Boca Juniors got their colors in 1906, after losing a decisive match against Nottingham de Almagro. Both teams had very similar black-and-white striped shirts and faced off in a contest to decide who would have to abandon their colors. At the same time, the Swedish cargo ship Drottning Sophia was docked in the port of La Boca, and according to legend, it was the dockworker Juan Bricchetto who came up with the idea of adopting the new colors from the Swedish flag.
Boca Juniors got their colors in 1906, after losing a decisive match against Nottingham de Almagro. Both teams had very similar black-and-white striped shirts and faced off in a contest to decide who would have to abandon their colors. At the same time, the Swedish cargo ship Drottning Sophia was docked in the port of La Boca, and according to legend, it was the dockworker Juan Bricchetto who came up with the idea of adopting the new colors from the Swedish flag.