Jorge Almirón informed the Boca leadership today that he will no longer be the technical director of the club after losing the final of the Copa Libertadores against Fluminense. Despite having reached the final stage of the most important tournament in America, he leaves with the team eighth in the annual tableand 11th in the current League Cup, two points from the last. Is he first coach since 2010 to leave the club without winning any title.
Hours after arriving in Argentina after the defeat in the Maracaná Stadium against Fluminense 2-1the now former coach communicated to Juan roman riquelme and the rest of the leaders who will leave office.
Due to poor performance at the local level and lack of continuity in performance in the game, The coach knew that his last card was being played in the final against Fluminense. Almirón’s numbers in Boca were undoubtedly not good: one of the last 20 games, won three, tied 10 and lost 7.
He reached the final stage of the Libertadores without having won a single match in the knockout stages: harvested six consecutive drawswon the three direct elimination series on penalties and finally fell in final in the extension.
To add to the discontent in the Boca world, in Almirón’s management, Xeneize lost the two Superclásicos of the year against River. The first in the Monumentalwith Borja’s goal from a penalty at the end, after being widely outplayed throughout the match, and then at home in the candy boxwhere he went out to play with substitutes to save the starting 11 for the Copa Libertadores semifinal series.
Mariano Herrontechnical director of the reserve He will take charge of the team for the remainder of the year. It will be the second interim of Herrón in 2023, who was in charge of the team after the departure of Hugo Ibarra and prior to the arrival of Almirón.
The main objective of the interim coach for the remainder of the year, and one of the main debts that Almirón left, is the qualification for the 2024 Copa Libertadores, which is not yet secured. Committed to the Annual Table and the League Cup, Boca’s greatest hope to play in the next edition of America’s top club tournament is to consecrate itself to the Argentine Cup. He Xeneize is in the semifinalswhere he will face Students of La Plata. If they move on to Pincha, they will have to face San Lorenzo or Defensa y Justicia in the final.
Source: Ambito
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