former footballer Hugo Ibarrawho in July assumed the position of coach of Boca Juniors and he signed a contract until December, “he has a chance” to extend his bond after winning the Argentine Leagueassured this Wednesday the vice president of the club and also a former ‘xeneize’ player Juan roman riquelme.
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“We are very happy with him”
“He has a chance to continue. We are very happy with him and his coaching staff. I see that Hugo is enjoying himself a lot, he looks very happy. We are happy and I always say the same thing, I hope we have him for a long time,” said one of the greatest idols of the club in dialogue with Radio The Network.
The president ‘xeneize’, Jorge Love Amealhad clarified a few days ago that the person in charge of deciding the continuity or not of the coach is Riquelme.
Ibarrawho was in charge of the reserve team of Mouth and had no experience as a coach in the First Division, he took over as coach of the first team in July, replacing Sebastian Battaglia.
Boca Juniors was crowned champion of the Argentine League on Sunday after drawing 2-2 with Independent in La Bombonera thanks to the fact that, at the same time, River Plate surpassed racing club down 1-2.
“We didn’t play a good game against Independiente, we had to win, we had to do our job, but it cost us a lot. In the end we were lucky that we ended up adding more points to Racing, that means we did something better than the rest”, held Riquelme. The ‘xeneize’ team finished the Argentine League with 52 points, two more than the ‘Academia’.
those of Ibarra They will face this Wednesday the recently relegated Patronato in the semifinals of the Argentine Cup.
“We have to know that against Independiente we did not play a good game and that if we want to reach the Copa Argentina final we will have to improve,” he warned. Riquelme before a game that could define the coach’s future.
Praise for Gallardo
consulted for the resignation of Marcelo Gallardothe winningest coach in the history of River Platewith 14 titles, the vice president of Boca Juniors assured that “Argentine football loses a great coach”.
“I hope that wherever he continues he will do very well. Without a doubt, at some point he will return to his club because he is one of the greatest idols they have,” he said.
