Former Boca Juniors captain Carlos Izquierdoz will leave the club in the next few hours and continue his career at Sporting de Gijón, in Spain’s second division, Mauricio Serna, a member of the Football Council led by Juan Roman Riquelme, confirmed on Friday.
“He asked us for a transfer and has a very clear possibility of going to play for Sporting de Gijón. In the next few hours the whole matter will be closed so that Izquierdoz can continue his career in Spain “, the Colombian announced on DirecTV signal.
Left, 33, came into conflict with the managers of professional football at Boca after the elimination in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores for a discussion on the team prizes, on 4 July, the day before the rematch with Corinthians from Brazil in La Bombonera.
The defender was listed as one of the leaders of that statement as well he has since been dismissed from the starting team by order of Hugo Ibarranow interim DT, in what has been interpreted as an imposition of leadership.
Cali He occupied the substitutes bench in the San Lorenzo classic and received strong support from subcaptain Marcos Rojo, who removed the ribbon and went straight to hug him when he scored a goal in the New Gasometer.
After that game, which Boca lost 2-1, Izquierdoz was no longer called up by Ibarra – already ratified as manager until the end of the year – due to a sore foot.
The center-scorer will anticipate his departure from Boca – he has a contract until December 31 – to face his second stint in foreign football after joining Santos Laguna in Mexico between mid-2014 and 2018.
During his four seasons at Ribera, Izquierdoz won five national titles and reached the 2018 Copa Libertadores final, which he lost to River Plate in Madrid.
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