# 2017–18 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

The 2017–18 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season is the 89th consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. During the season, Boca Juniors will take part in the Primera División, Copa Argentina, Supercopa Argentina and in the Group Stage of the Copa Libertadores.

## Season overview
### June

Ramiro Martínez is transferred to Godoy Cruz.

### July

Fernando Evangelista, Leandro Marín, Nicolás Colazo, Gonzalo Castellani, Franco Cristaldo, Adrián Cubas, Alexis Messidoro, Tomás Pochettino, Nicolás Benegas, Agustín Bouzat and Andrés Chávez returned from their loans. Axel Werner, Fernando Tobio, Jonathan Silva and Ricardo Centurión returned to their clubs after a loan spell in Boca. In the first days of July Paolo Goltz arrived to the club, Gonzalo Castellani, Adrián Cubas, Franco Cristaldo and Tomás Pochettino are loaned to Defensa y Justicia and Leandro Marín is transferred to FC Lausanne-Sport. Edwin Cardona arrives on a one-year loan from Monterrey and Cristian Espinoza arrives on an 18-month loan from Villarreal. Nicolás Colazo is loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). The first friendly is a 1–1 draw against Nacional, Boca won 3–1 in penalties.

### August

The second friendly is a 1–0 victory over Villarreal. In mutual agreement, Boca purchases the rights of Ramón Ábila from Cruzeiro and is loaned to Huracán, also, in the operation, Alexis Messidoro is loaned to Cruzeiro. In Salta, Boca won 4–2 in penalties after a 1–1 draw against Banfield. On August 12, Nicolás Benegas is loaned to San Martín (T). The first official match of the season is a 5–0 win against Gimnasia y Tiro in the Round of 64 of Copa Argentina, with a brace of Benedetto, and a great debut of Cardona. Andrés Chávez is transferred to Panathinaikos. On August 24, Boca and Peñarol reached an agreement for the transfer of midfielder Nahitan Nández. Marcelo Torres is loaned to Talleres (C). Fernando Zuqui is transferred to Estudiantes (LP). In the first game of the tournament Boca defeated Olimpo 3–0.

### September

On September 2, Boca won 1-0 a friendly Superclásico over River Plate in San Juan. Nazareno Solis is loaned to Huracán. The second game of the tournament was a 1–0 victory over Lanús. Boca advanced in the Copa Argentina after defeating 1-0 Guillermo Brown in the Round of 32. On September 18 Boca won 4–1 over Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, followed by a 4–0 victory over Vélez Sarsfield. After 12 games without losing, Boca was defeated by Rosario Central and was eliminated of the 2016–17 Copa Argentina.

### October

Boca won a tough match against Chacarita Juniors on the first match of October. Boca won the match against Patronato and against Belgrano, and set a team record with seven wins from the first seven matches in the league.

### November

In the Superclásico, Boca won 2–1 over River Plate, winning eight games in a row. Boca finally lost 2–1 against Racing Club, Darío Benedetto suffered a knee injured and is out for six months. The second defeat came after a 1–0 loss against Rosario Central.

### December

Boca returned to the victory after a 2-0 winning over Arsenal. In the last match of the year Boca won 1–0 over Estudiantes (LP) staying on the top in the entire 2017. On December 20 Boca were drawn into Group H of the 2018 Copa Libertadores with Brazilian team Palmeiras, Peruvian champions Alianza Lima and a team from the Qualifying Stages. Ramón Ábila returned from his loan on Huracán. On December 27, right back Julio Buffarini arrives to the club. Agustín Bouzat is transferred to Vélez Sarsfield.

### January

Left back Emmanuel Mas signed a three-year contract with the club. After a controversial departure and hard talks, Carlos Tevez has returned to Boca. Nahuel Molina Lucero is loaned to Defensa y Justicia. Boca and Fernando Evangelista agreed to mutually terminate the defender's contract, Evangelista subsequently joined Newell's Old Boys. Playmaker Emanuel Reynoso arrived to the club from Talleres (C) for $1.500.000 and the loan of Alexis Messidoro and percentages of other players. On the kickoff return of the Argentine League, Boca won 2–0 over Colón. Boca and Gonzalo Castellani agreed to mutually terminate the midfielder's contract, Castellani subsequently joined Atlético Nacional. Boca and Juan Manuel Insaurralde agreed to mutually terminate the defender's contract, Insaurralde subsequently joined Colo-Colo.

### February

Gino Peruzzi is loaned to Nacional. On February 4, Boca was held by San Lorenzo to a 1–1 draw. On February 11, Boca got a hard 1–0 win against Temperley, and other 1–0 against Banfield to keep leading the tournament. On February 25, Boca won 4–2 over San Martín (SJ).

