Agustín Almendra started at Boca Reserve but only lasted 10 minutes on the pitch

On Tuesday night, Boca defeated Always Ready at Bombonera for the second day of the Copa Libertadores and recovered after losing on the first date against Deportivo Cali as a guest. But the popular “Mundo Boca” continues to spin and a few hours later, the news related to Xeneize has a star that repeats itself in recent weeks: Augustine Almond.

The midfielder who left the club, contrary to the coaching staff led by Sebastián Battaglia, apologized for his behavior in February and from the Football Council headed by Juan Román Riquelme they accepted he returned to play but for the Reserve led by Hugo Ibarra.

His return, last week, against Vélez, was a dream: he entered the second half and scored a great goal in time to give his team the victory. With increasing confidence, this Wednesday he started against Lanús but the story turned out to be very different.

Nearly 10 minutes into the game passed when Agustín stopped, signaled to the replacement bench and demanded a change. In his place entered Román Rodríguez, another boy from the club.

Almendra left with painful movements and at first it was believed that he may have experienced some muscular discomfort, although later from the inmate of the xeneize institution it was explained that the young man had abdominal pain because he had a fever when the night, with abdominal pain.

Beyond Almendra and his early departure from the game, Boca lost to Lanús 3-1 and their chances of qualifying for the League Cup playoffs in the category were complicated.

the cursed sentence

“They manage you, you won everything but as DT you are a disaster”, that would have been Almendra’s phrase to Battaglia in the middle of the training session that exploded the silence of the squad at the dawn of the League Cup. The footballer was not included in the squad and Boca quickly opened the page in his mini winning streak against Estudiantes and Rivertranscendental for the consideration of the fans.

Now the situation is different. Boca retreated from his path in football, Battaglia again suffered with himself and the questions of others, and Almendra regretted his reaction. Does all of this increase the chance of a pardon for the 22-year-old? From the Football Council they clarified that they respect DT’s decision but at the same time they insisted that there was a paternalistic tone in the desire for the footballer to return to enjoy his profession.

The word has DT, although from his surroundings they make sure that Almendra’s situation is irreversible, especially after the words of Darío Benedetto, one of the referents of the xeneize locker room.

Riquelme, Bermúdez and the company consider Almendra to be a key player in the midfield of the team led by Battaglia, capable of resolving the doubts that have plagued him in recent games. In addition, it is still a legacy of the club, where the contributions of the millionaire in foreign currency are noted. Boca World is constantly spinning and everything can change overnight.