Players who played for Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys

18 players have played for both Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys, according to Wikidata. The best known include Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta and Walter Samuel. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Diego Maradona. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1922 (Domingo Tarasconi), the most recent in 2012 (Emanuel Insúa).

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The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBoca JuniorsNewell's Old Boys
Diego MaradonaForwardArgentina1981–19971993–1994
Gabriel BatistutaForwardArgentina1990–19911988–1989
Walter SamuelDefenderArgentina1997–20001996–1997
Éver BanegaMidfielderArgentina20072014–2025
Óscar UstariGoalkeeperArgentina2012–20132014–2015
Abel BalboForwardArgentina20021987–1988
Jorge BermúdezDefenderColombia1997–20012003–2004
Leonardo PonzioMidfielderArgentina2008–20092000–2003
Juan SimónDefenderArgentina1988–19941977–1983
Domingo TarasconiForwardArgentina1922–19321933
Julio MusimessiGoalkeeperArgentina1953–19591944–1953
Francisco LombardoDefenderArgentina1952–19601947–1951
Federico SacchiMidfielderArgentina1965–19661958–1960
Pablo PérezDefenderBolivia20152006–2014
Rolando SchiaviDefenderArgentina2001–20122007–2011
Bruno MarioniForwardArgentina20071995–1997
Emanuel InsúaDefenderArgentina2012–2015since 2016
Juan Ramón RochaMidfielderGreece, Argentina1979–19801972–1978

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Boca Juniors

River Plate32Racing Club25Estudiantes25Independiente25Vélez Sarsfield21Rosario Central19Argentinos Juniors18Huracán17

With Newell's Old Boys

River Plate20Independiente15Estudiantes11