Six decades on: Boca’s historic streak | OneFootball

Boca is fighting on all fronts. They earned a dramatic 3-2 win over Racing in the Copa Argentina quarterfinals, with a hat-trick from Enner Valencia. With the Ecuadorian striker’s three goals, the club from La Ribera matched a historic streak that had not been achieved since the 1960s.

Since Rodolfo Arruabarrena arrived on the Xeneize bench, the team has shown a completely different face from the one it had during the first half of 2026. It is hungry for goals, hungry for glory, and has an enviable attacking sharpness for every team in Argentine and South American football. It does not matter who the striker is, because they all contribute their share of goals.

But the most striking thing about Boca’s attacking power is that the last ten goals were scored by foreign players: Miguel Merentiel (São Paulo and San Lorenzo), Leandro Lozano (São Paulo and San Lorenzo), Ángel Romero (Central Córdoba x2), and Enner Valencia himself (Central Córdoba and Racing x3); with Kevin Zenón being the last Argentine player to score.

Enner Valencia, Boca’s hero against Racing. Photo: Gerónimo Marino/La Número 12.

A historic streak that forces a look back through the history books. There, it becomes clear that the last time there was such a long run of consecutive goals scored by foreign players was in the 1960s.

On that occasion, in the 1961 tournament, Paulo Valentim put together a run of four goals in two matches (a hat-trick against River and the other against Huracán) until it was ended in the following match, against Lanús, by Ernesto Grillo. In reality, he scored 7 consecutive goals, but that does not count toward the historic mark because he had a hat-trick against Ferro Carril Oeste (4-0), while the fourth goal was an own goal by an opposing defender.

If we go back a little further in time, Delfín Benítez Cáceres (Boca’s top foreign scorer) also managed a streak of consecutive goals, but he did not get past the three-goal mark. At that time, in attack the Xeneize not only had the Machetero, but also Roberto Cherro and Francisco Varallo (second and third in the club’s all-time scoring chart, behind Martín Palermo), with whom they alternated the celebrations.

Boca can extend the streak

The current streak of 10 consecutive goals scored exclusively by foreign players could continue and find its way into the Argentine football history books.

The Xeneize play again on Friday in the Torneo Clausura. Photo: Gerónimo Marino/La Número 12.

Boca’s next match will be this Friday, October 2, starting at 9:30 p.m. at La Bombonera, when they face Unión de Santa Fe on Matchday 11 of the Torneo Clausura.

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