“A manager suggested it to me”

Jorge Almiron He has already turned the page of his professional life dedicated to Boca Juniors and he is the new coach of Colo-Colo of Chile, a club with which he will try to qualify for the final stages of the Copa Libertadores. However, in his presentation, the coach had to talk about a very particular character from the xeneize environment.

Is about Giorgio Armas, a Peruvian astrologer who became famous on social networks for entering the Boca world, suggesting metaphysical procedures and anticipating results or circumstances of the Copa Libertadores and the local league, such as the Superclásico. A photo of him with Almirón gave substance to all the opinions he expressed week after week.

Known for being very cabulero and a believer, Almirón never spoke about Armas or his contact with astrology until this Tuesday, in his presentation as coach of Colo-Colo. After resigning from his position as head of Boca one day after the final against Fluminense, on November 5, and after two months of silence, the coach responded to a journalist who consulted him about this unknown facet of his life.

The question for Almirón had to do with the figure of Armas, whether he worked on his coaching staff and whether he received any money in exchange for his “advice.” “My representative told me that it was a question that they could ask me, and I could ignore it and say that I only talk about football, but I have nothing to hide,” the coach responded with valuable sincerity.

“It’s something a little delicate… When I arrived in Boca, a manager suggested this man to me because of a question of energy… I call him by cabal, because we are very gentlemen (sic). I called him, I spoke with him, we did a zoom, he took a photo of me and with that everything went quite viral. Today I have no direct relationship with that person, I don’t know him,” added the former San Lorenzo and Independiente, among other teams.

And he closed: “It was a telephone communication, a photo; that transcended and there was a lot of talk in Argentina. They said that the astrologer made us win games, that I relied so much on him, there was a lot of talk and to go out and clarify I didn’t “I have time. I have to dedicate myself to training, especially in these clubs where there is a lot of false information. Going out to clarify each false information is not my responsibility and I do not take it as something important. There is no contact, I don’t know him.”

Jorge Almirón highlighted in his presentation that the idea is to “be protagonists” to qualify for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores 2024in addition to leaving the door open to an eventual return of Arturo vidal to the entity. In his talk with the press, he said that the offer came to him “while he was on vacation.”

“Daniel (Morón) contacted my representative. He had other proposals. Sometimes, the times are a little longer. We zoomed in. The first thing is that they love you. They showed a lot of interest. Then, the project. Being in the centenary is very important for this club,” he said.

“I signed a two-year contract. I know the importance of Colo Colo, it is a very big club. The coach (Gustavo Quinteros) who just left caught him in a difficult moment and put him on his feet. The process, the project, “It seduced me. I’m excited. We know it’s a big responsibility. We’re really looking forward to assuming it,” added the 2023 Copa Libertadores finalist coach.

Regarding the eventual arrival of Vidal, the Buenos Aires coach clarified: “I saw him play a lot, we all know the importance and trajectory of that name. It will depend a lot on him and the desire he has. It is a question of interest to everyone, but I hope it will be may, as the days go by, give some possibility to chat and go more in depth,” he explained.

“What coach could do without Vidal’s hierarchy, but well, I’m very cautious about that. I don’t know him, I didn’t have the chance to talk to him. I didn’t have people who had him. I know his career, what he represents in Chile , Colo Colo and the fan,” added the former coach of Lanús and San Lorenzo, among other entities.