Boca Juniors returned to victory against Velez Sarsfield last Friday and climbed positions in the Professional League, which entered the recess stage for the Copa América. However, Xeneize will have one more duel ahead and it will be this Wednesday in Mendozafor the 16th finals of the Argentine Cup against Almirante Brown.
Then the players will enter a mini-vacation process, until the return in which the team of Diego Martinez will focus on the decisive games against Independiente del Valle for the Copa Sudamericana playoff. If you advance in the series, which will take place first in the height of Ecuador (Wednesday, July 17) and then in La Bombonera (a week later), will face for the round of 16 from end to Cruzeirowith the locality inverted.
At the same time, The Football Council continues to sharpen the pencil to specify the reinforcements necessary, especially in the midfield. It is worth remembering that Boca could suffer the loss of the four starting midfielders in the Sudamericana: Cristian Medina, Equi Fernández and Kevin Zenónfor the summons to the Paris Olympic Games, and Pol Fernandezdue to the suspension due to the accumulation of yellow cards that will prevent him from being in the first game.
The Chilean Gary Medel was the first reinforcement and among the targeted by Riquelme are found Fausto Vera, Tomás Belmonte, Joaquín Pereyra and Alan Velasco. The first two negotiations are underway and received the approval of the footballers themselves. And specifically in the case of Fausto Vera has already informed his Corinthians team that he will not continue. The Timao leadership would not object to this happening, since the former Argentinos Juniors footballer practically does not play and they also need money to face various debts.
That is why It was not surprising that in the last hours the name of Fausto Vera did not appear among those summoned for this afternoon’s duel Corinthians in view of Saint Paul, for the ninth date of the Brasileirao. However, At Boca Juniors this decision was taken as a warningsince the behind-the-scenes of the Argentine’s absence could be related to the interest from Atlético Mineiro for hiring him.
Fairly, he Gallic It is directed by Gabriel Milito, former coach of Fausto Vera in Bicho de La Paternal. And according to the rules of Brazilian football, if the Argentine midfielder played one more match exceeded the limit allowed to be transferred to another local football club. Now, the club can negotiate with both Brazilian and foreign teams, for example Boca Juniors.
Apart from this, from Xeneize they hope to reach an agreement and have already sent an improvement to the initial offer of two million dollars for 50 percent of the pass. According to what they said from their surroundings, Fausto Vera intends to move to Boca Juniors, this was made known weeks ago with a clear wink on his social networks, and it will be a matter of adjusting the final numbers. In case of not reaching a happy ending, the player made sure he could listen to other proposals, even from Brazilian football.
The next few hours will be key to knowing if Diego Martínez will add a second reinforcement, or even a third, since According to Diego Monroig on ESPN, the arrival of Toto Belmonte has been agreed with Toluca de México and this Monday they will begin to put everything discussed on paper. Will there be a happy ending?
