1968 Primera División season, Boca Juniors in 4th places. Boca had a great defense, with only seven goals against in the fifteen games. With 21 points, Boca Juniors was just one away from the three teams that tied for first place.
On June 23, after the draw with River Plate at the Monumental, the worst tragedy in Argentina football occurs: 71 spectators die while trying to leave the stadium.