Riquelme: “How can I not get excited about the players we have”

Román spoke of the present of Xeneize, after beating Racing on penalties and getting into the final of the League Cup that will define with Tigre, who also passed after winning the semifinal against Argentinos Juniors on penalties. The final will be at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in Córdoba, next Sunday, May 22 from 4 pm with arbitration by Darío Herrera. Riquelme said that “I would like Boca to always play as it did against Defense, or in Bolivia.” And he filled with praise to the Colombians: “Villa continues to show that he is the best player in Argentine football” and about Fabra he assured that he will remain in the history of the club “although sometimes we say that crack and the next day he does not follow the seven and they make us a goal”. He also praised other players, but acknowledged being “quite weak with the players” and highlighted “Advíncula who is one step away from going to play a World Cup, that Rojo played two, that Romero is very committed, that Salvio is getting better, Villa continues to show that he is the best player in Argentine football because he is the most unbalanced, assists and scores goals.” One day I said that the Boca fan was crazy,” recalled Román, because of how the fans sang in the match against Tigre in Lanús and said that they even made him want to wear the shorts after 8 years. As for penalties, he pointed out that from the outside he can only trust the players and added that “to reach the final, whatever tournament it is, you have to suffer.” As for the present of the club, he said that it is one of the best environments: “It has been a long time since I enjoyed the day to day. But seeing Pulpo González, Javi García, Molinas, are players who leave every day at 2 or 3 p.m. That makes us very happy because we like them to feel comfortable at the club.” As in most interviews, Román spoke again about his farewell match: “We are doing it and we see the possibility of making it happen in December, after the World Cup, seeing the possibility of being able to do it until December 24. It makes me a little scared to go on the court and see so many people.” However, he was happy for the place he occupies in the club and thanked the Xeneize fans: “This is a gift for me and I enjoy it every day because this gift was given to me by the fans after the elections. I can give them a game, a goal, a pipe, but I had the obligation to do everything for my team, of which I am a fan. Or to be able to win a game like Real Madrid thanks to my teammates and we were re contra happy because we achieved the maximum. But the day I was chosen by the fans was much more. Before the coach chose me, now the fan chose me. I am in my house and this is my place. The Boca fan is crazy because I don’t know why he loves me so much. I love this club just like them and they are the ones who decide. In 18 months they will decide again.”

Original source in Spanish