Over the next few weeks (starting Monday) we will begin to reveal some of the content which will be featured in the book.

Major events, classic matches, legendary players.

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We look at the effects of immigration on the city of Buenos Aires & the subsequent foundation of Boca Juniors, and the club's early years in Argentina's top flight.

Although it wasn't the outcome that Boca fans wanted, the 2018 "Gran Final" was a historic moment in the history of the rivalry with River, and full of twists and turns.

Boca won their first league title in 1919 and added four more in the 1920s. During this decade the club also settled on a location on Calle Brandsen that remains home to this day.

The year 2000 ranks as one of, if not the, best in Boca's 115-year history. The club won the domestic championship, Copa Libertadores and, the icing on the cake, the Intercontinental Cup where they beat the mighty Real Madrid.

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Despite the 1930s being the "Decada Infame", in the wake of the Great Depression, Argentine football boomed and so did Boca, winning the last title of the Amateur era and the first following the conversion to professionalism, before adding two more in 1934 & 1935.

In 1981 Boca signed Diego Maradona from Argentinos Juniors. Against the backdrop of simmering financial & institutional problems, Maradona led the club to the '81 Metropolitano title. This chapter also contains an exclusive interview with a member of the championship-winning side

The 1940s saw the inauguration of La Bombonera and Boca went head-to-head with River's acclaimed "Maquina" side, winning three titles.

Boca retained the Copa Libertadores in 2001, beating Mexican side Cruz Azul over two legs, yet were unable to retain the Intercontinental Cup, losing 1-0 to Bayern Munich in Tokyo.

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The 1950s were relatively barren, as Boca only won one league title (1954). However, the end of the decade would signal the beginning of the 20-year stint as president of Alberto J. Armando. The quest to win the Copa Libertadores became Armando's obsession.

In 1995 Maradona returned to Boca for a typically colourful swansong, after more than 13 years away. In that same year Mauricio Macri, the divisive character that would later assume the presidency of Argentina, started his decade-long tenure as Boca president.

In 1960 @TheLibertadores was born, a distant cousin of UEFA's European Cup/Champions League. In 1963 Boca reached the final, where they were faced with the fearsome Santos side containing Pele.

Carlos Bianchi was appointed as Boca manager in 1998 and his bond with Juan Roman Riquelme propelled the club to unthinkable heights.

In 1971 Boca played Sporting Cristal at La Bombonera. 19 of the 22 players were sent off in a bloody and violent on-pitch battle which came during an era characterised by "anti-fútbol". Pictured, one of the protagonists, Rubén Suñé.

Despite the dark cloud of the military junta hanging over Argentine society, Boca managed to win two successive Copa Libertadores titles in the late 70s. The cherry on the cake came in the form of the Intercontinental Cup triumph against German side Borussia Monchengladbach.

Palermo & Riquelme had left by 2003, but Bianchi weaved his magic once again and led Boca to their 3rd Copa Libertadores title in four years, as well as beating Milan on penalties to lift the Intercontinental Cup.

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The foundation for Boca's 1964 title win was a rock-solid defence, with Antonio Roma in goal. Boca won further league titles in '65 and '69 but also suffered the Tragedy of Puerta 12 in 1968 in which 71 Boca fans died.

Out of the ashes of the financial disaster of the mid-80s came the election of Antonio Alegre as club president. The Alegre-Heller axis completely transformed the club's fortunes during their 10-year stint and laid the foundations for later success.

In 2015 Boca completed a league and Copa Argentina double before, early in 2016, Guillermo Barros Schelotto was announced as the club's new manager.

In the post-Bianchi landscape, the partnership of Martin Palermo and Rodrigo Palacio helped Boca to the 2005 Apertura & 2006 Clausura titles.

Juan Roman Riquelme returned to Boca in 2007 after a mixed spell in Spain, immediately delivering another Copa Libertadores.

In December 2019 Jorge Ameal became Boca Juniors' new president. For the next four years, at least, Ameal will work alongside his vice presidents Mario Pergolini and former playing legend Juan Roman Riquelme.

The future is bright?