Players who played for Boca Juniors and Roma

15 players have played for both Boca Juniors and Roma, according to Wikidata. The best known include Gabriel Batistuta, Daniele De Rossi and Fernando Gago. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Daniele De Rossi. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1956 (Antonio Valentín Angelillo), the most recent in 2018 (Leonardo Balerdi).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Boca Juniors special (in French)Today's games with its 261 players. Roma special (in French)Today's games with its 374 players.

The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBoca JuniorsRoma
Gabriel BatistutaForwardArgentina1990–19912000–2003
Daniele De RossiMidfielderItaly2019–20202001–2019
Fernando GagoDefenderArgentina2004–20192011–2012
Walter SamuelDefenderArgentina1997–20002000–2004
Leandro ParedesMidfielderArgentina2010–20152014–2025
Claudio CaniggiaMidfielderArgentina1995–19981992–1994
Nicolás BurdissoDefenderArgentina1999–20042009–2014
Nahuel MolinaDefenderArgentina2016–2020since 2026
Diego PerottiForwardArgentina20142016
Pablo OsvaldoForwardItaly, Argentina2015–20162011–2013
Abel BalboForwardArgentina20021993–2002
Leonardo BalerdiDefenderArgentina2018–2019since 2026
Antonio Valentín AngelilloForwardItaly, Argentina1956–19571961–1965
Jonathan SilvaDefenderArgentinasince 2016–
Víctor BenítezMidfielderPeru1960–19621965–1970

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 Central19Newell's Old Boys18Argentinos Juniors18

With Roma

Inter64AC Milan61Fiorentina58Juventus50Genoa40Sampdoria34Parma31Hellas Verona31