The phrase still echoes in the collective unconscious xeneize. He pronounced it on June 25, when Juan roman riquelme He finally decided to say goodbye to his career as a footballer. “You arrived in ’98 and you are to blame for all of us Bosteros thinking that winning the Copa Libertadores is easy. It is all your fault: that people are fond of all of us is because the Lord taught us to compete, he taught us “He taught us to try to be the best,” said the former employee at La Bombonera. His words were directed at Carlos Bianchinothing less.
And as part of the blue and gold story, especially the most successful stage, has to do with the Viceroy, Román thought about counting on him again. He wants him by his side, as a sports advisor or honorary president, a figure that Alfredo Di Stéfano held in Real Madrid and the great Amadeo Carrizo in River. And although some sectors of the opposition spoke of political use, Riquelme himself assured that “I am not going to use it.”
A decade ago, without going any further, Bianchi had his last stage in Boca. He was hired by Daniel Angelici as a coach, who fired him in 2014. There was not even a reflection of that time. And although at that time there was a short circuit with Román himself, he got angry when he signed for Argentinos Juniors because he felt that the Viceroy did not support it –said by Bunchhis own father-, was barely a grumble.
For the “10”, Bianchi is “like a father”. It was said by the winningest coach in Boca history. “Sometimes Román tells me that I am his father, I would have to ask my children if they want him as a brother, but yes, they do,” he said in the last interview he gave.
It is not for less. When Héctor Veira had relegated him, Bianchi gave him wings in 1998 and was the impetus for his extraordinary career. Together they won the Clausura 1999 and Apertura 2000 tournaments, and the Copas Libertadores and Intercontinental 2000 and Libertadores 2001.
“Bianchi is in a stage of family enjoyment”they told Clarion close to the veteran strategist who is now 74 years old. The idol vice president has been chatting with the coach for a long time. “He’s not there for the day-to-day, but he could collaborate,” they insisted. The consultancy is currently in the hands of the Football Council made up of Marcelo Delgado, Raúl Cascini, Jorge Bermúdez and Mauricio Serna.
Román, furthermore, does not want to rush to announce his decision because the Justice has not yet defined the date of the elections. Between this Monday and Wednesday, as this newspaper was able to find out, a resolution is expected from Chamber E of the Court of Appeals regarding the measure taken by Judge Alejandra Abrevaya, who suspended the elections that were to be held on December 3. .
The magistrate was challenged by Boca, and after the drawing of two surrogates (Analía Romero, who excused herself because she and her family have been partners since 2013, and Sebastián Font), the chambermaids resolved that there were no grounds to remove the case from her. Of course, it will be José Benito Fajre, Ricardo Li Rosi and Marisa Sorini who will decide whether to uphold Abrevaya’s precautionary measure or set a date. The only possible one this year is December 17.