Lucas Blondel opened up on a Boca chat over Morena Beltrán | OneFootball

Lucas Blondel, Huracán’s current full-back, broke his silence and addressed the rumors claiming he leaked dressing-room information through his partner. He also explained the reasons for his departure from the club and what his relationship with Juan Román Riquelme is like now.

The “Boca World” has a unique echo chamber in Argentine football, where rumors and speculation often carry as much weight as on-field results. Lucas Blondel, now on loan at El Globo, experienced it firsthand. In an interview with TyC Sports, the right-back decided to put an end to the claims accusing him of leaking internal squad information to the press through his partner, sports journalist Morena Beltrán.

Clearly upset by the situation, Blondel made it clear what affected him most about that whole media storm: “The most painful thing for me is when they mention her, when they hold her responsible for something that isn’t true. I think there’s enough proof. I played under every coach except Miguel (Russo), then Claudio (Úbeda). These are things that happen in football,” he began.

The defender analyzed how the outside narrative changed depending on his involvement in the starting lineup: “I think that at the time, when I was being picked and things were going well for me, nobody said anything about me leaking things. In the Boca world, it’s very hard for something not to leak out. A lot of things happen, and a lot of things that don’t happen get said anyway,” he stated.

And he added emphatically about the way his inner circle was treated: “Yes, it hurts me when they put the blame on her because you always feel like you can handle more than your family can. You’re more used to things being said or to rumors. Those are the rules of the game too, and when everything was going well she was the best in the world. These things happen.”

To nip the issue in the bud, Blondel decided to clear things up internally. “Honestly, I’m calm because I know my Boca teammates knew it wasn’t true,” he said, revealing a key meeting with the captains: “At the time, I did gather some of the leaders and told them: ‘Look, I honestly don’t understand why this is being said, I swear it’s not true’. They told me: ‘You don’t have to worry, there’s no problem, we know what kind of person you are.’ And that was it, honestly. The noise started when I stopped being considered.”

Lucas Blondel and the details of his departure

A change of scenery was not the full-back’s first option. In fact, after a key player in his position left, his wish was to establish himself at Xeneize. “At first it wasn’t in my head. Honestly, with Luis Advíncula’s departure, I wanted to stay and fight for a spot at Boca,” he admitted.

The full-back left on loan to Huracán until December.

However, the outlook changed over time: “But well, those are football circumstances, football is like that. There are coaches who count on you, others who don’t, different styles of play. And then, once I started to feel a bit sidelined again and that maybe I wasn’t going to get opportunities, I spoke with Diego with more certainty. And well, he always had the intention of coaching me again.”

His bond with Riquelme and Boca’s magnitude

Far from holding grudges, the defender had words of gratitude for the institution and its president. Asked whether he still speaks with Juan Román Riquelme nowadays, he explained: “Not much lately. During these two and a half years I was there, we did have some conversations, but nothing out of the ordinary, just football matters and nothing more.”

Blondel is still a Boca player.

To close, he offered a deep reflection on what it means to wear the blue and gold shirt, and how that platform helped him reach the Swiss national team: “Maybe the bad times are harder than elsewhere, but I think the good times are enjoyed more because of the recognition from the huge number of people Boca has. I think it’s a massive club that has everything to be doing very well. I don’t have much more to say other than that I’ll always be grateful to Román and to Boca. I think Boca put me in contention for the national team. So just as the bad times are hard to handle and you have to be very strong, the good times are even more magnified.”

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