Gary Medel agreed to leave Vasco de Gama and was one step away from returning to Boca :: Olé

Gary Medel agreed this Tuesday to leave Vasco da Gama and was one step away from return to Boca. Therefore, he will not even be called up for the next match against Palmeiras, according to the Brazilian press. So, Juan Román Riquelme will have an old desire, one of those footballers that he has been looking for since he started this stage as a leader. With whom he was a partner during 2009 and 2010.

The 36-year-old Chilean had lost his place since the departure of Ramón Díaz from the Rio de Janeiro club and had proposed ending his contract six months earlier as a solution for both parties, after some problems he had. AND ended up fixing free exitfree of charge.

With the Argentine coach, Medel had a very good relationship, he was his trusted man and leader in the locker room. He was a leader in the fight to maintain the category. But with the change of coach “it became a headache,” according to what O Globo said. Because he was involved in several confusing events with club personnel and they accused him of disrespecting the manager, teammates and Inferiores players.

Medel He played 32 games in Vasco, did not score goals or provide assists, but they considered it very important to maintain the category. And despite his past as a midfielder, he always played as a defender.

Until this separation, Medel was counted as a starter for this Thursday’s match against Palmeiras, but in the end he will not be taken into account.

Now, Juan Román Riquelme’s idea is to close the incorporation soon, if possible before next week. And from what they were talking about, if no one changes the conditions, they consider it viable. To the point that some are thinking about the possibility of adding the Chilean for the round of 16 duel. final of the Argentine Cup against Admiral Brownnext Wednesday the 19th in Mendoza.

And without a doubt he will become an option in the weakened Xeneize central defense, where Boca today has Cristian Lema, Nicolás Figal and Marcos Rojo, plus the youngsters Aaron Anselmino, Lautaro Di Lollo and Mateo Mendia. But between injuries and suspensions, plus the situation of Nicolás Valentini, it was a recurring problem for Diego Martínez to put together a reliable duo.

Riquelme opened the door back to Pitbull several times, although there was always some circumstantial obstacle. At some point it was his contract with Vasco. And further back in time, for example at the beginning of this year, another obstacle was that Boca did not have a foreign quota available.

“I have a very good lifelong relationship with Gary Medel, but I told him that we did not have the possibility of a spot opening up. He’s dying to play here again., but we didn’t have the chance. Here, if you lend a foreigner to Argentine football, he will continue to occupy your place, it is a very rare thing. There are things that are possible and sometimes not. He is now with Ramón (now already separated as coach) and they have been lucky enough to escape relegation last season,” JR said in March.

Now Mouth He has a free spot with the departure of Paraguayan Bruno Valdezwhich is why it is in a position to incorporate one more foreigner, who would join those it already has on the squad: the Uruguayans Cavani, Merentiel and Saracchi, the Peruvian Luis Advíncula, and the Venezuelan Jan Hurtado, which is now due to return in June. Fabra and Campuzano are nationalized, regardless of what happens with their future at the club.

Medel played 48 games and scored seven goals for Boca between 2009 and 2010 playing as a midfielder. He then went through Sevilla, Cardiff, Inter, Besiktas, Bologna and from 2023 he signed for Vasco.