Ayrton Costa fumes at refereeing after Boca and Racing draw | OneFootball

Another misstep for Boca. The team is struggling and their performance leaves much to be desired. They drew 0-0 against Racing at La Bombonera, during the 6th round of Zone A of the 2026 Apertura Tournament, and –little by little– the fans are starting to lose patience. But, as if that weren't enough, Ayrton Costa criticized the poor refereeing by Leandro Rey Hilfer.

The game was rough with little play. A brusque style, similar to what happened at the end of 2025 during the semifinals that were decided on the same field, but with a victory for the Academy. At 41 minutes into the first half, Maravilla Martínez extended his right arm to gain position and hit the face of the central defender who fell to the ground.

Although the match referee called the foul and gave a yellow card to the Racing forward, all of Boca demanded a red card. Even amidst the commotion, Martínez himself collided with Tomás Belmonte who, in the momentum, hit Santiago Sosa's shoulder and, like Ayrton Costa, ended up on the ground.

After the goalless draw, the central defender held nothing back and directly criticized the refereeing by Leandro Rey Hilfer, stating that “it seemed like they were against us and we do everything possible to make things go well. The referees seem to be against us”.

Additionally, during the official broadcast of the match, he recalled that during the playoffs of the previous season he also had a particular duel with Maravilla Martínez. “They came to play a very dirty game. The same thing happened last time with Maravilla and he didn't get a card, today Maravilla hit three times without the ball and only got a yellow. I don't know what's going on.”

When does Boca play again?

With the goalless draw, Boca won't have much time to think. They must turn the page as quickly as possible to focus on the first round of the Copa Argentina. On Tuesday, February 24, starting at 9:15 PM, they will face Gimnasia de Chivilcoy (from the Torneo Federal A) at the Padre Martearena Stadium in Salta.

Meanwhile, they will return to action in the Apertura Tournament on Saturday, February 28, starting at 5:45 PM against Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, at La Bombonera, for the 8th round. A detail to note is that the match against Lanús, for the 7th round, was rescheduled because Granate will play the second leg of the Recopa Sudamericana against Flamengo in Brazil.

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