The balance so far this year Bocaand of Diego Martinez, marks a record of 33 games, with 16 wins, 11 draws and 6 losses, all as visitors. That is to say, the team is undefeated at home, with the clarification that 13 of them were in the Bombonera while one, the first of the year, was played in the New Gasometer ante Sarmiento (1-1).
Boca had to move to Bajo Flores because the Bombonera playing field was not in condition because the tents had been installed there for the club’s presidential elections, which were also postponed due to an injunction filed in court by the opposition that forced maintain the structure for a month. Furthermore, around the date of the match, a strong storm had hit the City of Buenos Aires.
With this Wednesday’s victory against Banfield (3-0), the streak this year extends to 10 wins and 4 draws. But in 2023 he finished the last three games without falls so now he adds 17 games without defeats. The last one occurred on October 1, in the Superclásico against River, 2-0. A match played with an alternative lineup since they were playing in the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores against Palmeiras. In total, they have accumulated 12 wins and 5 draws.
The strength of the home (81% effectiveness) and especially in the candy box (85%), contrasts with the performance as a visitor, a condition in which they played 16 games, won 4, tied 6 and lost 6, with an efficiency of 37.5%.
“We have lost many points away from home and we are paying for it. After the big key of Sudamericana, we decided to accommodate the tournament. We hope to have the desired results that will put us in the top positions.”coach Diego Martínez had explained after drawing 0-0 with Instituto in Córdoba.
Of course, this streak is far from historical records: the 53 matches without defeats between 1923 and 1928; the 43, between 2007 and 2008 (between Miguel Russo and Carlos Ischia); the 34, between 1998 and 2000 (with Carlos Bianchi); or the 33 of 1945-47. But hey, you start somewhere.
The last coach who went the first 14 home games without losing was Hugo Ibarra, when he took office in July 2022, also with 14 games, in which he accumulated 9 wins and 5 draws. El Negro had arrived to replace Sebastián Battaglia, who had gone one without losing so that streak ended in 15 appearances without defeats for the team.
Another important streak had Julio César Falcioni between the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012, with 18 games without falls. And before that, the great streak between 2007 and 2008, which included the conquest of the Copa Libertadores with Russo and the start of Ischia, which went the first 17 games of 2008 without losing at home, 15 in Bombonera, one in Vélez and another in Racing .