 On 21 May 2010 Boca Juniors signed Borghi as their new head coach.His period in Boca was short however, as he resigned on 17 November, after obtaining 17 points over 42 possible in his 14 official games.His departure was subsequent to a 0–1 defeat to River Plate in the 2010 Apertura's "Superclásico", that left Boca in the 15th league table position.