This was the sort of title race that refuses to settle politely. Boca did not stroll into the Campeón de Liga crown; they grabbed it with the final breath of the matchday, and that matters. In a three-team scramble where every goal carried real weight, Enner Valencia’s last-minute strike against Defensa y Justicia was the moment that decided everything.
That is the brutal, beautiful reality of the Tabla Anual. Boca finished first on 63 points, Rosario Central were second on 62, and Argentinos Juniors ended third on 60. The margin was tight enough that goal difference and late scoring were never going to be side issues. They were the story. And when the pressure peaked, Boca found the one goal that no one else could match.
Late goals decided the table
Earlier in the matchday, the tension was already building. Oscar Cortés opened the scoring for Argentinos Juniors against Huracán, while Julián Fernández put Rosario Central ahead against Estudiantes de Río Cuarto in the first half. Then Bruno Barticciotto made it 2-0 for Huracán against Argentinos Juniors, a swing that only sharpened the sense that this race would be decided by the thinnest of margins.
But Boca had the final say. Enner Valencia appeared in the last minute to score against Defensa y Justicia, and that was enough to push Boca to the top of the annual table. In a race this tight, the value of that goal cannot be overstated. It was not just a winner. It was the title.
Why this title feels earned
What makes Boca’s finish so significant is not merely that they ended on 63 points. It is that they had to keep producing under pressure while Rosario Central chased them and Argentinos Juniors stayed in the frame. The final order — Boca, Rosario Central, Argentinos Juniors — reflects a contest that never gave anyone the luxury of relaxing.
And that is why this result lands with such force. The Argentine Primera División annual table was not won by reputation, or by a comfortable cushion, or by some safe, conservative finish. It was won by a club that found a decisive moment when it mattered most. In a table where goal difference was the key tiebreaker, that kind of late intervention is gold.
Boca are the Campeón de Liga, and they did it the hard way: with 63 points, with the race still alive deep into the final matchday, and with Enner Valencia providing the last word.