### March

Boca drew 0–0 against Alianza Lima in the first game of 2018 Copa Libertadores. On March 5, Boca played the worst match of the tournament and lost 2–0 against Argentinos Juniors. On March 10, on a very emotional game, Boca won 2–1 at home against Tigre. In the 2017 Supercopa Argentina Boca lost the Superclásico 2–0 against eternal rival River Plate. Continuing the tournament, Boca drew 1–1 against Atlético Tucumán.

### April

The first match of April was an agonic 2–1 win against Talleres (C). The second match of the group stage of Copa Libertadores was a 1–0 victory over Colombian Junior. On April 8, Boca played awfully against Defensa y Justicia 2–1, nevertheless, Boca keeps leading the tournament. On April 11, Boca were held by Palmeiras to a 1–1 draw away from home, in the third match of Copa Libertadores group stage. Another bad match took Boca to the second consecutive loss, after the 1–0 defeat against Independiente. On April 22, Boca returned to the good game and managed to win 3–1 over Newell's Old Boys. On the fourth game of Copa Libertadores group stage, Boca lost 2–0 against Palmeiras.

### May

The first match of May was a 1–1 draw against Junior in Colombia. In the last game in La Bombonera, Boca won 2–0 over Unión. Boca was crowned League champions after a 2–2 draw against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP), defending their own title achieved last season, claiming their thirty-third domestic title. The last match of the League was a 3–3 draw against Huracán. The last match of the season was a 5–0 win over Alianza Lima, with this victory, Boca qualified for the Round of 16.

## Squad

    Last updated on May 17, 2018
| Squad No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Note |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Guillermo Sara | GK | (1987-09-30) September 30, 1987 (age 37) | 37 | -36 | Real Betis | |
| 12 | Agustín Rossi | GK | (1995-08-21) August 21, 1995 (age 29) | 50 | -37 | Defensa y Justicia | |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Paolo Goltz | DF | (1985-05-12) May 12, 1985 (age 39) | 25 | 0 | América | Injured |
| 3 | Emmanuel Mas | DF | (1989-01-15) January 15, 1989 (age 35) | 8 | 1 | Trabzonspor | |
| 6 | Lisandro Magallán | DF | (1993-09-27) September 27, 1993 (age 31) | 63 | 1 | Defensa y Justicia | |
| 18 | Frank Fabra | DF | (1991-02-22) February 22, 1991 (age 33) | 63 | 7 | Independiente Medellín | |
| 21 | Agustín Heredia | DF | (1997-06-16) June 16, 1997 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | Academy | |
| 24 | Julio Buffarini | DF | (1988-08-18) August 18, 1988 (age 36) | 16 | 0 | São Paulo | |
| 27 | Santiago Vergini (VC 4º) | DF | (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988 (age 36) | 44 | 0 | Sunderland | |
| 36 | Gonzalo Goñi | DF | (1998-08-16) August 16, 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Academy | |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 5 | Fernando Gago (C) | MF | (1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 (age 38) | 186 | 8 | Valencia | |
| 8 | Pablo Pérez (VC 2º) | MF | (1985-08-10) August 10, 1985 (age 39) | 107 | 12 | Málaga | |
| 10 | Edwin Cardona | MF | (1992-12-08) December 8, 1992 (age 31) | 29 | 6 | Monterrey | |
| 14 | Sebastián Pérez Cardona | MF | (1993-03-29) March 29, 1993 (age 31) | 19 | 0 | Atlético Nacional | |
| 15 | Nahitan Nández | MF | (1995-12-28) December 28, 1995 (age 28) | 30 | 4 | Peñarol | |
| 16 | Wílmar Barrios | MF | (1993-10-16) October 16, 1993 (age 30) | 51 | 1 | Deportes Tolima | |
| 20 | Gonzalo Maroni | MF | (1999-03-18) March 18, 1999 (age 25) | 9 | 1 | Academy | |
| 29 | Leonardo Jara | MF | (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 (age 33) | 67 | 2 | Estudiantes (LP) | |
| 30 | Emanuel Reynoso | MF | (1995-11-16) November 16, 1995 (age 28) | 16 | 0 | Talleres (C) | |
| 33 | Gonzalo Lamardo | MF | (1997-04-25) April 25, 1997 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | Academy | |
| 39 | Agustín Almendra | MF | (2000-02-11) February 11, 2000 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Academy | |
| 40 | Julián Chicco | MF | (1998-01-13) January 13, 1998 (age 26) | 5 | 0 | Academy | |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Cristian Pavón | FW | (1996-01-21) January 21, 1996 (age 28) | 90 | 25 | Colón | |
| 9 | Darío Benedetto | FW | (1990-05-17) May 17, 1990 (age 34) | 42 | 35 | América | Injured |
| 11 | Cristian Espinoza | FW | (1995-04-03) April 3, 1995 (age 29) | 14 | 0 | Villarreal | |
| 17 | Ramón Ábila | FW | (1989-10-14) October 14, 1989 (age 34) | 16 | 8 | Huracán | |
| 19 | Walter Bou | FW | (1993-08-25) August 25, 1993 (age 31) | 48 | 9 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | |
| 22 | Oscar Benítez | FW | (1993-01-14) January 14, 1993 (age 31) | 24 | 3 | Benfica | |
| 32 | Carlos Tevez (VC 3º) | FW | (1984-02-05) February 5, 1984 (age 40) | 182 | 68 | Shanghai Shenhua | |
| 34 | Guido Vadalá | FW | (1997-02-08) February 8, 1997 (age 27) | 6 | 1 | Unión | |

