Boca: Eduardo Salvio’s injury confirmed, but contract renewal is delayed

One piece of news could hide another piece of news Mouth. The bad news is that Edoardo Salvio He suffers from a muscle injury to his right hamstring and will almost certainly miss the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 against Corinthians on 28 in Sao Paulo. And the other is even more powerful: Totò, who the contract expires in Julyhe could have played his last game in the club, on 27 May against Deportivo Cali for the Copa Libertadores.

Time is running out and the negotiations for the renewal of Salvio’s bond are not successful. Juan Roman riquelme and the player has publicly pronounced himself in favor of the new contract. But we do not pass from the sayings to the facts and Toto is less than 20 days away from release.

“When we go to Saudi Arabia, I personally asked Salvio if he wanted to continue with us. He has a contract until June 30th. After the market, we sit down and talk “Riquelme explained a few weeks ago. I am confident that he can continue, then there are things that are not my responsibility, but I imagine that it would be all right for him to continue in the club. I hope I can continue “added the coach Sebastiano Battaglia. “As everyone knows, my wish is to stay here and I hope it comes true”Salvio repeated.

All the parties seem to agree on the desire, but what is concrete is that the agreement does not come. The player is willing to lower his salary, even if he intends to recover some debts and commissions.

Salvio’s new injury puts the question of his renewal on the agenda. The break-in of Exequiel Zeballos It is a question that the Football Council also takes into consideration: the young man is already asking for a track with his last good performances. The cycle of the 31-year-old Boca striker was uneven and he never managed to capture his European hierarchy. Toto accumulates 69 games in the club (completed only 19) and scored 18 goals; he has won 4 titles (Super League 2019/2020, Diego Maradona 2020 Cup, Argentina 2021 Cup and 2022 Professional League Cup).

Meanwhile, Battaglia knows that he will not be able to count on Salvio for the rest of the month. His first absence will be on Sunday in Santiago del Estero, against Central Córdoba. But those who will be will be Marcos Rojo and Dario Benedettoplayers who did not travel to La Rioja due to the manager’s decision after missing one of their training sessions last week. What would the main cast be? Rossy; Figal, Izquierdoz, Rosso, Fabra; Pol Fernandez, Varela, Ramirez; Zeballos, Benedetto and Villa.