The images that went viral this weekend have Marcos Rojo as protagonist. After the expulsion against Platense and the slap on the wrist that he received from Diego Martinez, was shown at an intercountry tournament and at a bowling alley. A great controversy arose on social networks, mainly due to his presence in the amateur match. The fans criticized him harshly, but the club decided to tone it down.
“Playing double 5 with this boy is priceless,” Juan Pablo Vázquez published on Instagram. The photo that accompanies this article shows Rojo with the shirt of an amateur team. And while it is true that it was his day off, He was able to expose himself physically. It is not the first time that the central defender has shown himself in dives, of course, and it is, on the other hand, a footballer who was injured for several months.
The image of Saturday night in a disco made less noise, but few forget the end of Darío Benedetto’s cycle. Rojo was at that birthday party that led to the phrase that ended with the goal scorer leaving. “Happy nights, sad mornings,” Pipa replied to Martínez. Since then, he has not played again and is looking for a new destination starting with the winter break.
Rojo had made a deep self-criticism last week. “I chatted with my teammates, coaching staff and those I had to apologize to.. The first yellow was a huge and unnecessary mistake, I was sent off, leaving one less and that’s where everything gets complicated. “I take full responsibility for the defeat,” said the captain.
However, Luis Advíncula’s statements left the central marker exposed. “I’m doing badly, we’re not winning, should I go to a club? You have to be short to go out. There are times for everything in football, but I’m not going to be a lazy person and give myself away,” he declared on La Lengua, a podcast from Peru. The full-back is affected by his country’s national team on this FIFA date. And the thought that he revealed on the air points directly to Rojo and Benedetto, of course.
“They were their days off,” they said at the Ezeiza property, where they preferred to relativize the issue to focus on what is coming. Rojo is a reference, but he was evaluated after the last situations in which he was involved. Without going any further, in the midst of the losses that Boca suffers, he will not be able to be in the game against Vélez in La Bombonera.
Looking ahead to that game, Aaron Anselmino joined the working group and it is good news. Nicolás Figal, meanwhile, continues to work differently. Kevin Zenón, who returned from the Under 23 National Team, and Miguel Merentiel, disaffected by Marcelo Bielsa from the Uruguay National Team, also worked with the squad.
As for possible reinforcements, work is already underway on three players as a priority. Joaquín Pereyra (Atlético Tucumán), Tomás Belmonte (Necaxa de México) and Gary Medel (Vasco Da Gama) are those targeted by Juan Román Riquelme.
Boca will have to accelerate in the Copa América stoppage because it will be decimated for the Sudamericana playoff against Independiente del Valle. Martínez knows that he will lose Equi Fernández, Cristian Medina and Zenón, who will compete in the Olympic Games.