## Transfers
### In
#### Winter

Players transferred :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee |
| 6 July 2017 | DF | Paolo Goltz | América | $2.000.000 |
| 9 August 2017 | FW | Ramón Ábila | Cruzeiro | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2017 | MF | Nahitan Nández | Peñarol | Undisclosed |
Players loaned :
| Start date | Pos. | Name | Club | End date |
| 19 July 2017 | MF | Edwin Cardona | Monterrey | June 2018 |
| 28 July 2017 | FW | Cristian Espinoza | Villarreal | December 2018 |
Loan Return :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Return from |
| 30 June 2017 | DF | Fernando Evangelista | Atlético Tucumán |
| 30 June 2017 | DF | Leandro Marín | Arsenal |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | Gonzalo Castellani | Defensa y Justicia |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | Nicolás Colazo | Melbourne City FC |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | Franco Cristaldo | Rayo Vallecano |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | Adrián Cubas | Pescara |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | Alexis Messidoro | Sport Boys |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | Tomás Pochettino | Defensa y Justicia |
| 30 June 2017 | FW | Nicolás Benegas | Quilmes |
| 30 June 2017 | FW | Agustín Bouzat | Defensa y Justicia |
| 30 June 2017 | FW | Andrés Chávez | São Paulo |

#### Summer

Players transferred :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee |
| 27 December 2017 | DF | Julio Buffarini | São Paulo | $1.500.000 |
| 5 January 2018 | DF | Emmanuel Mas | Trabzonspor | $2.800.000 |
| 5 January 2018 | FW | Carlos Tevez | Shanghai Shenhua | Free |
| 28 January 2018 | MF | Emanuel Reynoso | Talleres (C) | $1.500.000 |
Players loaned :
| Start date | Pos. | Name | Club | End date |
Loan Return :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Return from |
| 1 January 2018 | FW | Ramón Ábila | Huracán |

### Out
#### Winter

Players transferred :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee |
| 21 April 2017 | MF | Rodrigo Bentancur | Juventus | $9.500.000 |
| 29 June 2017 | GK | Ramiro Martínez | Godoy Cruz | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2017 | DF | Leandro Marín | FC Lausanne-Sport | Undisclosed |
| 17 August 2017 | FW | Andrés Chávez | Panathinaikos | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2017 | MF | Fernando Zuqui | Estudiantes (LP) | Undisclosed |
Players loaned :
| Start date | Pos. | Name | Club | End date |
| 7 July 2017 | MF | Franco Cristaldo | Defensa y Justicia | June 2018 |
| 8 July 2017 | MF | Adrián Cubas | Defensa y Justicia | June 2018 |
| 19 July 2017 | MF | Nicolás Colazo | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | June 2018 |
| July 2017 | MF | Gonzalo Castellani | Defensa y Justicia | June 2018 |
| July 2017 | MF | Tomás Pochettino | Defensa y Justicia | June 2018 |
| 9 August 2017 | FW | Ramón Ábila | Huracán | December 2017 |
| 24 August 2017 | FW | Marcelo Torres | Talleres (C) | June 2018 |
| 3 September 2017 | FW | Nazareno Solís | Huracán | June 2018 |
Loan Return :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Return to |
| 30 June 2017 | GK | Axel Werner | Atlético Madrid |
| 30 June 2017 | DF | Jonathan Silva | Sporting CP |
| 30 June 2017 | DF | Fernando Tobio | Palmeiras |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | Ricardo Centurión | São Paulo |

