The era of Diego Martinez in front of Mouth It came to an end after the 2-0 defeat against Belgrano in Córdoba, in a match that became the third consecutive loss for “Xeneize” and ended up sealing the coach’s fate.
With a performance that included painful eliminations and a worrying position in the Professional League, Martínez decided to step aside after a meeting with the football council.
During his management, Martínez directed 45 games with a balance of 20 wins, 15 draws and 10 lossesachieving an effectiveness of 55%.
However, the elimination in the round of 16 of the South American Cup against Cruzeiro, the poor campaign in the league and the recent string of defeats in the classics against Racing and River eroded his relationship with the leadership and the squad.
The last fall against Belgrano was the knockout blow for a cycle that, since the defeat in the superclassic against an alternative River in La Bombonera, has not managed to recover.
Martínez faced several challenges from the beginning of his cycle.
The first great disappointment was against Estudiantes de La Plata, where Boca fell in the semifinals on penalties after the expulsion of defender Cristian Lema, losing the chance to qualify for the Copa Libertadores 2025. Added to this was the elimination of the Copa Sudamericana, where errors Administrative decisions left the team without key reinforcements for the playoff against Independiente del Valle.
The final blow came with the defeat in Córdoba. Martínez, who had already been questioned due to the poor performances against Racing and River, was unable to find answers in a team that appeared defensively fragile and lacking in reaction. The football council decided to bench the coach who seemed strong, but they were still going to wait for him to work on a day-to-day basis with the players and with the upcoming results. But the team once again seemed directionless and individual errors, lack of cohesion and a performance far from expectations ended up breaking the relationship between the coach and the team, making it clear that the defeat was the breaking point for Martínez. .
With this resignation, Boca begins the search for a new coach in the midst of a football and emotional crisis. In principle Mariano Herrón, coach of the Reserve, would take charge of the team on an interim basis.
The team is twelfth in the Professional League and in the race in the Argentine Cup, where it will face Gimnasia de La Plata in the quarterfinals and will seek to right the course and aspire to qualify for next year’s Libertadores. The leadership will have to make key decisions in the coming days to reverse a complicated present and regain the trust of a fan who no longer tolerates any more disappointments.
Source: Ambito
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