After the departure of Diego Martínez as coach of Boca, the club sought to bring new air and manage to rearrange the team's football situation. For this reason, before the arrival of Fernando Gago was announced, Juan Román Riquelme would have aimed high and probed the situation of none other than Luiz
Felipe Scolari.
In this way, the president of the Xeneize He dreamed of having one of the best coaches in history, a title that fits him perfectly considering that he was the last coach to win the world champion in Brazil (2002), he managed teams like Palmeiras, Chelsea and the Portuguese national team. , in addition to having won two Copa Libertadores (1995 and 1999) and being the fifth coach with the most titles in history (27 in 38 years of career).
“Riquelme asked for my phone number or that I sent him a message to talk one day, but until the end of the year I said that I was not going to have talks with any club because I have things to resolve here“said Felipao during his visit to Super Sports Radio in Radio Villa Trinidad
with Emiliano Nunia.
Along the same lines, the Brazilian added: “Riquelme wanted to contact me, but unfortunately I can't now, I hope I can return the love he has for me one day”.
This flirtation between Felipao and Román is not the first time it has happened since previously, in 2019 when the president was Jorge Ameal, Boca made an attempt to obtain his services before the arrival of Miguel Ángel Russo.
On the other hand, the Brazilian coach referred to his present and how the family situation he is going through forced him to put a brief pause on his directing career. “I am 75 years old and I don't know how to do anything other than think about football. There are people who can do something else, not me. We will see what decision we will make. The door is still open. “I want to continue being a coach.”
“Now I am balancing a family situation. When I have the situation under control I will launch myself again as a coach or manager. We will think about it as a family to make a better decision,” the man who came from directing Athlético Paranaense and Atlético Mineiro continued with his story, and who set foot in the Bombonera for the last time in 2018, when Guillermo Barros Schelotto's Boca beat him 2-0. to Palmeiras in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-final.
One by one, all the coaches with Riquelme in the leadership
In the so-called Riquelme Era in Boca as a leader, contemplating his time as vice president and currently as president, in the club six coaches passed between 2019 and 2024.
On December 30, 2019, he took office Xeneize Miguel Ángel Russothus having his second time at the club, which lasted 19 months with a total of 64 games of which 29 were wins, 23 draws and 12 losses, and where he achieved two titles at the local level.
The elimination in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores catapulted Russo and thus the arrival of Sebastian Battle in August 2021. During his stay as coach, Battaglia directed 57 games, won 29, tied 17 and lost 11 times. In addition, he achieved two other national titles.
In the same vein as Russo, after the elimination in Libertadores 2022, the winningest player in the club's history left his position and was replaced by Hugo Ibarra. El Negro took over in July of that year and was in charge of the team for 35 games, of which he won 20, tied 7 and lost 9. Like the two previous coaches, he also won two championships at the local level.
However, due to differences with the leadership, the former defender also stepped aside so that in April 2023 he would take the reins of the team. Jorge Almiron. He remained in the position for 7 months in which 43 games were played with 17 successes, 13 parities and 13 setbacks.
He was on the verge of winning the seventh Copa Libertadores, but fell in the final with Fluminense and after that match he announced his resignation, leaving the club without having been able to win any title.
Thus, in December 2023, the arrival of Diego Martinez. The former Tigre coach led Xeneize in 45 games where he had 20 wins, 15 draws and 10 losses. Without achieving any title either and after the elimination with Cruzeiro in the Copa Sudamericana they left.
Finally, after the departure of Martínez, who appeared was Yourswho until now have not found victory, led four games, lost two (3-0 vs. Tigre and 1-0 vs. Lanús) and tied the other two (1-1 with Deportivo Riestra and Gimnasia (LP) ).
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