Riquelme encourages his first political act and revolutionizes Boca, one year after the elections

It will be a busy Tuesday. Not only because the second phase of the pre-season for the professional squad will formally start at the Ezeiza property, but also because it will coincide with the launch of the group promoted by Juan Román Riquelme, the current vice president, which could modify the foundations within a year of the elections. Yes, it will be the first political act of the 'xeneize' emblem that will speak before some 5,000 members and employees in the La Bombonera stadium itself.

The appointment is at 6:00 p.m., in the parking lot, in what will also officiate as a year-end closing ceremony for the Professional League champion. Riquelme will take the opportunity to sharpen his strategies for the December 2023 elections, so it is expected that different players from the club's politics will be present.

The few details that were known, meanwhile, indicate that the group would be called 'Soy Bostero'. At least that is the name that appeared on the forms to add affiliates, which has already exceeded 10 percent of the register required to be recognized.

Weeks ago, Román participated in a dinner for the 25th anniversary of the group "For a Better Mouth", one of the closest to him in recent times.

For the 2023 elections, for the moment, it is known about the intentions of Andrés Ibarra to be a candidate for the opposition, with the figure of Mauricio Macri sponsoring the former Deputy Chief of Staff and former Minister of Modernization of the Argentine Republic, in the "Movimiento Passion and Management”.

Several kilometers from La Bombonera, in the Boca Predio de Ezeiza, those who will face each other again are the members of the coaching staff and the professional squad, with the aim of beginning to refine details from the physical in the prelude to the start of the soccer trials, which will be with the International Triangular that will be played on January 8 and 11 in San Juan against Independiente and Everton from Chile, just before what would be the trip to Abu Dhabi (it has not yet been made official what kind of tournament will be) to face Racing.

Again with Pablo Santella (the former physical trainer of Eduardo Domínguez joined the work team headed by Hugo Ibarra) in front of the footballers, the intention is to accelerate their leveling after what were weeks with Covid cases that altered plans . Even Darío Benedetto (he was in Qatar watching the consecration of the Argentine National Team in the World Cup) took extra turns to match the tasks of his teammates. Something else: for the end of the year celebrations there will be another break, the last one until August. That is why at Ezeiza they know that now the most demanding tasks are coming.

With Exequiel Zeballos and Luis Vázquez at the same time (both had operations during the competition in 2022) and with the return of players on loan that will be evaluated (the left-central Nicolás Valentini will be tested by DT in friendlies) it will also be sought that the The squad may have a broader base than the one that ended up playing in the tournament, with many youth players in key positions. That is why there will be more boys who will join at the end of the preseason (from January 2) and who began work with the Reserve. For that day, Ezequiel Fernández is also summoned, who ends his loan in Tigre on December 31.

The search for incorporations continues, although without rushing. It is that the international competition will only start in April and the market will extend beyond the first dates of the Professional League, so there will be no big movements. And in terms of transfers, the World Cup slowed down all operations, so in Boca they believe that they will only have news in June of those footballers who can be transferred.

The cases of Agustín Rossi and Agustín Almendra, on the other hand, are different. Both end their contracts and since January they can negotiate as free players. And if the players do not seek to bring any economic proposal for compensation, then they will leave once their contractual relationship ends.

Several kilometers from La Bombonera, in the Boca Predio de Ezeiza, those who will face each other again are the members of the coaching staff and the professional squad, with the aim of beginning to refine details from the physical in the prelude to the start of the soccer trials, which will be with the International Triangular that will be played on January 8 and 11 in San Juan against Independiente and Everton from Chile, just before what would be the trip to Abu Dhabi (it has not yet been made official what kind of tournament will be) to face Racing.