Out of the Libertadores
Boca are out. Universidad Católica came into La Bombonera and ended your Copa Libertadores campaign in the group stage (1) (4). Everything that could go wrong did. This was the match that was supposed to define the season, and instead it has left the club reeling.
Sudamericana path set
The fallout is immediate. Boca drop into the Copa Sudamericana and will face Chile's O'Higgins in the Round of 16 (2). It is a long way from where this season was supposed to be heading.
Ubeda: no talk of my future
The manager is feeling the heat. His contract runs through June 30, and after the elimination he said, "It's not the time to talk about my continuity, it doesn't depend on me" (3). The silence around his future tells its own story.
Mora twists the knife
As if the night was not painful enough, former River Plate striker Mora took a shot at Boca. "We are so great that they chose to play the Sudamericana with us," he said, mocking the fact Boca now join River in the same competition (5).
Fan reactions
The anger is raw. Fans are pointing directly at president Juan Román Riquelme, listing every failure under his leadership, semifinal exits, elimination after elimination. One post simply asks, "Why?" Another thread declares Boca have been playing like a small club for six years. The O'Higgins draw is being met with grim acknowledgment rather than hope. You can feel the pain in the match thread discussion.
