The 2002–03 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 73rd consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.
Summary During summer, several players left the club, including fan favorite midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme, who transferred out to FC Barcelona.
Macri reinforced the squad with midfielder Raul Alfredo Cascini from Toulouse FC and, on loan from FC Porto, right back defender Hugo Ibarra.
In the Apertura Tournament the team finished on 2nd spot, three points below of Champions Independiente. Meanwhile, in the inaugural season of 2002 Copa Sudamericana the squad was eliminated by Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in Eightfinals stage.
Head coach Carlos Bianchi was appointed on 23 December 2002 after rumors that he accepted other positions with FC Barcelona and Mexico National Team.
For Apertura, along with Bianchi, Macri reinforced the team with a few players, including midfielders Diego Cagna from Atletico Celaya and Javier Alejandro Villarreal. The squad finished runners-up again, two points below of Champions River Plate.
The season is best remembered by the victory in 2003 Copa Libertadores. The squad reached the Finals stage and won the trophy, defeating Brazilian side Santos FC with a 5-1 global score after two matches.Copa Libertadores 2003 by Juan Pablo Andréss on the RSSSF
Squad
Transfers
In Pos. Name From Type DF Hugo Ibarra FC Porto loan MF Raul Alfredo Cascini Toulouse FC MF Ezequiel González FW Matías Donnet MF Raúl Estévez FW Arley Dinas
Out Pos. Name To Type MF Juan Roman Riquelme FC Barcelona MF Christian Traverso MF Mauricio Serna MF Julio Marchant FW Walter Gaitán Tigres UANL DF Jorge Daniel Martinez MF Ariel Carreño FW Abel Balbo DF Juan Forchetti
January
In Pos. Name From Type MF Javier Alejandro Villarreal DF Alfredo Moreno DF Diego Cagna MF Pablo Jerez DF Miguel Caneo MF Franco Cangele DF Matias Silvestre MF Héctor Carballo DF Pablo Sebastian Alvarez FW Mauro Boselli DF Juan Pablo Caffa DF Gabriel Christovao DF Gustavo Eberto DF Edilio Cardoso de Oliveira DF Victor Magnano DF Victor Ormazabal DF Raul Osella DF Leonardo Veron DF Jonathan Fabbro
Out Pos. Name To Type FW Christian Giménez FW Roberto Carlos Sosa FW Arley Dinas
Competitions
Torneo Apertura League table
Position by round
Matches
Torneo Clausura
League table
Position by round
Matches
Copa Libertadores
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Copa Sudamericana
Eightfinals
Statistics Players statistics
References
External links Club Atlético Boca Juniors official web site