Riquelme, in the run-up to the match with Palmeiras: “If we do things right, we have a great chance of winning”

Boca is preparing to face an important week in which it will face Palmeiras for the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores, and will star in the Superclásico against River for the Professional League Cup.On the eve of those matches, Juan Román Riquelme throbbed the cross against the Brazilian team. “We have a group of players of big people mixed with boys, who have become accustomed to competing. After Racing, they have their heads set on Thursday’s game and it is logical that they have good games like they had in Santiago and then go down a little, “said the vice president xeneize in an interview with ESPN. He added: “I had to be a footballer, I had to play in this club … It is not easy to be a semifinalist of the Cup and they are close, they have the illusion of reaching the final. We have three games left. Thursday will be a great day for the people and the coaching staff. If we do things right, we have a great chance of winning.” When it was our turn to play, we played the Copa Libertadores from January to May or June. When you came from playing the Argentine tournament, you concentrated only on the Copa Libertadores. If you finished in the middle of the table in the tournament and you were in the semifinal of the Libertadores it was said that it was a wonder what you did because you came from being champion, he said. This team of ours comes from being a two-time champion of Argentine football, won the final to Patronato in the first semester, now it is in the quarterfinals of Copa Argentina against a very good rival such as Talleres, we are in the semifinals of Copa Libertadores representing Argentine football against Brazilian teams, and that makes us very happy, “said Riquelme. While he said the team has to improve, he made it clear that Copa Libertadores matches are “different from everyone.” “The illusion, the dream, the fear… Everything makes you enjoy and compete more. I have no doubt that the team competing to the maximum has many chances to win. We need to play a good game and the most important thing is to win,” he said.

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