Things to Know:
The 2001 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 27 November 2001 between Bayern Munich, winners of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, and defending champions Boca Juniors, winners of the 2001 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 51,360 fans. Bayern Munich defeated Boca Juniors 1-0 with a Samuel Kuffour’s goal.
BOCA JUNIORS C.A.
2001-2002
Toyota Cup Final
Boca Juniors vs Bayern Munich
Match Worn Shirt
Pinto Gustavo
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Riquelme was born as the eldest of 11 children in a poor family, one day before Argentina won the 1978 World Cup. He began playing footballing in the localities of San Fernando, playing for different local clubs, before gaining the opportunity to trial with the junior teams of Argentinos Juniors. After trialling, he was signed by the club where he began playing as a central mid-fielder. Boca Juniors and River Plate spotted him when he was a youth player for Argentinos Juniors. In 1995, however, Riquelme was transferred from Argentinos Juniors U-20 to Boca Juniors U-20 for a fee of US$800,000, during an operation insisted by trainer Carlos Salvador Bilardo which led to the then president of Boca Juniors, Mauricio Macri, establishing various purchases of Argentinos Juniors youth players.On 10 November 1996, aged 18, Riquelme made his Primera División debut in a 2–0 win against Unión de Santa Fe. Two weeks later, he scored his first senior goal in a 6–0 triumph over Huracán.
BOCA JUNIORS C.A.
2020-2021
Boca Juniors vs Newell’s Old Boys
Match Worn Shirt
Cardona Edwin
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This shirt was worn by Edwin Cardona during the Copa Diego Maradona game between Boca Juniors and Newell’s Old Boys which took place in Buenos Aires, “Estadio Alberto Josè Armando” (La Bombonera), on November 29th 2020. This shirt is a special shirt released to pay tribute to Diego Armando Maradona, the Argentina’s legend who died three days before the game at the age of 60. Maradona won a 1981 title with Boca before moving to Europe, and ended his career with spells at both Newell’s and Boca. Before the match, the players wore special shirts for a minute’s applause next to a flag and picture of Maradona, one of the greatest ever footballers. There were Maradona banners and flags all around the stadium, while a remote control car with a Boca jersey brought on the match ball. The Copa Diego Armando Maradona is the new name for the Argentine league cup, which is effectively a replacement for the league this season. During the game, Boca players all had Maradona’s name on the back of their shirts, while Newell’s players all had the former Argentina captain and manager’s famous number 10 on the front of theirs. The referee had a large message saying “Gracias Diego” on the back of his shirt. After Edwin Cardona’s free-kick gave Boca the lead, the players stood around an Argentina jersey and applauded, while Maradona’s daughter, Dalma, was in tears watching from her father’s box. Cardona scored both goals in a 2-0 win. Maradona, who won the 1986 World Cup with Argentina as a player, suffered a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home on November 26th. There were three days of national mourning in Argentina after his death.
BOCA JUNIORS C.A.
2020-2021
Boca Juniors vs Newell’s Old Boys
Diego Armando Maradona Warm-Up Tribute Shirt
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This shirt was worn by all Boca Juniors players before the Copa Diego Maradona game between Boca Juniors and Newell’s Old Boys which took place in Buenos Aires, “Estadio Alberto Josè Armando” (La Bombonera), on November 29th 2020. It is a warm-up tribute shirt worn by players and referee before the game and during the moment of silence. The same style of shirt was used by all teams of the “Primera Division Argentina” in the weekend right after the Argentina’s legend Diego Armando Maradona passed. Boca Juniors’s shirts were different from all the other team’s ones because they have Maradon’s logo on chest and the Maradona name set and number 10 on the back sublimated in the shirt’s fabric, while other teams had regular iron printed details.
