Agustín Almendra, a brand new reinforcement for Racing who made his debut in the draw against Unión in Santa Fe, launched an explosive response to Darío Benedetto, a former teammate with whom he had a tense relationship in Boca a few years ago.
Benedetto had assured a few days ago that he would greet him at the next meeting in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores but that he was not going to give him a hug, and Almendra’s response was emphatic “He would have to worry more about his personal problems than about me. The truth is that I wouldn’t even greet him.”
“Obviously, how is it not going to bother me, he said it … He goes out to kill you in front of all the cameras. He himself said that it was like a buchón,” added Almendra and responded to the question if they spoke after the crossing in Boca: “What for I’m going to talk to a guy like that.”
Meanwhile, the Racing midfielder was also asked if he would shout a goal for Boca next Wednesday and at La Bombonera: “I have a lot of respect for the people of Boca.”
What had Benedetto said about the reunion with Almendra
Darío Benedetto had been consulted about his possible reunion with Agustín Almendra in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. “I don’t give him a hug, but I would greet him. We crossed paths while he was training in Boca. There is no rancor. He knows what happened and I do too. We shake hands and bye,” he said.
“There are things that cannot be discussed, but I have respect for the leaders and for the coaches. I don’t regret what happened. I was like a big mouth but I don’t regret it. The group knows what happened,” said the experienced scorer Xeneize in dialogue with ESPN.
The debut of Agustín Almendra in Racing
The midfielder, who had not played in the First Division since mid-2021, played his first game with the Racing shirt as the team’s central midfielder along with Santino Vera, although on several occasions the youth was the one who stayed as the classic 5 and the former Mouth was released to stop later.
Almendra tried to associate with Juanfer Quintero, another of those who debuted with the Academy shirt, but they failed to connect. Already in the second half, the midfielder took a strong shot from outside the area that the Union goalkeeper contained, and was finally replaced 18 minutes into the plugin.
2023-08-19 00:39:00
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