José Beraldi, ex-Boca VP, hits out at Riquelme: «He's doing it badly» | OneFootball

José Beraldi, Boca’s former vice president between 2008 and 2011 and a presidential candidate in the 2019 elections, once again took aim at Juan Román Riquelme’s management. He stated that he would not even “have a coffee” with the current president and that he will run in the elections to be held at the end of next year.

A key figure during Mauricio Macri’s tenure and Jorge Amor Ameal’s right-hand man in his first term, Beraldi spoke on Radio Mitre and said that “Boca as an institution needs to be rebuilt.” He added: “Today Boca is closed off; it is not open to its members like it used to be.”

In this regard, he believes there is one main person responsible: Juan Román Riquelme. “I don’t know if he is harming it, but he is running it badly because of his lack of experience. He does not allow people to help him or support him. He did not surround himself well, and I also think he does not let others get close,” he said. He also explained that he would not even sit down to have a coffee with the club’s greatest idol because he has “nothing to talk about” with him.

On the other hand, he lamented the club’s current situation: “It breaks my heart to see Boca like this after so much glory. We are in the middle of a sporting failure and there is a huge divide.” “Riquelme cannot allow so many members to be left out so that tourists can take their place. Business is being prioritized over the members, and that money is not for Boca,” he added indignantly.

Lastly, he presented himself as one of the opposition’s alternatives ahead of the elections to be held at the end of next year. With Sebastián Battaglia, another club idol, on Jorge Reale’s ticket, Beraldi is not far behind and proposed names such as Juan Martín Del Potro and Gabriel Omar Batistuta.

However, he announced that he himself will head the ticket: “I’m not negotiating my place; I’m running for president: this is my moment. Anyone who wants to join has to come without setting conditions, and I would not allow any name to be above the badge. I want to be Boca’s president and I’m working toward that.”

It is worth noting that in 2019 he had already run as a candidate for president of the club, with Royco Ferrari as his running mate for vice president. At that time he represented the third option, since the ruling group was represented by Christian Gribaudo and Juan Carlos Crespi. He received 16.3% of the vote in a record turnout election won by the Ameal-Pergolini-Riquelme ticket with 53%.

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