Three months after being elected as president of
Boca Juniors
,
Juan Román Riquelme
continues with his obligations at the helm of the xeneize team.
On Sunday he was in Uruguay for the final of the
Copa Libertadores Under 20
and this Monday he traveled to Paraguay to be present at the draw for the
Copa Sudamericana
, the highest international goal he aspires to this season.
From there he spoke to once again target
Mauricio Macri
for the delay of the elections in the club and also took the opportunity to respond to the criticism of the current president of the Nation,
Javier Milei
.
It is common knowledge that when Román speaks, his sayings and opinions regarding the former president of the club and Argentina,
Mauricio Macri
, cannot be missing .
With two different positions at the political level, both faced each other in the last elections for the mandate of the club based at Brandsen 805, with a comfortable victory for the idol over the formula headed by Andrés Ibarra and accompanied by Macri.
🗣️#Riquelme s/#Macri:
"The most serious thing is that you do not show up to vote. You disrespected those who voted for you and those who voted against you.
As President I asked that they look to see if there may be any SANCTION "We had to delay 15 days because of the evil things they did."
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— Boca Juniors - La12Tuittera (@la12tuittera) March 18, 2024
"The most serious thing is that you don't show up to vote. You disrespected those who voted for you and those who voted against you
," the current president of Boca began by saying.
This statement referred to Macri's absence when the elections were rescheduled, since he was on a trip for the FIFA Foundation.
"As President, I asked that they look to see if there could be any sanction
. We had to delay 15 days, it was because of the evil things they did," Riquelme expanded, without giving much detail, in reference to the damage that occurred on the playing field and in the economy, due to the rental of the tents that were kept inside the La Bombonera stadium.
“We knew the elections were won.
They tried to make all the possible traps, they showed the Boca fan what they are capable of.
It makes me happy to be in the place where I have to be because I had the obligation to accompany the fan, to defend the member, to defend the fan, to defend the club.
The owners of the club are not only the members, they are the fans too,” he concluded.
🗣️#Riquelme on @DSports s/las #EleccionesEnBoca:
"We knew the elections were WON. Everyone knew it.
They tried to do all the possible tricks, they showed the fan what they were capable of.
I had the obligation to accompany the fan and defend the partner and to the fan."
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— Boca Juniors - La12Tuittera (@la12tuittera) March 18, 2024
“I am going to speak as a fan: you cannot do so much evil for 30 days, do all the possible tricks, falsify signatures, everything they have done is a very sad thing.
Going on TV to say that there were 10 or 11 thousand who don't have to vote, disrespecting the fan, the member," said Riquelme.
But he not only spoke about the former president of the Nation, but also referred to
Valentín Barco
,
Javier Milei
and even the current coach,
Diego Martínez
.
"I have a lot of work on what's my turn, I don't even want to imagine him in his role. I wish him all the luck. I'm Argentine and I want him to do well," said Riquelme when asked about Milei and his words of a few hours before.
#NOW |
"I have a lot of work in my turn, I don't even want to imagine him in his role. I wish him all the luck. I am Argentine and I want him to do well" "
That a president remembers me and knows my name is a a lot"
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— double yellow ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@okdobleamarilla) March 18, 2024
“Riquelme's mismanagement is filling River with joy. In fact, I went to vote for Macri's candidate. The River fan wants Riquelme to be eternal
,” Milei had said, in La Nación+.
"For a president to remember me and know my name is a lot
," added the last ten that Argentine soccer had, with respect to the national leader.
Juan Román Riquelme also to coach Diego Martínez.
"We chose him because in Tigre and Huracán he did things very well, they told us good things about him, and he had also had a time in the youth ranks of our club. Without a doubt he is going to make us play well because he has already achieved it before in other clubs" , he assured about the current Xeneize coach.
🗣️#Riquelme on @DSports:
"We chose Martínez because in Tigre and Huracán he did things very well, they told us good things about him, and he had also had a time in the youth ranks of our club. Without a doubt he will make us play well because he already achieved it before in other clubs.
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— Boca Juniors - La12Tuittera (@la12tuittera) March 18, 2024
While, regarding Barco, he made reference to statements he gave in the past and compared them with the sayings of the technical director of
Brighton
, where the Argentine full-back plays.
"We wanted to renew him for a while longer, we were convinced that he has a lot to learn. We said it and some said that we were wrong, the Brighton coach says it and it's fine
," he said regarding the player summoned by Lionel Scaloni for the tour of the Argentine National Team in the United States.