The statements of Fernando Gago They may disconcert locals and strangers, but in no way those who know the situation of Boca. There are reasons that They force him to make up for the situation to the 38-year-old coach, the one chosen by Juan Roman Riquelme to succeed Diego Martinez. Why did he say that he does not have any proposal and that no one called him when there were already two talks with the idol president? Why don’t you say “yes” when your Mexican colleagues ask you about your continuity in Chivas?
The answer is very simple: Gago will be Boca’s coach, but he has not yet resolved the exit clause, set at $1,250,000. Technically, he continues to be the strategist of the Guadalajara team, which on Saturday night lost the Guadalajara classic against Atlas. They fell 3 to 0 and ended up scratching the tie with a 3 to 2 that left the team in 9th place in the Liga MX standings, still far from the qualifying zone for the playoffs.
“I have a contract. How are we going to talk about the future? Why don’t we talk better about how that information came out if there is nothing? How can I ensure something for the future? Yes, I have a contract here. I have nothing, I have no offer, I have nothing. I don’t understand,” Gago said after the game in a hot press conference.
The coach did not hesitate to agree with his version. However, the roadmap has been very clear since a week ago, when his name – along with that of Guillermo Barros Schelotto– to take over the xeneize bank. It was no coincidence that the possibility of Twindespite the fact that he has no feeling with Riquelme. For Román, as he published Clarionthe priority was always peakedformer coach of Aldovisi and Racing.
The news, which began to spread and had repercussions in Mexico, irritated the Chivas fans. On Wednesday, Gago informed the leaders that he would activate his automatic termination. “Leave”he told them. At the same time, it was warned that Federico Insúa would not continue as field assistant. He Pocho decided to open up about his former teammate at Boca de Alfio Basile and launch a career as a head coach. There was a “wear and tear,” they said from those around him who was also a supporter of Independiente.
Then, the dots were tied up and everything closed. The hiring of Roberto Pompei to direct the Boca Reserve, which at first seemed to be due to a longer interim period in First Division, has another reason: Mariano Herrón, the coach against Argentinos Juniors, will occupy a place in Gago’s coaching staff, precisely the one left vacant by the Pocho.
It is still not resolved whether Diego Cogliandro He will continue with Gago or stay with Insúa. Would this situation give a chance to Walter Picotoday Herrón’s first collaborator? Everything remains to be seen. The technical staff of peakedFurthermore, it is composed of Fabricio Coloccini –with a good relationship with Riquelme- as a field assistant; Roberto Luzzi in the role of physical trainer alongside Lucas Vaeza as alternate; and Roberto Ramirez as a goalkeeper coach.
Who would like to ask about Gago, his agent Diego Merino He answered – and still does – “there is nothing.” In the same vein as his client, the businessman who negotiates the coach’s contracts put the rumors to rest. That is why in Boca they also began to say, through their satellites, that there was not even a call.
Riquelme hopes Gago will get on a plane no later than Wednesday. For that, of course, his exit has to be resolved. The coach will be the one who executes the clause, but Boca will provide the money. The Football Council wants financing. Chivas, full payment. They are in that operation right now.
Meanwhile, what will Gago do? Will you direct Chivas’ practice this Monday? They are waiting for him in Boca for the post-Qualifiers debut. Riquelme wants the team to take on Tigre in Victoria and then face Gimnasia, on Wednesday the 23rd, for the Argentine Cup. That match took on great importance: far from Vélez in the League, still outside in the general table, It is the key to playing the Libertadores again, nothing less.
Between lies, or half-truths, fans are eager for a definition. And although the polls gave Guillermo as the favorite, Gago is already beginning to be valued. It is from the blue and gold kidney and the memory of Racing, bitter due to the two lost finals in San Luis and Abu Dhabi, is also a free sample that that team of peaked It could be more than competitive.