The ex-footballer Juan roman riquelmecurrent vice president and one of the greatest idols in the history of Boca Juniors Argentinian, launched this Tuesday into the race for the leadership of the ‘xeneize’ club.
In front of some 10,000 fans, most of them dressed in the blue and gold colors of the Ribera team, riquelme announced the creation of ‘I am Bostero’, the group with which he will run at the end of 2023 for the elections to preside over the entity.
“When I was little (my dad) made me Mouth. I dreamed of playing at La Bombonera and three years ago it was once again the most beautiful pitch in the world. Our players are grateful for the welcome you give them every Sunday, every Wednesday… Our house is a party. Hopefully we can be here for many more years and they help us,” he said.
The former soccer player, winner of 3 Copa Libertadores, 1 Intercontinental and 1 Recopa Sudamericana as a player of the Boca Juniors and an Intertoto Cup with the villarreal Spaniard, in addition to being an under-20 world champion and an Olympic champion with the Argentine soccer team, was accompanied at the event by the club’s president, Jorge Ameal.
On the opposition side, recently Andres Ibarra He presented his candidacy with the support of the former president of the club Mauricio Macri (1995-2008), who later became Argentine head of state (2015-2019).
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