Lives Mouth in a state of permanent madness. He always has everything except calm. Now he came with Agustín Rossi, one of his best footballers, in the spotlight. How would the Bombonera receive it after the frustrated renewal of the contract? Meanwhile, he also arrived flirting with a world-class goalkeeper like Sergio Romero and shooting serious chances of impacting with the hiring of Edinson Cavani. In the midst of these turbulence, he beat Platense 2-1, but far from convincing in the game.
So much happens in Boca in such a short time that a quick review is necessary. He was eliminated from the Libertadores. He fired his coach Sebastián Battaglia at a service station to appoint a former historic player like Hugo Ibarra who had never managed in the First Division. He also kicked out his correct captain Carlos Izquierdoz. Later, the conflict with Rossi: his contract expires on June 30 and, as there are great economic differences, Boca closed the negotiations in the midst of a tense climate.
In this ultra-convulsive reality, to cover the gap that Rossi would leave in the future, contacts began with Sergio Romero. At 35 years old, Chiquito played the last season in the Italian Venezia and has already passed through the Boca complex in Ezeiza twice in the last three days. Will he sign until December 2024, as Vice President Juan Román Riquelme proposed? Of course, the most brilliant possibility was missing: Cavani appears again with options to join, although now he sounds stronger than ever.
Riquelme personally heads the management with Cavani. Boca made a first offer, the Uruguayan presented a counterproposal, Riquelme replied with a second offer that includes a contract until December 2023 with bonuses and objectives. The former Napoli, PSG and Manchester United, who is resting in his native Salto, must respond in these hours. It is that the permission to incorporate that Boca has after the departure of Izquierdoz expires this Monday at 8:00 p.m.
In Uruguay there are voices that indicate that Cavani has already said “yes” and assure that he would arrive in Argentina today. In Boca they say that the answer has not yet arrived. DT Ibarra, as expected, chose caution on this issue: “I don’t know anything. He is an excellent striker, international. I can’t talk about a footballer who isn’t at the club today”.
Luis Advíncula (Boca), in a match against Platense
The truth is that decisive hours are coming in Boca for Cavani and for Romero. Of course xeneize life continues in the Argentine league. The fans received Rossi warmly and the Ibarra team at least rescued a smile on Saturday night at the Bombonera. Oscar Romero, that talented man who is criticized for his game so far from the area, this time he stepped on the hot zone. He activated. And Boca enjoyed it. From the start, Romero nailed a beautiful free kick at an angle. Near the end of the first half, he headed the second, after a very good play and a perfect assist from Sebastián Villa.
After his correct first half, Boca declined in the second and opened a reaction space for Platense, who discounted through Nicolás Morgantini. In any case, the squids lacked depth, the constancy to attack, and the xeneizes ended up celebrating.
Racing only draws against the modest Barracas Central
The other great player that played on Saturday was Racing, but they showed no ideas and only drew 0-0 as a visitor against the modest Barracas Central. Fernando Gago’s team wasted a good opportunity to shorten further distances with a striker, considering that the leader Atlético Tucumán lost 1-3 in Sarandí against Arsenal. The other results: Unión 2 – Vélez 1 and Talleres 2 – Argentinos 0. Today the classic will be played between Independiente (with the debut of Julio Falcioni in his third stage as DT in the Red) and River. Also San Lorenzo – Students, Aldosivi – Huracán and Newell’s – Colón.
With the 12th chapter of the Argentine league still underway, Atlético Tucumán is first with 25 points. Gimnasia has 24. Unión is third with 21, followed by Racing and Argentinos with 20. In ninth position, with 18 units, appears Boca, that team that beyond this championship wants to rearrange itself thinking about the future and dreaming of hitting the big market crash. At last, now Cavani will dress as a xeneize?
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