On Sunday Boca lost the superclassic with River. On Monday Juan Román Riquelme And the football Council concluded that it was best to fire Fernando Gago and on Tuesday morning he took the reins of the squad Mariano Herrónresponsible for directing the team against Tigre this Sunday in Victoria. In that duel, the Xeneize will have the possibility to end as leader of Zone A and stay at the top of the accumulated, although the truly important will reach the next weekend with the round of 16 of the Opening tournament. Who will be the DT there?
The only one of the members of the football council that took the floor from the superclassic defeat was Mauricio Sernawho confirmed Gago’s departure on Tuesday before the first weekly practice: “We made the decision with all the peace of Mysteries, we are normal people, but who made decisions and for that I came to communicate it. ”
Chicho He did not accept questions and limited himself to informing that Herrón was going to command the jobs thereafter. With the passing of the hours, while the dance of names by the replacement of Gago began, the directive xeneize He also confirmed that the interim was going to lead the first team this Sunday in the visit to Tigre in Victoria For the last day of the regular tournament phase (it will start at 6 pm). Meanwhile, Roberto Pompeii He took care of the reserve that was led by Herrón and that yesterday thrashed Central Barracas with the reappearance of a professional as Nicolás Figal.
On Tuesday and Wednesday there were days of discussion and informal polls by the Boca football council with possible Gago substitutes. The two who chopped in Punta are Gabriel Milito and Gustavo Quinterosat the same time that it was rumored that the situation of Carlos Bianchi, version that was denied flat a Infobae. Riquelme and company do not want to hurry to make decision since the plan is that the brand new DT directs the Opening playoffs -if so wishes -competes in the Club World Cup, project the second half of 2025 and be the commander in the search for the Libertadores 2026.
Herrón’s continuity for the playoffs of the Opening Tournament will depend on two clear factors: 1) Boca’s result and performance against Tigre; and 2) The will of the new coach chosen to take care of the team immediately. Riquelme does have the decision taken to face the Club World Cup with a final replacement for Gago And not to do it with the interim Herrón, who remains in the club since he was a field assistant of Miguel Ángel Russo when Román took power with Jorge Amor Ameal.
While the Council advances with the negotiations, it also evaluates whether it is successful to throw the pressure to a new DT to intervene in the definition stage of the championship since its post -tiger assumption would mean a double -edged sword: in four games it could be crowned champion, but also the day of its debut could suffer a elimination in the Bombonera and thus it would start its cycle with the left foot.
