Football often causes untold surprises. Juan Roman Riquelme I can prove it. xeneize vice president took office with his authority mouth He won the final of the Libertadores and ran for president in the year-end election, where he was an easy winner.

However, the situation became complicated as the ball hit the magical number 10 and now the team’s leader over and over again. The team was unable to win their coveted 7th title, and subsequently failed to qualify for the 2024 tournament, and were also excluded from the League Cup playoffs.

Furthermore, the opposition, promoted by former president Mauricio Macri (secondary candidate in Andres Ibarra’s Formula), has made shocking promises (the new Bombonera will be several meters away from the current Bombonera, and that Martin Palermo will be the director). They are demanding that he not only be suspended from participating in the tournament, but also be suspended from participating in the tournament. This Sunday, it asked a judge to grant its request, citing 13,000 “frauds and anomalies in the membership register” for elections scheduled for December 3. Boca and Riquelme are in check.

It’s all part of a movie about power, with a fissure as strong as the one that has brutally divided Argentine politics for almost two decades. And in this blue and yellow film, of course, national politics is also very much in play behind the scenes. Why is it that recently elected president Javier Millay has already expressed his support for Macri on social media because he chose Palermo as his coach?

The frustrations on the sporting side are already showing. “We ran out of gas at the end of the year,” Riquelme said, accepting on Tuesday night in Argentina and already early Wednesday morning in Spain. At that point, the certainty that Boca would not play in the Libertadores in 2024 was overshadowed by a political tsunami.

The difference between Riquelme and Macri is historical. They date back to the days when Roman was a footballer and Mauricio was the club’s president. And this election campaign has definitely deepened those feelings.

In the final hours, they rushed from one front to another. First is the press conference of Ibarra and Macri accusing Riquelme and others. The former president asked the former 10: “Mr. Romain, we have an opportunity to stop so many lies that you have told. If you truly want transparent elections, please register. Run away from these gentlemen listed.” “I’m going to run to these 13,000 people and vote on Sunday. That’s what we all want.”

Riquelme then opened fire, betting on instilling fear. “They want to privatize the club and never let Boca vote again. They just want Boca to do politics. People like this should never, ever come back to the club.” of the Bombonera. At the exit, Mr. 10 was patted down by a crowd of people demonstrating in support of him in the surrounding streets. Roman, who appeared in court with the club’s lawyer, did not provide any specifics about the situation, but stressed that the same opposition had done the same thing when they ruled the club.

Because of this, after a while the opposition returned to the fray with the voice of Andres Ibarra, who said, “I am surprised because I did not see any response from either of them, neither from the legal advisor nor from Riquelme. “This judgment is based 90 percent on an expert opinion that was made when we analyzed the system. All the details of this came out from there. What’s impressive is that the lawyers It means you were there…”

This Thursday, a mediation hearing will be held between Judge Alejandra Abrebaya and the official leadership led by Riquelme. Meanwhile, on the Bombonera lawn, he has three huge tents ready for members to come vote. Will they vote?