Another home embarrassment: Boca out of the Torneo Apertura | OneFootball

Embarrassing showing by Boca at La Bombonera, as they were eliminated by Huracán 3-2 in a match corresponding to the round of 16 of the 2026 Apertura Tournament playoffs. Claudio Úbeda’s side played poorly, made glaring mistakes, and paid dearly for them.

The Xeneize could not have gotten off to a worse start, as a rushed clearance by Leandro Brey and an error by Milton Delgado left Leandro Gil one-on-one with the goal. The former Rosario Central man finished despite Ayrton Costa’s attempt to block it and opened the scoring.

From then on, Boca controlled the game and pushed forward, with more determination than football, but they came up against a wall that spoiled every attempt to level the match: Hernán Galíndez. The goalkeeper denied five clear scoring chances in the first half and went into the break as the standout player of the match.

In the second half, with Milton Giménez leading the attack after Adam Bareiro’s injury, Xeneize searched for the equalizer in every possible way, and only near the end did they get it through a goal from the former Banfield man.

Then in extra time, just like at the start of the match, Boca suffered: two mistakes by Lautaro Di Lollo resulted in penalties for Huracán. On both occasions, Óscar Romero converted them and seemed to put the game to bed.

Xeneize bowed out of the Apertura early. Photo: Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images

Xeneize never took advantage of the openings the opponent gave them with the two red cards in just a few minutes: Erik Ramírez’s, for a brutal kick on Tomás Aranda, and Fabio Pereyra’s, for a second yellow after dissent. They only managed to pull one back with an uncontested shot by Ángel Romero, but they never played with the clarity they had shown four matches earlier.

And so their run in the first part of the domestic campaign came to an end, with an early elimination at La Bombonera and the pressure that everything must go right in the Copa Libertadores to avoid writing off the year before June is over.

Boca’s next match

There will not be much time for analysis, even though there are still ten days until the next game. Boca are now under pressure to turn things around, and that chance comes in none other than the Copa Libertadores. A win over Cruzeiro at La Bombonera would leave them in a strong position heading into the final matchday without so many concerns about qualifying for the round of 16.

Boca only have the Copa Libertadores left. Photo: Gerónimo Martino/La Número 12.

The clash against the Brazilians will be on Tuesday, June 19, at home, starting at 9:30 p.m. A negative result would leave them needing a result against Universidad Católica, making it a hugely important match after the elimination against Huracán in the domestic competition.

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