#### Summer

Players transferred :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee |
| 27 December 2017 | FW | Agustín Bouzat | Vélez Sarsfield | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2018 | DF | Fernando Evangelista | Newell's Old Boys | Free |
| 31 January 2018 | DF | Juan Manuel Insaurralde | Colo-Colo | Free |
Players loaned :
| Start date | Pos. | Name | Club | End date |
| 11 January 2018 | DF | Nahuel Molina Lucero | Defensa y Justicia | December 2018 |
| 3 February 2018 | DF | Gino Peruzzi | Nacional | June 2018 |

## Pre-season and friendlies
### Winter

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Summer
## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Primera División | 27 August 2017 | May 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 066.67 |
| Copa Argentina | 14 August 2017 | 27 September 2017 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 066.67 |
| Supercopa Argentina | 14 March 2018 | 14 March 2018 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Copa Libertadores | 1 March 2018 | 16 May 2018 | Group stage | Round of 16$^1$ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 059.46 |
Last updated: May 17, 2017 Source: Competitions
1: The final stages are played in the next season.

### Primera División
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Boca Juniors (C) | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 58 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Godoy Cruz | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 56 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 50 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Huracán | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 48 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Talleres (C) | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |

#### Relegation table

| Pos | Team | 2015 Pts | 2016 Pts | 2016–17 Pts | 2017–18 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 64 | 20 | 63 | 58 | 205 | 103 | 1.99 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 61 | 34 | 53 | 50 | 198 | 103 | 1.922 |
| 3 | Racing | 57 | 24 | 55 | 45 | 181 | 103 | 1.757 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: AFA

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Copa Libertadores
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAL | BOC | JUN | ALI |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 16 | Round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Round of 16 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Junior | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |

## Team statistics

| | Total | Home | Away | Neutral |
| Games played | 37 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
| Games won | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| Games drawn | 7 | None | 7 | None |
| Games lost | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Biggest win | 5-0 vs Gimnasia y Tiro 5-0 vs Alianza Lima | 5-0 vs Alianza Lima | 4-0 vs Vélez Sarsfield | 5-0 vs Gimnasia y Tiro |
| Biggest loss | 0-2 vs Argentinos Juniors 0-2 vs Palmeiras | 0-2 vs Palmeiras | 0-2 vs Argentinos Juniors | 0-2 vs River Plate |
| Biggest win (Primera División) | 4-0 vs Belgrano 4-0 vs Vélez Sarsfield | 4-0 vs Belgrano | 4-0 vs Vélez Sarsfield | None |
| Biggest win (Copa Argentina) | 5-0 vs Gimnasia y Tiro | None | None | 5-0 vs Gimnasia y Tiro |
| Biggest win (Supercopa Argentina) | None | None | None | None |
| Biggest win (Copa Libertadores) | 5-0 vs Alianza Lima | 5-0 vs Alianza Lima | None | None |
| Biggest loss (Primera División) | 0-2 vs Argentinos Juniors | 1-2 vs Racing Club 1-2 vs Defensa y Justicia | 0-2 vs Argentinos Juniors | None |
| Biggest loss (Copa Argentina) | 0-1 vs Rosario Central | None | None | 0-1 vs Rosario Central |
| Biggest loss (Supercopa Argentina) | 0-2 vs River Plate | None | None | 0-2 vs River Plate |
| Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) | 0-2 vs Palmeiras | 0-2 vs Palmeiras | None | None |
| Clean sheets | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Goals scored | 64 | 38 | 20 | 6 |
| Goals conceded | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 |
| Goal difference | +35 | +26 | +6 | +3 |
| Yellow cards | 85 | 30 | 46 | 9 |
| Red cards | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Top scorer | Benedetto (12) | Ábila (8) | Benedetto (4) | Benedetto (3) |
| Worst discipline | Cardona (2 RC) | Cardona (1 RC) | Cardona (1 RC) | |
| Penalties for | 6 | 5 | | 1 |
| Penalties against | 1 | | | 1 |

