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The crisis in Boca seems to have no end. After premature elimination in the round of 16 of the Libertadores Cup in a tight penalty shootout loss against Corinthiansthe rags that came to light after the elimination and the hard fall in the classic against Saint Lawrence, the panorama looks increasingly darker. Perhaps that is why the club announced a surprise press conference for this Monday at the Bombonera.
Bermúdez did not want to talk about Rojo’s embrace of Izquierdoz
“Thank you for being there. I’m very happy, content… As a player I left everything. Until the last drop of perspiration and today I have a great challenge to be at the head of this club as a coach. The departure of Izquierdoz? better for the team.”
More definitions of Ibarra. “With the Football Council and the President we talk continuously, chatting about football. We are going to do the work little by little. We have the best squad in Argentine soccer, from the biggest club in the world. Based on that, it is the starting point, everything that remains, you have to play to win.”
“We make the presentation of the CT that will be from the date until December 31. Neither other DT nor players who lend themselves to other interpretations will be discussed,” said the president of Boca.
And he continued: “We are very happy for our people. We have achieved many things and we are going to commit ourselves to achieving many more things. Unfortunately, deserving is not enough. We deserved to win the last 2 games of the Libertadores, but it is over. Today we talk about our body technical”.
Jorge Amor Ameal confirms Hugo Ibarra until December 31. The coaching staff will be made up of Roberto Pompei and Leandro Gracián. Jorge Bermúdez says present from the Football Council. “We are happy to welcome Ibarra, Gracián and Pompei,” announces the president.
Although secrecy reigns in the Bombonera conference room, it is believed that there will be a confirmation of the coaching staff headed by Hugo Ibarra will continue in office until the end of the season.
Juan Román Riquelme, vice president of Boca and head of the Football Council, exchanged messages with Jorge Rial again, who made them known on his Radio 10 program. have patience, nothing happens. Things are going well, we make the decisions that have to be taken calmly and with a lot of security, we are here for that, “said the manager. And he continued: “Afterwards, nothing, it’s very clear that things have happened that are feeding the media, but it’s fine. You enjoy it a lot.”
Hugo Ibarra, head of Boca’s technical trident, and Jorge Bermúdez, member of the Football Council, have been in the Bombonera for an hour. It is believed that both will be the ones who will speak to the press from 12:30 in the Bombonera.
That episode made it possible to understand striker Darío Benedetto’s harangue, before going out to play with the Brazilians: “They (by the Football Council) treated us like losers yesterday, so let’s show these sons of bitches that we want to win, that we are winners”.
The coexistence between the Football Council led by Juan Román Riquelme and the professional squad suffered after losing on penalties to Corinthians from Brazil when a discussion about a debt emerged the day before that match.
Boca Juniors called an emergency press conference at the stadium for today at 12:30, without specifying who will take the floor, which increases the uncertainty surrounding the convulsive internal climate that was unleashed after the elimination in the Copa Libertadores.
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It is not yet known what topics will be discussed or who will be the speakers at the call. The only thing confirmed is that the appointment is at 12:30 and that the idea is to “clarify” several leaks that have circulated strongly in recent days.
The coexistence between the Football Council led by Juan Román Riquelme and the professional team suffered after losing the fall against Timao when an argument over a debt emerged the day before that match.
That episode made it possible to understand striker Darío Benedetto’s harangue, before going out to play with the Brazilians: “They (by the Football Council) treated us like losers yesterday, so let’s show these sons of bitches that we want to win, that we are winners”.
Last Wednesday, the day after the elimination, Boca fired the coach Sebastian Battaglia and replaced him with the trident Hugo Ibarra, Leandro Gracián and Mariano Herrón, who removed captain Carlos Izquierdoz from the team for the classic with San Lorenzo, presumably at the request of the Council.
Boca lost 2-1 in the Nuevo Gasómetro with a pale performance and defender Marcos Rojo, author of the partial 1-0, took off the tape and hugged Izquierdoz in the celebration of the goal, which meant a clear message of support for the central marker and a challenge to the determination to displace it.
Izquierdoz, 33, was identified as one of the leaders of the claim for the money owed and could leave the club before the expiration of his contract, on December 31.
The changes to come
The climate in Boca is approached from different sides, but in the leadership of the club’s football, with Juan roman riquelme at the head, they remain focused on finishing solving the assembly of a campus that, as anticipated Clarion, needs modifications for different reasons. That is the number 1 priority while waiting to define who will be the successor of Battaglia, who was fired on Wednesday night, 24 hours before elimination with Corinthians.
In the squad category, the leadership will seek to finalize the arrivals of a midfielder (Martín Payero), a forward (Matías Pellegrini) and a central marker (Adonis Frías?). It will also try to define the outputs. It occupies to see how the renovation of Jan Hurtado in Bragantino in Brazil and find a solution to the issue of Leftzwho could continue his career in Mexico.
You can also output Jorman Campuzano a Lanus -the club of the South will have to pay 1.8 million dollars for 50 percent of the pass-. If the Colombian leaves, Exequiel Fernández would return from Tigre to have another central midfielder.
As for the search for a coaching staff, from the Football Council they warn that the work of Ibarra, Herrón and Gracián will be until Battaglia’s successor is defined. And that’s why they will start having talks with some coaches. Some logicians with backs in the club like Martin Palermo and others who are not related to the institution but who were always in the orbit of the club such as Jorge Almironcast last week in Lanús, and Sebastián Beccacecewho has decided to leave Defense and Justice once the League is over.
