Dario Benedetto He took advantage of Friday night to celebrate his 34th birthday at an exclusive party in Puerto Madero. The Boca Juniors footballer, who was not called up by Diego Martínez for the team’s duel this Sunday against Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero, enjoyed a few hours with friends, family and his inner circle. In addition, a couple of the most experienced players on the squad accompanied him on his night.
Through Instagram stories, the central players were distinguished Cristian Lema and Marcos Rojo, who did not miss the live band show and Benedetto’s prominence on stage, as he sang alongside Pepo, vocalist of Los Gedes, and even dared to play the accordion on one song. The presence of the Boca defenders, who were not called by the coach either as they are recovering from muscle injuries, generated some impact on social networks.
Apart from the Gedes, Tobías Medrano (singer of La T y la M), Sebastián Mendoza, DJ Tao and Román from El Original were also present. Logically, the genre chosen by the center forward who emerged from Arsenal de Sarandí, who has a contract in La Ribera until the end of the year, was cumbia, which played until late into the night.
On social networks, two footballers dedicated a post to Benedetto: Norberto Briasco and Cristian Medina, who will also not be part of the delegation that will travel to Santiago del Estero. In addition, other former Pipa teammates in Boca such as Gonzalo Morales, Mauro Zárate, Leonardo Jara, Leonardo Balerdi, Gastón Ávila and Pablo Pérez also greeted him. Flaco Schiavi did the same on Instagram.
He Xeneize He will visit Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero tomorrow, from 8 p.m., at the Madre de Ciudades stadium (Facundo Tello will referee). After the fall in Tucumán against Atlético in the Professional League debut and the frustration on the back of the agonizing draw in Fortaleza that keeps them relegated to second place in Group D of the Sudamericana, those led by Martínez need to regain confidence.
THE CONTINUITY OF DARÍO BENEDETTO IN BOCA
At this point in the year, it is not defined that Benedetto will remain in the institution after the Copa América break. The link of Pipe It expires in December 2024 and its football reality is far from the best. He runs behind other options such as Edinson Cavani and Miguel Merentiel, who have the path paved to stay a while longer and be part of the football project in the medium and long term. And also a youth like Luca Langoni, for whom Diego Martínez has a predilection.
Benedetto played 12 games out of the 22 that Boca played in all competitions, but in only three of them was he a starter and in only one did he complete the 90 minutes (against Nacional de Potosí in Bolivia, where he missed a penalty). He scored a goal against Tigre so far in 2024 and did not add minutes in the last five. He has already warned that in Argentina he will only wear the blue and gold shirt, so he would look for a destination abroad (Mexico and the MLS appear to be the strongest).
From the club they confided to Infobae that the footballer until now has not asked to terminate his contract in the middle of the year, but that possibility should not be ruled out since the former Olympique de Marseille knows that his days in the team he loves are numbered. The word of the coaching staff will be vital to resolve his continuity and it seems that Martínez, today, has other priorities.
