Boca are thinking of the Libertadores after beating Barracas and Herrón’s future is already defined

Boca’s week after the categorical victory over Barracas Central is centered on the first of the Copa Libertadores, in Venezuela, against Monagas. And the eye is fixed there because it will be done with Mariano Herrón at the helm (at the premiere of the international competition he will be joined by Walter Pico as well as Claudio Morel Rodríguez) despite the fact that the meetings of the Football Council continue to end up advancing for a new manager after the refusal of Gerard Martino.

Can the former DT of the Reserve continue to replicate the trials of Battaglia and Ibarra? No. The determination is that only whoever is in charge of the group is in charge of the group until the hiring of a coach can be formalized, something that behind the scenes at Boca Predio de Ezeiza they do not see with desperation but with conviction to move chips only if they are certain of acceptance by the other party. That’s why they are cautious: with talks, proposals and leaks.

Hence the entry of Diego Martinez, after Tigre’s victory over Lanús, was taken as a sign that until now had not been seen with any other coach: “Nobody called me but if we contact each other, we will listen to the possibilities. It is a source of pride for me and for the coaching staff that a team like Boca, where I trained for 7 years, takes note of our work.”

However, despite the fact that there were meetings between football managers over the weekend, the vice president continues not to speed up for anyone. And still waiting for whoever picks up the form.

Are there many names on the wanted list? The offers arrive from all sides, but in the secret of Riquelme and his followers, the messages will only come out when a consensus has been established among all. If the current vice president of the club decides to get on the charter plane to Venezuela with the rest of the squad, then the determination will remain until the end of the weekend, even if the members of the Football Council already have clear ideas on the directives and steps to follow. Over the weekend, at the Bombonera, Boca will receive Colón.

In terms of football, for Herrón it will be a match in which the degree of difficulty will be that, like the weekend, Boca can become masters of the game. And if he does, then transfer the hierarchy that his team has to a result that serves to start the international competition on the right foot, in which the group that touched him has him as a candidate to pass the stage and as leader of the area .

The biggest unknown will be whether Nicolás Figal will continue to play on the right wing or Marcelo Weigandt, who had a weak performance when he had to replace Peruvian Luis Advíncula, who returned from his Peruvian international campaign with a muscle problem. If the former Independiente runs from central defence, the one who will enter will be Facundo Roncaglia, who played with Bruno Valdez in Barracas over the weekend. The rest of the eleven can be quite similar to the one who got a victory in 45 minutes from the Professional League: Alan Varela, Pol Fernández and Juan Ramírez have responded to the trust Herrón has placed in them.

Luca Langoni is available, finished with ice on his right knee. And if he is full, he will start the attack that will have Sebastián Villa and Darío Benedetto as heavy surnames to start a schedule that will see Boca travel kilometers like no other Argentine team in South America. That’s why the planning is to stay with a victory that begins, little by little, to put a ranking on track that allows Boca not to be so distracted at the local level.