Diego Martínez is hanging by a thread at Boca and his cycle could be before the match against Belgrano

The hours of the technical director of Mouth, Diego Martinez, would seem to be numbered after the defeat against River in it Superclassicso the coach could say goodbye before the match against Belgrano next Saturday.

According to reports, it is a fact that the 45-year-old coach will not continue in charge of the team, but it remains to be defined whether the dismissal will be immediate or if he will be allowed to direct the duel against the “Pirate“, in Cordova.

At the press conference after the match against the Nunez, Martinez He showed that he had the strength to continue in office.

However, the management strongly considered the possibility of terminating the contract of the technical director and looking for a new project that would change the difficult situation that the club is going through.

The end of Diego Martínez’s cycle at Boca hangs by a thread and could be before the match against Belgrano

In the midst of a tense moment that is experienced in the painting “Xeneize“between the Football Council, coaching staff, players and fans, the defeat in The Bombonera before the “Millionaire“, which also used several substitutes, further deepened the debacle.

In turn, the blue and gold team was eliminated on penalties against Cruzeiro from Brazil, for the quarter-finals of the South American Cupa competition in which they were favourites to win the title, where they played very poor football and the fans were unhappy with the situation.

The early fall of the team from La Ribera from the competition, which would have allowed them to add another international title to their list of achievements, further strained the atmosphere that was finally broken with the defeat against River, where the goalkeeper Sergio Romero He had a tough confrontation with several of the “xeneizes” fans at the end of the match.

On the other hand, the unrest in the world Mouth It also lies in the fact that the only chance the institution would have to lift a trophy would be the Argentine Cupwhere they are in the quarterfinals and will have to face Gymnastics and Fencing (La Plata), with time and location to be confirmed.

In turn, its participation in the next edition of the Libertadores Cup It is not guaranteed, as it is ranked seventh in the annual table of the Professional Football Leaguewith little difference in points between the candidates for a place in next year’s competition.

If they do not get a place in the most important tournament on the continent, it would be the second consecutive year that the blue and gold team does not participate, which would cause a strong stir among the Boca fans, where many are already calling for the resignation of the president and idol, Juan Roman Riquelme.

Mouth will have to face Belgrano for the sixteenth date of the LPF, as a visitor, on Saturday, September 28th starting at 8:00 p.m. and by that time the dismissal of the former technical director of Hurricane.