"The best, without a doubt, is Villa. We had to listen for a long time that he decided badly or defined badly. Now he shits them all to dance and goals", the words
of
Juan Román Riquelme
about
Sebastián Villa
in June 2021 were a message of trust and loyalty for the Colombian striker from Boca who this Monday at La Bombonera reached 150 games with the blue and gold jersey (he arrived in July 2018, from Deportes Tolima).
It was Román's first great gesture with the speedy coffee striker, just after the post-pandemic protest,
when Villa went to Colombia without permission
and even claimed an alleged illness of his mother with a photo on social networks from a sanatorium.
Román's second
lifeline
on the Colombian's neck came in the middle of last year, just before the League Cup final in Córdoba between the team led by Sebastián Battaglia and Tigre at the time.
Villa was in the spotlight of all the media for having two criminal cases in the Justice
: one from his ex-partner, Daniela Cortés, for gender violence;
the other for sexual abuse by a young woman who had participated in a dinner at the player's house in Canning.
That time, Riquelme threw the ball outside when they asked him about the Colombian and backed him up again.
Sebastián Villa hugs Juan Román Riquelme after winning the League Cup title.
Instagram photo
The complaints fell (and were silent in the media) and Villa continues galloping with the Boca shirt.
For at least three transfer markets he seems to be "the player to sell" to the European market.
But the more time goes by, the more the vertigo of the soccer player born in Bello, Antioquia, almost 27 years ago (he will be on May 19) is devalued.
But on Monday what had never happened before happened: in the 0-0 draw against Defensa y Justicia,
Villa was replaced in the 85th minute and from a sector (no less) of La Bombonera came down a whistle
that rumbled in the ears of the Colombian ;
also in those of Ibarra and in those of the Football Council.
Sebastián Villa was rated 4 by Clarín in the match against DyJ.
(Marcelo Carroll)
The
Villadependencia
ended in Boca.
The appearances of
Luca Langoni
(determinant in the last Super League, just when the Colombian was injured), the gradual return of
Exequiel Zeballos
and the good level of
Oscar Romero
(plus the arrival of Miguel Merentiel) put Villa in an uncomfortable position: the Colombian, accustomed to taking the shot or closing each Boca attack, now has someone to share his speed with and when he doesn't, when he plays for
"Deportivo Villa"
he generates annoyance.
In his classmates (who express themselves with gestures) and in the people, who murmur and now also whistle.
The question is what will happen in the immediate future of the Colombian in Boca.
In a year of elections -which are heating up, although there are 8 months to go-
and with the Copa Libertadores ahead
, the decision made by the Council can be decisive for the team and for the leadership.
An offer from Europe would leave everyone happy, but what if it doesn't come?
What evaluation will Riquelme do now?
Will you continue to think that Villa is the best player in Argentine soccer?
The people of Boca have already begun to give their verdict.
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