Boca's player ratings in the exit to Huracán

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·10 Mei 2026

Boca's player ratings in the exit to Huracán

Boca failed to bounce back from the defeat against Barcelona and put in a poor showing at La Bombonera. They were knocked out of the 2026 Apertura Tournament after losing 2-3 to Huracán in extra time in the round of 16. Milton Giménez and Ángel Romero scored for the blue and gold.

El Globo struck at exactly the right moments, at the start of the match and at the beginning of extra time. Even though the Xeneize tried to find an equalizer, they ran into a superb Hernán Galíndez, who became the star of the night. Another match that left a lot to be desired in terms of Claudio Úbeda’s lack of decisions to turn the score around. The ratings from Boca’s elimination against Huracán.

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Leandro Brey (5)

A risky pass to Delgado five minutes into the match led to Leonardo Gil’s goal. Alert coming off his line to cut out Huracán’s long balls. He dived the wrong way on both of Oscar Romero’s penalties.

Marcelo Weigandt (2)

He remains Boca’s main weak spot. For the first time in a long while, he dared to get forward, but he had little impact. Defensively, he struggled one-on-one. Little by little, he is starting to wear out the fans’ patience.

Lautaro Di Lollo (4)

He gets better with every match. He is at a very high level where he seems impossible to get past, although at times he makes unforgivable mistakes. A wall. Clean and composed, he played out from the back without problems. He conceded two absurd penalties. First, he bought into the feints and ended up clipping Juan Bisanz; and minutes later, he went up with his hand raised and handled the ball.

Boca were once again eliminated at La Bombonera. Photo: Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images

Ayrton Costa (4)

One step below his center-back partner. Alert to step in early against El Globo’s occasional counterattacks. He was lucky not to be sent off for a very harsh foul on Oscar Romero in midfield.

Lautaro Blanco (6)

True to his style, with a big presence in both attack and defense. Solid. At the back he had no trouble. Going forward, he combined well with Aranda to create a 2-on-1 against Blondel. He delivered some dangerous crosses, like the header from Merentiel that Galíndez saved. Cross onto Romero’s head to pull one back in extra time.

Santiago Ascacibar (6)

Just as he has since arriving at the club, he showed plenty of attacking intent. Every time he had the chance, he got into the opposition box looking to add another goal for Boca. He slipped between Huracán’s defenders and shot left-footed, but found Galíndez’s hands. He even improvised a scissor kick inside the area. He was replaced by Zeballos.

Leandro Paredes (6)

One of Boca’s best. He had a great first half, with his trademark through balls in behind the center-backs. With a simple body movement, he shrugged off several opponents who tried to press him. Near the end of the first period of extra time, he tried from outside the box and Galíndez saved it.

Milton Delgado (6)

He received a risky pass from Brey five minutes into the match that led to Huracán’s first goal. He never realized he was being pressed and lost the ball between two El Globo players. He tried a powerful shot from distance, but Galíndez denied him.

Tomás Aranda (5)

He had sporadic involvement. In the first half, he produced an individual move, close control and all, to get past opposing defenders. Then in the second half, he sent in a cross to Giménez’s head that he could not reach; the ball carried on and hit the post. Near the end of the first period of extra time, he suffered a hard foul from Eric Ramírez, who was sent off.

Miguel Merentiel (4)

He is at a very low level. Midway through the first half, he had a header from a Blanco cross that the goalkeeper saved brilliantly. In a set play, he went one-on-one with Galíndez, who again proved to be the star of the night. He was offside on Giménez’s disallowed goal.

Adam Bareiro (3)

He was only on the pitch for 20 minutes. He went off angry and in tears due to a serious injury in the psoas area. He got hurt while attempting a bicycle kick inside the area and aggravated the muscle issue he had been carrying.

Milton Giménez (6)

From the moment he came on, he was involved in Huracán’s box. In the first half, a shot of his was cleared off the line and later he bundled the ball into the net to level the score, but the play was ruled out for offside earlier in the move. In the second half, he got his revenge and equalized with a goal off his back after the ball ricocheted off him following a Galíndez blunder.

Malcom Braida (5)

He replaced Weigandt at halftime. Since arriving at the club, he played at right-back for the first time. He did not look out of place. He mixed good moments with some poor ones and stood out with dangerous crosses. He dared to get forward with good judgment.

Exequiel Zeballos (5)

Since returning from injury, his level has not been the best. Operating on the left, he controlled well, took on defenders, cut inside, and his shot was blocked by Fabián Pereyra.

Ángel Romero (6)

He came on in the second half of extra time. The little time he had on the pitch was enough for him to score Boca’s second goal and cut the deficit.

Claudio Úbeda (2)

After a month in which he did absolutely everything right, in two matches he threw it all away. After the defeat against Barcelona, the team could not recover and once again put in a poor showing at La Bombonera against Huracán, which ended in elimination in the round of 16 of the Apertura Tournament.

Claudio Úbeda, disapproved.

He took forever to make substitutions and did not know how to take advantage of having two extra men throughout the entire second half of extra time. The fans are once again looking at him with suspicion, and his future will depend on staying alive in the Copa Libertadores.