Will he bring luck? He won the Libertadores with Boca, was in Chile | OneFootball

Boca brings back to Buenos Aires three important points, the result of its 2-1 victory over Universidad Católica in Chile, thanks to goals from Leandro Paredes and Adam Bareiro. This came in the club’s debut in the group stage of the 2026 Copa Libertadores.

The Xeneize heads into Sunday’s clásico against Independiente de Avellaneda at La Bombonera full of enthusiasm, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. on April 12 in the Apertura Tournament. The win left a positive feeling, but also brought a surprise many hope will bring good luck.

Mauro Boselli, a striker who came through Boca’s youth academy and was part of the squad that won the 2007 Copa Libertadores, was in attendance at the Claro Arena. The former Estudiantes player also took the opportunity to greet former teammates. On Boca’s side is Santiago Ascacibar, with whom he shared time at El Pincha.

Fernando Zuqui was also there, now with Universidad Católica, who also had a brief spell with Xeneize and likewise played for the La Plata side alongside the striker and the “Rusito.”

Boselli’s numbers at Boca

Many remember Mauro Boselli, because although he did not get as many minutes as expected given his qualities, he found it difficult to carve out a place in the team since he was competing for the spot with Martín Palermo. During his time with the blue and gold, he lived in the shadow of the club’s all-time leading scorer.

Even so, from his debut in the 7-2 loss to Rosario Central at the Gigante de Arroyito on July 6, 2003, he played a total of 59 matches, in which he scored 11 goals. He was part of the squad that won the 2004 Copa Sudamericana and the 2007 Copa Libertadores.

The failed return to Boca

The striker, an openly declared Xeneize fan, moved to Estudiantes in 2009, where he became one of the biggest stars of the modern era for the La Plata club. He was the key scorer in El Pincha’s 2009 Copa Libertadores triumph, and later built a career with spells at Wigan in England, Genoa and Palermo in Italy, León in Mexico, Corinthians in Brazil, and Cerro Porteño in Paraguay.

Mauro Boselli in a Boca shirt.

After that last stint in Paraguayan football, he was determined to return to Boca. “I don’t think a formal offer was ever made or anything like that because the coach at the time, I think it was Alfaro, preferred Soldano,” the forward explained some time ago. Faced with that situation, he decided to return to Estudiantes in 2021, where he stayed until the end of 2023 and brought his professional playing career to an end.

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