Ricardo Gareca and the possibility of his arrival in Boca Juniors, according to Argentine press

The Peruvian national team is one step away from returning to the World Cup in a row following what happened in the process for Russia 2018. In fact, all that remains is the match for the repechage to know if he will be able to attend the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In this case, part of this responsibility lies with Ricardo Gareca, whose work would be of interest to other teams. In fact, in a well-known medium they voiced his name as a possibility to direct Boca Juniors.

It was on ESPN's 'ESPNF12' program, where the program's panelists discussed Sebastián Battaglia's continuity as coach of 'Xeneize', until journalist Martín Costa referred to the club's vice-president Juan Román Riquelme's taste for 'Tigre'. “There is someone that Riquelme has always liked and I think he spoke at the time that he still did, I don't know if Miguel (Russo) was already closed. Today is impossible and we would have to wait until June because the scenario was different if this name had not had the chance to play the repechage, which is Gareca. It's a name that Roman always liked,” he said.

Similarly, the communicator acknowledged that at the time the current DT of the 'bicolor' left the doors open to this possibility. However, there would be a problem and it would be the long time that the Argentine institution should wait so that, if it lost in the World Cup Repechage, Gareca could evaluate proposals. “I don't know what Gareca will think. I understand some comment that I may have made “yes how am I not going to like tomorrow”, but he still has some time. The repechage is in June and Boca can't wait until this date. It is very difficult how long you have to wait, but it is a name that has a back, then many will take it to me to what happened a long time ago (I went from Boca to River when I was a player),” he added.

To complement this information, the reporter of that television segment, Augusto César, specialized in everything that surrounds Boca, did not deny this interest, although he sees it unlikely for reasons that attract attention, especially the latter. “It is impossible to deny that the continuity of Battaglia is almost always in danger, even though he won the Superclassic. Riquelme always liked the name Gareca. I see it totally impossible because he has the repechage and also, it seems to me, that he has something worded to lead a very important team on the continent. We would have to see if Boca will look for him if necessary. If the results do not accompany Battaglia, Ibarra will be an interim. The only one who will decide the replacement is Juan Román Riquelme and I know that he is starting to see the picture, especially of technicians who are free and who have no history,” he said.

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And it is that the 'blue and gold' table, although it does not have a bad time in the local championship (it is fourth in group B with 17 points), is 7 behind the leader Estudiantes although with possibilities to enter the next stage. However, the irregularity has caused the current coach, Sebastián Battaglia, to be constantly questioned. In addition, the team is criticized for not knowing what it is playing and the disorder it exhibits on the playing field. For this reason, it has sounded the option of an old acquaintance of the house such as the 'Tiger' Gareca, who was trained in the minor divisions of Boca.

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Now, his presence with the 'white-roja' is exceptional, with the chances of qualifying for the World Cup intact if he wins the repechage, something he already achieved in the stage for Russia 2018, to which he ended up advancing to the World Cup. In addition, his various achievements such as placing the national team on the podium in the four Americas Cups held and giving the team competitiveness have been praised internationally. For now, the 'Flaco' has only the repechage in mind.

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