“In these three years of management, we are happy with how Boca has competed.”

Juan Roman Riquelme, Supreme Idol and Vice President of Boca, traveled to Spain to play this Saturday the Legends Party, forA party celebrating 100 years of Villareal’s founding. Estadio de la Ceramica grass It will witness the reunion of great personalities From the yellow submarineAmong them are Roman himself and Martin Palermo, idols both at the Spanish club and at Boca Juniors, and compatriots Juan Pablo Sorín and Gonzalo Rodríguez, and this can be enjoyed on Star +.

And also the Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan, France’s Robert Perez, Brazilian Marcos Senna, are among the many members of the team remembered in 2006.

The highest representative of football, Xeneize, took advantage of his stay in Madrid and gave an interview to the Spanish newspaper Marca, published today, in which he gives a hunch about the upcoming party at La Cerámica and analyzes the present of the La Ribera club.

As for his time at Villarreal, he was candid: “I arrived in 2003. If you think about it, it’s been 20 years. The fact that we’re lucky enough to be able to enjoy a few days together means we’ve done things well, people have had a great time and that’s great for us.”confirmed regarding the course he played at the Spanish club.

added: “I still have my home at Villarreal… Every year I try to go to a game because it’s also my home. I’ve had very nice moments, people have always treated me with great affection. And that for me is the most important thing. Saturday is going to be a very happy day, whether For them or for me. Hopefully we’ll have a lot of fun.”

Then the interview turned into the news of the vice-president of Boca when the journalist consulted him;

Is it true that one of the reasons you decided to accompany Ameal in 2019 was because River were winning a lot?

– They had several important years (2014-19), and I love my team. I miss the fans so much, which is why I felt it was time to get involved.

Evidently, Roman then indulged in: “I quit football at that time; I spent several years at home thinking, preparing myself. I knew that at some point I would go back to Boca and now I’ve been at the club for three years and the truth is that I’m having a lot of fun”.

As a balance of leadership that integrates, Roman emphasized this “We’ve been lucky to compete well. Sometimes we have to win and sometimes we don’t, but we’re very happy with how things are developing. We’ll always try to improve.”

Finally, asked about the upcoming Copa Libertadores debut, Riquelme once again showed his preference for that competition: “For me it is the most beautiful trophy, and we will try to compete well and reach the end.”