The president of Boca, Juan Román RiquelmeHe went out to answer the journalist and businessman Gabriel Anello, who made serious statements in his radio program against the former footballer. Román came out in C5N to confirm that he will initiate legal actions through the club’s lawyers and was proud of his origin, in Villa San Jorge, of Don Torcuato.
“I think you with your mistakes and your virtues will be proud of where you were born. That happens to me, that I am proud to be from Don Torcuato. I had a normal skin colorbut I have no problem with the Colorados, with the blondes, with the blacks … but hey, from a very young age I had to be a footballer and that brought me a lot of people’s love. And also other things, “Riquelme said in the Argenzuela program, which is conducting journalist Jorge Rial.
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“And the life that touched me is real, since the age of 18 I was lucky enough to be a footballer, to start a 10/11/1996 with the team of my life and that has given me a lot of happiness, much love of the people, and brought me other things and they see me as a bad because I have not traded with anyone, if I have traveled, they would say that I am the best player in the history of Argentine football, but of course, they speak of something else.
In addition, he revealed a dialogue with his daughter Florence who warned him about Anello’s statements. “My daughter told me that while I was studying, they sent her audios of a pretty nervous man, talking about you … I say ‘Ah, look good, nothing happens‘He tells me ‘I know, they will never stop, every time they talk they will do it wrong, but work calm that you are the cutest black in the world’It is wonderful. “
About anello said: “I don’t know this person, I know he is a journalist and nothing else. He is not surprised. When he was a player, the leaders who were in the club sent the press to speak against their playerI never saw something like that. “
On the other hand, he took the opportunity to highlight the media campaign that, according to his gaze – receives against each day: “I was playing the ball all day in my neighborhood, and at noon when they called me to eat, I put a sports channel that put football, tennis, American football, basketball, rugby, all sports, right? The day, I found out everything. It turns out that this world sports channel, since 2019 it ceased to be a sports channelIt is a shame because I would like the children to have the possibility that we had. And since 2019 that world sports channel the only thing it does is attacking Bocahe changed his ways to do that. Winning the elections bothered enoughbecause they can’t use the club to make politics and give me happiness because I have to take care of my club, I don’t do anyone wrong, just take care of the club. “
Riquelme recalled the December 2023 elections in which it turned out to be the most voted president in Boca’s history with more than 30,000 votes: “We saw what happened in December that it was a shame, if a firm is falsified, it is serious. That happened and the elections suspended. Thanks to Boca fans we can say that Boca is not privatized todayand the last year we present the highest surplus in 120 years in the history of the club, So that shows how gross, we are not“.
But Riquelme also referred to the team’s present sportsman and touched several songs: the departure of Fernando Gago, the news with Mariano Herrón, of the rumor about Carlos Bianchi and the possible arrival of Gabriel Milito. “Fernando Gago did not disappoint mebecause it is football. I love it very much, he has enjoyed every day at the club with us and where he continues his career, I will always want to do it very well “;”Herrón continues until the end of the tournamentGod wants it to Santiago del Estero, we have the illusion that reaches the final, after the other side it does not matter while we arrive “;” I have no idea where the rumor came from. I adore Bianchi, it is part of my family, I hope I am enjoying Margarita (Bianchi’s wife) “;”I didn’t call anyone. No, no no …. I live normal. I have made the decision that Mariano Herrón is the DT until the end of the tournament, we have to work and we have the illusion of reaching the final. “
On the other hand, he talked about the works that were carried out in La Bombonera, although he did not clarify if he has an extension plan for the stadium: “It is getting better, the fan sees it better and better, We don’t stop fixing it every day. The fan every time our stadium is going, is happy to see it more and more pretty, we do not stop working no matter how much it does not come out on TV. “
And sent a message to the fans: “I tell the fan that I love him very much. On Saturday we have to play with Lanús at home, we finish our area being first, we are worse for goal difference but we are first because we add more points than everyone. It hurts not to be playing the Cup but in the tournament we finish first and now we have to think only of the Lanús game. “
And incidentally he “lifted his guard” for arbitration: “We hope that the referee who touches us on Saturday (Ndr: Leandro Rey Hilfer) has a good game, the people of the VAR too and it is a good game with the support of our people, I have all the faith of the world that we will win it, we have the illusion of being in the final. It is not to open the umbrella with the arbitration. He annulled Boca’s goal and on the same court it was Tigre’s hand and goal, the referees and the VAR is wrong and I wish that they all have a good game, I trust the players we have. “
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