Carlos Zambrano leaves Boca after a discussion with Hugo Ibarra: what was the reason for the conflict

The search for a central goalscorer was a priority for the leadership of Mouth in the days leading up to the start of the 2023 season in which, like fifteen years ago, the big priority is Libertadores Cup. The need to move quickly in the transfer market to pursue this goal seems to have added one more reason in the last few hours, given that Charles Zambrano it would be disconnected in the next few hours.

Although there has been no official communication on the matter, the interruption of the Peruvian connection, valid until June 30, 2023, would be due to the decision of Hugh Ibarra not to have the defender after an argument between the two that would have taken place in the last few hours.

Those who know the details of the world of the mouth They claim that the counterpoint between the coach and the footballer originated in something as unrelated to the ball as the length of the holiday period. Zambrano allegedly questioned Ibarra that he gave compatriot Luis Advíncula and Colombian Frank Fabra more days off than he did. Both did not start the second half of the preseason on Tuesday with teammates.

The dispute would have escalated to the point that Dt would have closed the interview and also the defender’s stay on campus, at least during his tenure (he just signed a contract extension until the end of 2023). The decision would have the endorsement of the Football Councilwhich in the next few hours would solve the player’s future.

Currently, Zambrano has a contract until June 30th, but the agreement includes a clause that allows the connection to be interrupted before January 1, 2023, so the next few hours will be decisive. The club had made him a two-year extension proposal, but this dispute with Ibarra would drastically change the situation.

One of the possible ways out for the central defender born 33 years ago in Callao is returning to his homeland, where he has never played in the First Division (he joined the German Schalke 04 youth academy at 16), to play Lima alliance, two-time champion of the local league, who will also play the Copa Libertadores. According to the newspaper La República, César Vallejo and at least one American Major League Soccer (MLS) team are also interested in his services.

The Peruvian national footballer arrived at Boca on January 31, 2020, from Dynamo kyiv, and has since played 62 games (scoring two goals). In these three years, participated in obtaining five titles (two editions of the Professional League Cup and one of the Professional League, the Argentine Cup and the Argentine Super Cup), even if he did not finish establishing himself as a starter neither during the cycles of Miguel Ángel Russo and Sebastián Battaglia nor during the management of Ibarra.

Beyond its performances, never exceptional, Zambrano’s move to Boca will also be remembered for the brawl in which he was the protagonist with his partner Darío Benedetto on August 14, during the half-time of a match between his team and Racing at the Presidente Perón stadium for the 13th round of the professional league.

That night, the two kickers argued after the end of the first period. The cross was gaining momentum until, on the way to the changing rooms, the attacker punched the defender, who came out to play the second half with his face inflamed. “It was a slap, I didn’t expect it. Comrades immediately grabbed us. In the locker room he apologized to me. I held back”Zambrano revealed three days later.

As a result of that dispute, the Football Council ordered the exclusion of the two protagonists from the squad for two matches. “I disagree because I get it for free. It’s not fair, I haven’t done anything, I feel uncomfortable, but all I have to do is accept,” Zambrano later complained.