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Sebastián Battaglia, the most winning player in the history of Boca who will now seek to celebrate as DT

2021-08-17T15:48:21.390Z


He was coach of Almagro and Banfield. With the Boca Reserve he was runner-up.


08/17/2021 12:34 PM

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Updated 08/17/2021 12:34 PM

Seven local tournaments, four Libertadores Cups, two Intercontinental, one South American and three South American Recopas.

Nobody won as much as a footballer in the history of Boca.

Now Sebastián Battaglia will have to expose his scrolls from another function: after a year and a half of work in the club's Reserve, he will take charge (in principle, until December) of the First in replacement of Miguel Ángel Russo.

His career as a coach is short and began five years after a rebellious osteochondritis in his right ankle prematurely put an end to his playing career:

the Santa Fe announced his retirement in April 2013, when he was just 32 years old

, although his last game It had been on December 11, 2011, when Boca already champion of Julio César Falcioni had beaten All Boys 1 to 0 in the Bombonera for the last date of the Apertura of that year.

On March 20, 2018, Battaglia began his first experience as a driver by taking over the Almagro team, replacing

Alfredo Grelak

.

At that time, the team was just one point behind the leaders of the Primera B Nacional tournament, Aldosivi and Atlético de Rafaela, five dates from the end of the contest.

“It is a nice challenge, we know what the team is playing at this time and that is why we will not make many changes.

The first message to the footballers was to have responsibility, commitment, and respect for us and our teammate, ”said the former midfielder after his first day at work.

Sebastián Battaglia had his first coaching experience at Almagro.

His debut took place on April 2 of that year, when his team tied 0-0 with Instituto in Córdoba.

Then he chained three victories (against Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú, Agropecuario and Flandria) that allowed him to reach the last date as the sole leader.

A win against Guillermo Brown in Puerto Madryn on April 30 was enough to get him promoted.

But a goalless draw and Aldosivi's 2-0 victory against Estudiantes de San Luis forced the

Tricolor

to play a tiebreaker with the Mar del Plata, who won 3-1 at the Julio Humberto Grondona stadium in Sarandí on May 4 and frustrated the chance of those of José Ingenieros.

Four days later, Almagro lost 2-0 at home to Agropecuario and was eliminated in the Reducido quarterfinals for the second promotion.

In just nine days, three chances to get to First had slipped away.

Seventy-two hours after that last disappointment, Battaglia dissociated himself "by mutual agreement" from the club, as reported by him and the leadership, after just 52 days of work and seven directed matches (three victories, two draws and two defeats).

Less than a month went without work, since on June 11 he joined Banfield's coaching staff as an

assistant to Falcioni

, the coach who had allowed him to play his last professional match (“I wasn't there to play, but he he added another championship.

It is a gesture that I will not forget,

"he remarked in those days).

Sebastián Battaglia with Julio César Falcioni on the Banfield bench.

By then, the

Emperor

was returning to his duties after having undergone surgery and undergoing treatment for cancer of the larynx.

That made Battaglia's work extremely important.

He even had to direct some games due to absence from DT due to health problems.

He was in charge of the team on December 8, 2018, when that coaching staff said goodbye to the

Drill

with a 1 to 0 victory over Unión in Santa Fe that also marked the end of the professional bond between Battaglia and Falcioni after five shared months. It was just 24 hours before Boca's defeat in the final of the Copa Libertadores against River in Madrid that would lead to the departure of Guillermo Barros Schelotto from the xeneize bank.

“Right now, you need people who know the club.

But I did not receive any proposals.

The truth is that it seems that I had played for another club because when it comes time to get a chance, they dodge me

and that annoys me, "complained Battaglia a few days later.

At that time, the board of directors headed by Daniel Angelici chose Gustavo Alfaro and him, to focus on the development of a soccer academy in Parque Sarmiento.

The opportunity in the club of which he is an idol came with the management of Jorge Amor Ameal, who took office in December 2019. The Football Council, led by Juan Román Riquelme, not only chose

Miguel Ángel Russo

to lead the First , but also promoted a profound reform in youth football.

Thus, Carlos Fernando Navarro Montoya and Diego So Señora were appointed as coordinators of the Inferiores and other historical leaders were also used to lead the minor divisions.

With Juan Krupoviesa as his assistant,

Battaglia replaced Rolando Schiavi in ​​the Reserve.

He began his task on January 3, 2020

at the Pedro Pompilio Complex of Casa Amarilla.

Sebastián Battaglia took over the Boca Reserve on January 3, 2020.

From his first months in charge of the team,

several of his managers began to have opportunities in First

.

Cristian Medina, Alan Varela and Gastón Ávila were the first.

Closer in time, they were followed by Renzo Giampaoli, Aaron Molinas and Luis Vázquez, among others.

Our goal is to accompany the boys at the end of their training

, that they have more and more confidence and that they can settle in First.

We are at the disposal of the First for whatever you need.

The boys are having training experiences with them and that makes them grow ”, explained Battaglia in April this year.

In addition to training the youngsters, his task was accompanied by good results: his team was runner-up in the last Professional Football League Cup.

On June 2, they

fell 2 to 1 in the final against Sarmiento de Junín

at the Florencio Sola stadium.

In the current season, Battaglia not only had to lead the Reserve in the division tournament, but also in the two games in which he had to replace the senior team that was serving seven days of isolation after batahola after the elimination of the Copa Libertadores against Atlético Mineiro in Belo Horizonte.

In those two games, Boca drew 0-0 with Banfield in the South and fell 2-0 against San Lorenzo in La Bombonera.

A 2-1 loss to Estudiantes at City Bell last Friday will be Battaglia's last record as a driver for the Reserve, which he

led 29 times (15 wins, 8 draws and 6 knockdowns)

.

Now it will be his turn to face the most important challenge of his short career as a manager.

Look also

What left the second cycle of Russo in Boca: two titles, paternity over River and the worst streak in history

What remains for Boca to play this year and how can he reach the Copa Libertadores

Source: clarin

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