The reason for the talk was the lack of sportsmanship and professionalism shown by the Colombians Edwin Cardona and Sebastián Villa, and the Peruvian Carlos Zambrano before the duel against Newells de Rosario last Tuesday, which ended 0-0 at La Bombonera.
In fact, the teammates themselves inside the dressing room let them know their discontent for having arrived late to the concentration in a Buenos Aires hotel on Monday night, when they were summoned at 10:30 p.m.
So things, Battle and his coaching staff brought together all the members of the squad to express their discontent over the leakage of information, after he had publicly spoken of “intoxication” as the reason that the three footballers had lost ownership on Sunday -when he was originally scheduled game- to Tuesday.
It took just under half an hour for the coach to establish a position and demand greater commitment from his players, in a defining week for Boca’s future: on Wednesday in Santiago del Estero he will play the final of the Argentine Cup against Talleres de Córdoba, which could deposit it in the Copa Libertadores without depending on other results.
Lisandro López, Exequiel Zeballos and Eduardo Salvio were the ones who made the team on Tuesday, and even the last two then came out when Battle arranged the income in the second half of Cardona and Villa, which gave another rhythm to the attack of “Xeneize”.
In fact, it was not noticed on the playing field that they were affected by gastric discomfort as detailed Battle in the press conference after 0-0 against Newells.
“The three changes were the product of a discomfort that all three had, an intoxication that they had. Zambrano did not directly go out to warm up, he stayed in the substitute bench, he felt very bad. Edwin (Cardona) and Villa made a huge effort, the truth is that we need them. At the time when they were called to be, they made a great effort to help the team. It is true that the roster the other day included the three of them, but this morning we encountered this situation and we had to rethink the game in another way. “, Held.
And, in that sense, he also crossed the rumors about a fight in training between Cardona and Agustín Almendra, who did maintain his place as a starter in the midfield of Boca.
“That is a lie, I completely deny it. Nothing to do. A lot of things are installed, sometimes you have to listen to everything that if we go out to clarify everything, you cannot live. The reality is that they made a great effort both Villa like Cardona for coming in and helping in the minutes they were on the court. Carlos (Zambrano) unfortunately he did not feel well enough to participate. We are all trying to do our best to qualify Boca for the Cup (Liberators)“, he assured.
For now, next Saturday at 17:00, the “Xeneize” will visit Arsenal in Sarandí for the penultimate date of the Professional League, probably with an alternative team, while if any fan wants to witness the match they will have to pay 6 thousand pesos to buy a neutral audience.
Source From: Ambito
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