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Boca Juniors

1998–99 season
President	Mauricio Macri
Manager	Carlos Bianchi
Stadium	La Bombonera
Apertura Tournament	Champion (23rd. title)
Clausura Tournament	Champion (24th. title)
Top goalscorer	League: All: Martín Palermo (32)
Home colours Away colours
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The 1998–99 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 69th consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.

Summary

After the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, a new head coach arrived to the club: Carlos Bianchi former Velez Sarsfield manager wherein clinched 1994 Intercontinental Cup, 1994 Copa Libertadores and several local titles. The squad is reinforced with Barijho (a petition from Bianchi), Pereda and right back defender Hugo Ibarra. Also midfielder José Basualdo returned to the club. Finally, the team won undefeated the Apertura Tournament after a drought of 6 years aimed by a solid formation with Martin Palermo scoring 20 goals in 19 matches.

Special uniforms

Alternate kits only worn in 1999 Copa Mercosur:

Home

Away

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  COL Oscar Córdoba 2 DF  COL Jorge Bermúdez 3 DF  ARG Rodolfo Arruabarrena 4 DF  ARG Hugo Ibarra 5 MF  COL Mauricio Serna 6 DF  ARG Walter Samuel 7 FW  ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto 8 MF  ARG Diego Cagna 9 FW  ARG Martín Palermo 10 MF  ARG Juan Román Riquelme 11 DF  ARG Fernando Navas 12 GK  ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri 13 DF  ARG Christian Traverso

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  ARG Anibal Matellán 16 MF  ARG Ariel Rosada 17 MF  ARG Gustavo Barros Schelotto 18 MF  ARG José Basualdo 19 DF  ARG César La Paglia 20 DF  ARG Emiliano Rey 21 FW  ARG Christian Giménez 24 DF  PER José Pereda 27 FW  ARG Antonio Barijho 28 FW  ARG Ariel Carreño 29 DF  ARG Adrián Guillermo — FW  ARG Fernando Ortiz

Transfers

January

Competitions

Torneo Apertura

League table

Matches

9 August 1998 1	Ferro Carril Oeste	2–4	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires
	Giaccone 73' (pen.) Martens 90'		Sartori 6', o.g.' Navas 18' Palermo 20' Riquelme 45'	Stadium: Ferro C. Oeste Referee: Fabián Madorrán

16 August 1998 2	Boca Juniors	3–2	Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)	Buenos Aires
	Cagna 38' Palermo 45' Riquelme 62'		Palermo 48' (o.g.) Aguirrez 53'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Horacio Elizondo

23 August 1998 3	Boca Juniors	2–2	Argentinos Juniors	Buenos Aires
	Palermo 59', 64'	Report	Quinteros 14', 52'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Daniel Giménez

6 September 1998 5	Boca Juniors	6–2	Huracán	Buenos Aires
	Navas 8' Palermo 16', 90' Giménez 48' Guillermo B.S. 84' Basualdo 87'	Report	Montenegro 63' Silvera 85'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Claudio Martín

13 September 1998 6	Belgrano (C)	2–4	Boca Juniors	Córdoba
	Enría 73' Artime 79'	Report	F. Ortiz 35' Palermo 46', 90' Guillermo B.S. 86'	Stadium: Chateau Carreras Referee: Angel Sánchez

20 September 1998 7	Boca Juniors	2–1	Newell's Old Boys	Buenos Aires
	Palermo 64', 79'	Report	Faggiani 90'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Fabián Madorrán

27 September 1998 8	Racing	1–1	Boca Juniors	Avellaneda
	Úbeda 80'		Arruabarrena 41'	Stadium: Presidente Perón Referee: Horacio Elizondo

4 October 1998 9	Boca Juniors	3–0	Platense	Buenos Aires
		Report	Basualdo 5' Riquelme 51' Samuel 61'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Angel Sánchez

10 October 1998 10	Colón	0–3	Boca Juniors	Santa Fe
		Report	Basualdo 18' Palermo 43' Guillermo B.S. 75'	Stadium: Brigadier López Referee: Oscar Sequeira

18 October 1998 11	Boca Juniors	2–0	Vélez Sarsfield	Buenos Aires
	Palermo 3', 76'	Report		Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Horacio Elizondo

1 November 1998 13	Boca Juniors	3–0	Estudiantes LP	Buenos Aires
	Palermo 10' Cagna 34' Navas 90'			Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Fabián Madorrán

