Chicho Serna on Molina exit row, suggests Sebastián Villa | OneFootball

While Boca is going through one of its best spells in recent years, Mauricio Serna broke his silence and, now removed from the dissolved Football Council, recalled Nahuel Molina Lucero’s controversial departure in the early months of Juan Román Riquelme’s tenure, assuring that they never had a falling-out with the world champion.

“There was never any fight with Molina. The previous board didn’t renew his contract, and when we took over he only had six months left on it. Then it turned out the problem was us. I’m sure we made many mistakes, but we also got many things right,” he said in an interview with Planeta Bostero.

With the upcoming July transfer window drawing near, Chicho also went as far as to define Sebastián Villa as the ideal signing for Xeneize: “In this team he would be an ace, not just another signing, but the signing. I love how he’s playing; if it were up to me, I would have already sat down to negotiate with him. I’d like to see him back at the club.”

The winger is in great form at Independiente Rivadavia and was already linked in the summer with possible moves to both Boca and River. However, the Mendoza club is demanding a very high fee, close to twelve million dollars, which makes any move difficult.

Serna also took the opportunity to defend Riquelme, declaring that this is “without a doubt the best moment of his presidency.” At the same time, he praised Román and Marcelo Delgado’s decision to keep Claudio Úbeda in the job despite the criticism when things were not going well: “The press was very harsh on Claudio. Luckily, they stood by him and gave him confidence. Today you can see the results.”

“Extending Úbeda’s contract shouldn’t even be up for debate; they should give him an 18-month deal. Although I’m not jumping on the victory bandwagon, because I never thought he could be Boca’s coach—no one had that in mind,” the former executive said, expressing his support for Sifón.

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