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

Another misstep by Claudio Úbeda's Boca and a new embarrassment. They were eliminated in the Round of 16 of the 2026 Apertura Tournament against Huracán, at La Bombonera, by 2-3 in extra time, which sparked a strong backlash, with whistles coming from every section. The coach pointed to the specific mistakes that caused the team’s defeat.

Globo’s three goals came through three key errors in the Xeneize defense. First, Leandro Brey gave Milton Delgado a difficult pass, and he tried to get through between Leo Gil and Lucas Blondel, but both pressured him and stole the ball. Then came Lautaro Di Lollo’s two unbelievable 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 led to the blue-and-gold club’s early elimination from the local competition. "Obviously, you can’t keep making those kinds of unforced errors anymore. They end up costing you goals and knocking you out of a competition that is important to us," he began during the press conference.

Despite the elimination, Claudio Úbeda is not giving up and is pinning his hopes on the final two Copa Libertadores matchdays to close out the group stage, where they will seek qualification 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 have to focus on those two matches and reduce the margin for error as much as possible," he added.

Claudio Úbeda downplayed Huracán’s merit

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

"In this particular match, the logic changes after 5 minutes, which is when we started losing because of the first mistake. That’s where the way we played broke down. It wasn’t a virtue of the opponent, it wasn’t thanks to their quality that the scoring chance was created. I think it was more our mistake, one that we have to take on board and correct so it doesn’t happen again," Sifón concluded.

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