The Bombonera crew only needed a draw on the final day of the season, but lost to set up the one-game playoff.

"In this stadium, I started my career as a player and now I am winning my first title as a coach," exclaimed Simeone. "This is a really emotional time, in life you always have to believe in what you do."

"I am really happy, the players understood my message from the first moment and we never gave up despite the fact that Boca had the championship nearly won," he continued.

"We kept on fighting and in the final we showed that we were stronger."

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