The football news of the men’s team Boca Juniors is marked by the search for a replacement for Diego Martinez as a coach for the last stretch of 2024 with the goal of securing the ticket to the Copa Libertadores 2025a competition to which they could not qualify this year. However, there was a team from the institution that did qualify for the current calendar because the women’s branch has just qualified for the quarterfinals of the competition under the watchful eye of Juan Román Riquelme in the stadium.
The president of Xeneize traveled to Paraguay with the intention of being present in the 3-1 victory against ADIFFEM in it Ypané Stadium of Paraguay by the last date of Group A. The partisan journalist, Christian Infanzónconfirmed the presence of JRR10 through a publication on social networks and in TyC Sports They became aware of this news due to Topo Gigio rehearsed by Agustina Arias in the 1-0 score at 36 minutes of the first stage: ““We saw the dedication of the goal because the president of Boca is present supporting the Gladiators.”. “Juan Román Riquelme is present in this Ypané stadium“, they added in what was another gesture from the idol to a discipline that has brought many joys to the entity in a short time.
Las Gladiators They are the most successful in women’s football in Argentina with 29 titles and 16 runners-up on the 11 trophies and 13 runners-up finishes of its classic rival, River Plate. UAI Urquiza completes the podium with 5 crowns and 5 runners-up. Furthermore, the set Blue and Gold He is the current five-time champion and has won six of the last seven local tournamentsonly ceding the 2021 Apertura to San Lorenzo.
At the international level, the Copa Libertadores remains elusive and the partial tie of Genesis Florez It placed a pall of uncertainty over qualification for the next round as soon as the second half started, but Arias appeared again to score his double in the 63rd minute of the game. And at 69′, Laurina Oliveros had a consecrating save, which would be substantial in the process of the duel. The 31-year-old goalkeeper headed into a one-on-one against florez and stretched her left leg against a post to deflect the shot of the top scorer in history in the Venezuelan league in an intervention with shades similar to those of the Lake Martinez with the Argentine team.
Six minutes later, Kishi Núñez settled the lawsuit to bring peace of mind in a key match to dream of the long-awaited trophy, which they cherished in 2022: they lost the final of that edition against Palmeiras 4-1 in Ecuador, and so far it is the only Argentine team that played the decisive match.
Precisely, on that occasion, Juan Román Riquelme had an outstanding gesture with the soccer players after their victory on penalties in the semifinals against the Deportivo Cali, from Colombia. The leader congratulated them for reaching the final through a WhatsApp call: “It’s a wonderful day. They have made me celebrate more than on SundayI am very grateful that they defend our colors like this, that they compete like this. Enjoy what is happening, get excited that on Friday you are going to win the Cup. We will all be supporting and I will try to be there. We bosteros are very happy.” The dream could not come true because Verdão was much higher in Quito, Ecuador.
Now, Boca Juniors qualified in second place with seven points in the Group Aafter having tied without goals against the last champion, Corinthiansadded to their 1-0 victory against Libertad of Paraguay. He Timon advanced as leader with the same score and better goal difference, while the Gumarelo and ADIFFEM were eliminated.
In the quarterfinals, those led by Florencia Quiñones They will face Santos this Saturday who finished 1st in the Group Bwhile the Brazilians will go against Olimpia, the 2nd best ranked team in that area. Brazilians and Paraguayans came paired in first place and competed head-to-head for that privileged position. He Fish (two-time champion in 2009 and 2010 and runner-up in 2018) took advantage and ended up taking over the top.
Both direct elimination duels will take place in the Arsenio Erico Stadium of Asuncion. The other two matches of the quarterfinals will take place in Ypané, the semifinals, added to the match for third and fourth place, will be in Luque and the final will be played on October 19 in the emblematic Defenders of the Chacoin Asunción.