Boca crisis: Riquelme fires Battaglia

While playing the first half River-Velezwhile full attention was focused on the Monumental, suddenly, Mouth It exploded a news-bomb. John Roman Riquelmethe vice president, fired Sebastian Battaglia, the technician. That night after the elimination in the Copa Libertadores and the statements of the coach complaining that the leaders did not strengthen the team.

Battaglia, in those words, also hinted that his squad has a small hierarchy, which also causes discomfort to the players. He tried on Wednesday afternoon, before rehearsal, to clarify his statements when he arrived at the Ezeiza complex, taking advantage of the presence of a pair of mobile televisions.

However, what was intuited finally happened. There was the aroma of a completed cycle. After training, the Boca leadership decided to remove Battaglia. He did this through a short statement.

“Club Atlético Boca Juniors informs that Sebastián Battaglia is no longer the coach of the first soccer team and thanks him for his contribution throughout this stage,” Boca reported in a brief text. And he summed it up like this: “Battaglia, after passing through the Reserve, took over as coach of the First Division and added two titles, such as the Argentine Cup and League Cup, where the whole club will keep him forever. thanks.for his work.Sebastián, Boca will always be your home.Many successes in your career.

Boca was removed from penalties on Tuesday night by the Corinthians, in Bombonera. The villain was Darío Benedetto, who missed a penalty in the fight and was fifth in the decisive series. The xeneizes deserve to win. That said, Battaglia was also asked if he only made one change, although the team in the second half lacked ingenuity and more presence in the rival area. Later, his words along with some previous short circuits at the Football Council resulted in the outcome.

Ricardo Gareca, one of the candidates for the bench

Riquelme has already reached out to Boca’s vice president who promises to re -install Boca with huge force in the international arena. However, in two consecutive Copa Libertadores they have achieved eliminations in the round of 16.

Now we need to see which path Roman will choose. Ricardo Gareca began to be a candidate, which this time Peru failed to qualify for the World Cup. Anyway, come on. For now, on Saturday, Hugo Ibarra will be the interim coach in the classic fight against San Lorenzo. Sebastian Battaglia is history.