Former soccer player Maximiliano Rodríguez unleashed the controversy with spicy statements against Juan Román Riquelme, who will also hold his tribute match this weekend, and the Rosario considered that the current vice president of Boca took advantage of his event to “rebound” several of his guests including Lionel Messi.
In an interview with Rosario radio, Rodríguez left no doubt about his annoyance: “Riquelme invited me to his farewell but I am not going. I have other commitments with the guests who stay on Sunday, in Rosario. It doesn’t bother me that he does the farewell the next day. But hey, everyone knows what he does … ”.
In this sense, Rodríguez added: “For Riquelme’s match I think we will not be in a position to travel after all the wear and tear on Saturday (morning). I have to meet friends who come from abroad, but everything is fine with Román, I’ve known him for a long time”.
“I have a lot of people who come from abroad who (Román) could help me try to pay everyone’s tickets, because he’s going to grab me some rebounds, ha ha…”, the former Newell’s joked in an interview with TyC Sports. And then, in a humorous tone, he continued: “Román took advantage of it very well, but he could throw me a pass because you saw that he assists well, but this time I assisted him. He acted like a jerk heh heh … but capable of commanding something ”.
The differences were triggered by the guests they share for the event, since in addition to Lionel Messi, who did not confirm his presence at the event in Rosario, both share several of the former players of the Argentine National Team, including the coaching staff headed by Lionel Scaloni .
Rodríguez confirmed the presence of the presidents of the AFA, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, and of Conmebol, Alejandro Domínguez, although the head honcho of FIFA, Giani Infantino, got off. “He called me and told me that he cannot be there due to other commitments. I had already passed the number of boots, I wanted to play for a while, I have a very good relationship ”, revealed the former Liverpool and Atlético Madrid.
The presence of another star who had already given the okay is also in doubt, but “something came up at the last minute and he has to confirm if he comes”: it is Sergio “Kun” Agüero, a former teammate in the Argentine National Team.
Source: Ambito
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