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Boca win league title, giving president Riquelme his first official trophy
Boca Juniors won the league title, and fans at La Bombonera cheered club president Juan Román Riquelme.
Valencia scored the decisive goal in the win, after previously scoring a hat-trick against Racing in the Argentine Cup.
The victory is Riquelme’s first official title as president of the Buenos Aires club.
He had already helped oversee Boca’s football decisions as vice-president and a member of its football council from 2019 to 2023, when the club won six domestic trophies.
As a player, Riquelme won 11 titles with Boca, including three Copa Libertadores.
The league win adds a title to his record as club leader, as well as his legacy on the pitch.
Boca won the league title, giving president Juan Román Riquelme his first official trophy in that role.
The decisive goal was scored by Ecuadorian player Valencia.
Coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s tactical decisions and calm from the bench were credited with helping Boca win.
Riquelme had previously won six local titles as Boca’s vice president and a further 11 as a player.
- Who
- Boca Juniors, led by president Juan Román Riquelme.
- What
- Boca won the league title, Riquelme’s first official trophy as president.
- When
- November 7, 2026.
- Where
- La Bombonera, Boca’s stadium in Buenos Aires.
- Why
- Boca won the title after a decisive goal by Valencia; the sources do not state a specific reason beyond the match result.
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Riquelme served as Boca’s vice president and Football Council strategist, during which the club won six local titles.
Boca won the league title, giving Riquelme his first official trophy as president.
- Decisive goal
- Valencia scored for Boca
- Coach
- Rodolfo Arruabarrena
- Previous role
- Boca vice president, 2019–2023
- Titles as vice president
- Six local trophies
- Titles as a player
- 11 trophies
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