You cannot talk about Boca without talking or mentioning Juan Román Riquelme. One of the greatest idols in the history of the Ribera club said goodbye to football almost 9 years after he decided to end his career as a professional footballer. This led him to be in the media more regularly with the intention of promoting what was one of the best tribute matches in the history of Argentine soccer. Now, after this meeting that featured renowned figures such as Lionel Messi or Ángel di María, Román spoke with Flavio Azzaro and this was the best of the interview that is available on the journalist’s YouTube channel.
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He began the dialogue by commenting: “The Boca fan can live without Riquelme, I can’t live without them. It’s a strange feeling. I got used to living with that affection.” In a clear example of what “the last ten” of Argentine soccer represents for Boca fans.
In addition, he spoke of the feelings that making his farewell generated in him after a long time that he was on stand-by due to different issues and internal political conflicts in the Ribera club (especially the relationship with former president Daniel Angelici) and said: “The farewell was going back in time. Entering the locker room, playing music with the boys, entering the field. It costs a little more than before. Seeing people happy was wonderful.” In addition to the objective of the party and its guests, he added: “I wanted people to have a good time, for the boys to feel comfortable and enjoy it. I was lucky to play with great players who helped me and for people to love me.”
He also commented and gave great importance to everything related to his farewell that, at a certain point, served to unite the club in all aspects: “On Saturday I began to call each captain of each discipline of the club so that they would be there on Sunday. The lower boys also went to the party.” It shows all the work that is being done so that the club functions as one and that everyone feels part of it.
He continued commenting on a football tour that when he had to talk about his beginnings at the club, he ended up praising the fan of the Ribera club by commenting: “When I was a boy I dreamed of playing ball. I was lucky that from the first day the Boca fan gave me an ovation. I don’t know why they liked me so much. Then we were lucky to start winning and achieve important things.”
An outstanding aspect in Riquelme’s career was that he was able to share moments and situations with two of the most important players in soccer history, Lionel Messi and Diego Armando Maradona. In the interview with Azzaro, Román touched on this topic by saying: “As a boy I wanted to be like Maradona, it was the greatest thing I’ve ever seen. Then I got older and I say that Messi was the greatest. I was lucky to play with both of them. It’s all a dream.” Without a doubt, a player who was able to enjoy the best in the history of this sport and up close, especially with Messi, with whom he was able to play in the Argentine National Team and win the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Now he commented the following about his management and work as vice president of the club but also as leader of the council: “Since we’ve been at the club, we’ve made the decision that football doesn’t give us financial losses. We’ve been the one that has won the most titles in these 3 and a half years.”
All this interview reveals what Juan Román Riquelme represents for Boca, one of the most influential teams in Argentina but also for Argentine soccer, being one of its representative figures in recent years.
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