The curious streak of Estudiantes against Boca that has been going on for more than a century

In the remaining seven matches, the La Plata team left out the Ribera club at every opportunity.

After a penalty shootout for Boca to forget, Estudiantes eliminated them 3 to 1 after tying the match 1 to 1, and will play in the final of the Professional League Cup in front of Velez.

In the history of direct elimination matches with “Xeneize”, “Pincha” won 1-0 in the round of 16 of the 1917 Copa Competencia, and then Boca did the same 3-0 two years later in the same contest, in the midst of Argentine soccer amateurism.

Already in professionalism, Estudiantes eliminated him on six consecutive occasions: 1 to 0 in the final of the 1946 Pablo Ramírez Cup, in the 1992 Super Cup series by 1 to 2 and 1 to 0 -thanks to the away goal-, again for the 1993 Super Cup by 2 to 0 and 3 to 1, in the remembered final of the 2006 Apertura by 2 to 1, the semifinals of the 2023 Argentine Cup by 3 to 2, and in the penalties this Tuesday for the semifinals of the Copa de the league.

This elimination, as well as that of 2023, is a headache for Boca due to its aspirations to qualify for the next Copa Libertadores, since in the Argentine Cup it came very close to achieving it and now it will have to win the Professional League Tournament or get a good amount of points in the general table to be able to access.

The general history of matches between both teams paints an interesting picture and has a clear parentage of the “Xeneize” team: of the 222 times they have faced each other, Boca leads with 114 wins, while Estudiantes emerged victorious on 54 occasions, with 54 draws. in the middle.

However, since the final of the 2006 Apertura Tournament, the “León” left its mark by winning 15 times against Boca, against the 10 victories of the Ribera team and six draws that complete the last 31 matches.