Riquelme, face to face with the Boca players: what he said about the talk in the locker room – TyC Sports

Roman took the soccer players off the bus to speak, after the hard defeat against Gimnasia at the Bombonera. “They are making a very big effort,” he said.

Boca received another hard blow: they fell 1-0 against Gimnasia, at the Bombonera, in what was their second consecutive defeat. AND Juan Román Riquelme, vice president and idol of the club, took the players off the bus to talk to them in the locker room …

The Xeneize footballers were already leaving the stadium, without making statements to the press: they had already got on the bus. However, Roman arrived: He asked them to come down so he could talk with them before leaving the Bombonera. “I went to thank the boys because they are making a very big effort,” he said after the meeting.

Moment of tension in Boca: Riquelme, face to face with the players in the dressing room

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Moment of tension in Boca: Riquelme, face to face with the players in the dressing room

The conversation between the vice president and the players in the locker room lasted approximately ten minutes. The manager spoke with the squad after the second loss in a row, which came just before the duel against Argentinos, for the semifinal of the Argentine Cup, which will be key in the objective of qualifying for the next Copa Libertadores.

“I went to thank the boys because they are making a very big effort. But the semester for us is being quite long. We have started with the Mineiro matches. We came back from Brazil and they locked us up in a hotel. From early on we had to run from behind. Six dates ago one looked and saw complicated the subject of the general “, said Román after the conclave.

Riquelme, face to face with the Boca players in the dressing room: “I went to thank the boys”

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Riquelme, face to face with the Boca players in the dressing room: "I went to thank the boys"

In turn, the club’s idol highlighted the work of Sebastián Battaglia and the team, despite the two losses in a row: “Today depends on us. We are above all of them. The boys are making a very big effort. The way I see it, they are doing things right. Hopefully we can achieve what we did in the second half for much longer. “ In addition, he referred to the brand new coach: “He’s happy, he’s at his club. People love him, so do we. He’s fulfilling his lifelong dream. He’s enjoying it a lot.”

With this fall, Boca was sixth in the Professional League, with 30 points. At the same time, is in the same step in the annual table: He was committed in his fight to get into the next edition of the continental competition.

Roman’s analysis after Boca’s defeat against Gimnasia

Juan Román Riquelme stressed that “they have missed a lot of goals” in the second half. “They made a great second half. From up there, you realized that the ball was not going to go in. They served on the line once. The goalkeeper covered an incredible ball Almendrto. When Almendra hit the stick and Medina missed with the free bow I said ‘bye, a complicated day is coming’ “, he expressed.
“The first half was not good, the second was the opposite, what we want. We are very grateful to the fan for the support they give us. We hope to achieve more time as was the second today, “said the vice of Xeneize.

Riquelme, face to face with the Boca players in the dressing room: “I went to thank the boys”

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Riquelme, face to face with the Boca players in the dressing room: "I went to thank the boys"

Riquelme’s reaction to Boca’s tribute to Maradona

In one of the boxes of La Bombonera, The current vice president of the club applauded the ceremony carried out by Xeneize in honor of the maximum idol, that he would be turning 61 years old.

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