8 November 1998 14	San Lorenzo	1–3	Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires
	Gorosito 40' (pen.)	Report	Paleermo 35' Cagna 71' Guillermo B.S. 83'	Stadium: Nuevo Gasómetro Referee: Daniel Giménez

15 November 1998 15	Boca Juniors	2–1	Talleres (C)	Buenos Aires
	Guillermo B.S. 1' Palermo 90'	Report	Zelaya 83'	Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Roberto Ruscio

21 November 1998 16	Rosario Central	2–3	Boca Juniors	Rosario
	Maceratesi 10', 58'	Report	Palermo 33', 87' Cagna 34'	Stadium: Gigante de Arroyito Referee: Oscar Sequeira

6 December 1998 18	Lanús	1–1	Boca Juniors	Lanús
	Belloso 10'	Report	Barijho 69'	Stadium: Lanús Stadium Attendance: Horacio Elizondo

13 December 1998 19	Boca Juniors	3–1	Unión (SF)	Buenos Aires
	Palermo 5', 52' Arruabarrena 8'	Report	Castillo 57'	Stadium: La Bombonera

Torneo Clausura

League table

Matches

7 March 1999 1	Boca Juniors	3–0	Ferro Carril Oeste	Buenos Aires
	Palermo 13', 65' Guillermo B.S. 88'	Report		Stadium: La Bombonera Referee: Oscar Sequeira

13 March 1999 2	Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)	0–2	Boca Juniors	Jujuy
		Report	Palermo 62' Guillermo B.S. 67'	Stadium: 23 de Agosto Referee: Daniel Giménez

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Apertura 98		Clausura 99
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	COL	Oscar Córdoba	27	0	19	0	8	0
4	DF	ARG	Hugo Ibarra	25	0	13	0	12	0
6	DF	ARG	Walter Samuel	34	2	17	1	17	1
2	DF	COL	Jorge Bermudez	32	3	16	0	16	3
3	DF	ARG	Rodolfo Arruabarrena	36	3	18	2	18	1
8	MF	ARG	Diego Cagna	35	5	19	4	16	1
5	MF	COL	Mauricio Serna	29	0	18	0	11	0
18	MF	ARG	José Basualdo	33	3	16	3	17	0
10	MF	ARG	Juan Román Riquelme	37	10	19	3	18	7
9	FW	ARG	Martín Palermo	35	32	19	20	16	12
7	FW	ARG	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	28	10	14	5	14	5
12	GK	ARG	Roberto Abbondanzieri	8	0	0	0	8	0
	DF	ARG	Emiliano Rey	1	0	1	0
19	DF	ARG	César La Paglia	9	0	7	0	2	0
15	DF	ARG	Anibal Matellán	14	0	7	0	7	0
13	DF	ARG	Christian Traverso	21	0	10	0	11	0
17	MF	ARG	Gustavo Barros Schelotto	9	0	3	0	6	0
27	FW	ARG	Antonio Barijho	12	5	6	1	6	4
11	DF	ARG	Fernando Navas	25	3	12	3	13	0
	DF	ARG	Adrián Guillermo	6	0	6	0
24	MF	PER	José Pereda	19	0	6	0	13	0
21	FW	ARG	Christian Giménez	10	1	4	1	6	0
	FW	ARG	Fernando Ortiz	1	1	1	1	-	-
28	FW	ARG	Ariel Carreño	1	0	1	0
16	FW	ARG	Ariel Rosada	2	0	1	0	1	0
22	DF	ARG	Sebastián Battaglia	4	0	0	0	4	0
	GK	ARG	Christian Muñoz	4	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	ARG	Guillermo Valdez	2	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	ARG	Fabricio Coloccini	1	1	0	0	1	1
	MF	ARG	Juan Arostegui	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ARG	Christian Dollberg	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ARG	Iván Furios	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ARG	Esteban José Herrera	1	0	0	0	1	0

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References

1. "Bianchi starts a new era in Boca". infobae.com. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
2. "Barijho came back to smile". lanacion.com.ar. 2 June 2000. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
3. "Little bomber Ibarra" (in Spanish). ole.com.ar. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
4. "Bianchi Did It" (in Spanish). lanacion.com.ar. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
5. "Plantel Boca Torneo Apertura 1998". historiadeboca.com.ar. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
6. "Plantel Boca Torneo Clausura 1999". historiadeboca.com.ar. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

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