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unusual facts about Club Atletico Boca Juniors



Argentina at the Rugby World Cup

During their World Cup run, the normally football-crazed Argentines embraced the Pumas so much that El Superclásico, the Buenos Aires football derby between Boca Juniors and River Plate that is normally the biggest event in Argentine sport, was rescheduled so that it would not conflict with the Pumas' quarter-final match.

Bryan Man

Man has five tattoos, including a tattoo of the number 7 (his preferred shirt number) and of the crest of his favorite football club, Boca Juniors.

Daniel Angelici

The day after, Falcioni quit and Angelici went for the historical coach of Boca Juniors and brought Carlos Bianchi over after three days and one weekend deciding if he would came back to the club that make him win 9 titles.

Édison Preciado

After Cuenca qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2009, Preciado scored the only goal in a 1-0 home win against Boca Juniors.

La Raulito

The film tells the story of a real life fan of Boca Juniors football club, Mary Esher Duffau, who as a teenage girl adopted the identity of a man in order to survive on the streets of Buenos Aires.

Pérez Celis

A fan of the Club Atlético Boca Juniors football team, he created two murals in 1997 for the team's La Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires: "Idolos" (Idols) and "Mito y Destino" (Myth and Destiny), both Venetian mosaics and bronze on cement.


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