THE CLUB

Five young men, Santiago Sana, Alfredo Scarpatti, Esteban Baglietto, and the brothers Juan and Teodoro Farenga, played on a team of friends called Independencia Sud from the Italian immigrant neighborhood of La Boca. The group decided to create something much more formal and met in Plaza Solis on Saturday, April 1, 1905, to shape the project; the next day the team was formed in the house of Esteban Baglietto.

Discussions surrounding the color of the uniform were heating up when Baglietto’s mother, who was sipping tea with friends, asked the group to take the discussion outside. The young men returned to the Plaza, between the streets Olavarria, Suarez, Gaboto and Ministro Brin, where they continued deliberating. Discussions surrounding the team name continued, and suggestions like “Sons of Italy” and “Stars of La Boca” had already been ruled out. “Boca” was gaining favor when Santiago Pedro Sana had the honor of officially naming the new club by adding the word “Juniors,” using the British touch typical of the era. On Monday, April 3, 1905, the group appointed the first Executive Committee in the house of the Farenga brothers

Thus began a history of popular passion, rarely seen, that endures eternally in the hearts of a legion of supporters who are now scattered all over the world.