### Season appearances and goals

    Last updated on May 17, 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primera División | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Copa Argentina | Supercopa Argentina | Supercopa Argentina | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ARG | Guillermo Sara | 3 | -4 | 1 | -3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ARG | Agustín Rossi | 34 | -25 | 26 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 6 | -4 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ARG | Paolo Goltz | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Emmanuel Mas | 8 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Lisandro Magallán | 34 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | COL | Frank Fabra | 28 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | ARG | Agustín Heredia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Julio Buffarini | 16 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ARG | Santiago Vergini | 13 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ARG | Gonzalo Goñi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | ARG | Fernando Gago | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Pablo Pérez | 28 | 6 | 18+1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | COL | Edwin Cardona | 29 | 6 | 19+1 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | COL | Sebastián Pérez Cardona | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | URU | Nahitan Nández | 29 | 4 | 20+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | COL | Wílmar Barrios | 31 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Gonzalo Maroni | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ARG | Leonardo Jara | 31 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ARG | Emanuel Reynoso | 16 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ARG | Gonzalo Lamardo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ARG | Agustín Almendra | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ARG | Julián Chicco | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ARG | Cristian Pavón | 36 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Darío Benedetto | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ARG | Cristian Espinoza | 14 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ARG | Ramón Ábila | 16 | 8 | 5+6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | ARG | Walter Bou | 21 | 3 | 6+10 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ARG | Oscar Benítez | 15 | 1 | 2+12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ARG | Carlos Tevez | 16 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 34 | MF | ARG | Guido Vadalá | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ARG | Gino Peruzzi | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ARG | Juan Manuel Insaurralde | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ARG | Fernando Evangelista | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ARG | Nahuel Molina Lucero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ARG | Agustín Bouzat | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

    Last updated on May 17, 2018
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Name | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Supercopa Argentina | Copa Libertadores | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Darío Benedetto | 9 | 3 | — | | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 17 | Ramón Ábila | 6 | | — | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Cristian Pavón | 6 | | — | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Pablo Pérez | 5 | 1 | — | | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Edwin Cardona | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | FW | 32 | Carlos Tevez | 3 | | — | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 15 | Nahitan Nández | 4 | | — | | 4 |
| 8 | DF | 18 | Frank Fabra | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | 19 | Walter Bou | 3 | | — | | 3 |
| 10 | FW | 34 | Guido Vadalá | 1 | | — | | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 16 | Wílmar Barrios | 1 | | — | | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 29 | Leonardo Jara | 1 | | — | | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 3 | Emmanuel Mas | 1 | | — | | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 22 | Oscar Benítez | 1 | | — | | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 3 | | — | 1 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 50 | 6 | — | 8 | 64 |

### Clean sheets

    Last updated on May 17, 2018
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Name | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Supercopa Argentina | Copa Libertadores | Total |
| 1 | GK | 12 | Agustín Rossi | 12 | 1 | — | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Guillermo Sara | | 1 | — | | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | 17 |

### Disciplinary record

    Last updated on May 17, 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Primera División | Primera División | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Supercopa Argentina | Copa Libertadores | Total | Total | Total |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Guillermo Sara | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | GK | | Agustín Rossi | | | | | | | | | |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Paolo Goltz | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | | Emmanuel Mas | 2 | | | | | 2 | 2 | | |
| 6 | DF | | Lisandro Magallán | | | | 1 | | 3 | 4 | | |
| 18 | DF | | Frank Fabra | 6 | | | | 1 | 1 | 8 | | |
| 21 | DF | | Agustín Heredia | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 24 | DF | | Julio Buffarini | 4 | | | | | | 4 | | |
| 27 | DF | | Santiago Vergini | 3 | | | | | 1 | 4 | | |
| 36 | DF | | Gonzalo Goñi | | | | | | | | | |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | | Fernando Gago | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | MF | | Pablo Pérez | 11 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | | Edwin Cardona | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Sebastián Pérez Cardona | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 15 | MF | | Nahitan Nández | 5 | | | | 1 | 1 | 7 | | |
| 16 | MF | | Wílmar Barrios | 6 | | | | 1 | 1 | 8 | | |
| 20 | MF | | Gonzalo Maroni | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | MF | | Leonardo Jara | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 30 | MF | | Emanuel Reynoso | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 33 | MF | | Gonzalo Lamardo | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | MF | | Agustín Almendra | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 40 | MF | | Julián Chicco | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | | Cristian Pavón | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 9 | FW | | Darío Benedetto | 3 | | | 1 | | | 4 | | |
| 11 | FW | | Cristian Espinoza | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 17 | FW | | Ramón Ábila | 1 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | |
| 19 | FW | | Walter Bou | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | FW | | Oscar Benítez | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 32 | FW | | Carlos Tevez | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 34 | FW | | Guido Vadalá | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| Players transferred out during the season |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Gino Peruzzi | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| 25 | DF | | Juan Manuel Insaurralde | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | DF | | Fernando Evangelista | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 35 | DF | | Nahuel Molina Lucero | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | FW | | Agustín Bouzat | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 64 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 85 | 3 | 1 |