Riquelme breaks silence on La Bombonera expansion | OneFootball

For the first time, Juan Román Riquelme spoke about the project to expand the capacity of La Bombonera. It has already received the green light from Ferrosur to proceed with the construction of the towers next to the tracks.

In an interview conducted on the club's official channel, the president expressed: “First, we want to thank them. The truth is that the people from Ferrosur behaved very well with us, they were very attentive. We submitted all the documents we needed to present, everything they asked for, and yesterday we received their response, in which they say they agree with what we presented, that there is no inconvenience with what we propose, so that makes us very happy.”

In the same vein, Román added: “I repeat, we want to thank them, and now this will go to the appropriate people to see if we get the final authorization and all Boca fans can start dreaming,” referring to the final decision that lies with the National Transport Regulation Commission (CNRT).

On the other hand, he referred to his statements before winning the elections about buying the neighboring houses: “I said during the elections that if we were lucky enough to win, I would go talk to them. Later, in an interview, I said that I had no right to knock on the door and tell someone to leave their house. But if we look at reality, Boca fans need to know something that is extremely important, and I ask that they are not lied to anymore.”

In the same line, he explained: “There is a law regarding the 21 houses attached to our stadium, which have been declared a heritage of the City of Buenos Aires. That needs to be told to the fans. It means that the famous stadium (the Slovenian project) cannot be built because those houses cannot be touched.”

He then added: “We are very happy that we have submitted the papers and they have told us they agree. Now we need the final step. If we are lucky enough to be allowed what we presented, it is the first time I feel we are close to fulfilling the dream that all Boca fans have, which is to expand our home.”

Riquelme's request to the opposition

In the interview, the president of the Xeneize club referred to the opposition and made a strong request: “Hurt Riquelme, take it out on Riquelme, but not on Boca. If we love Boca, we have to take care of it, we all have to help. Those who are outside have already been there for 30 years, that's enough. Let them go enjoy their family, come to the stadium to support the team. That's the only thing they have to do.”

In the same tone, he added: “They already had their time in this position, now they are no longer there; I don't think they will ever return, because now we are taking care of the club. Hopefully, they can help and not put more obstacles so we can continue growing. If they keep putting obstacles, we will continue working the same way, we will keep striving as we do today, and we will always move forward to achieve everything we want.”

Riquelme spoke to the fans and the opposition.

The message concluded: “Hopefully, we can expand our home and the fans can enjoy it a lot. I just want Boca fans to be happy. I know this news is very important to them; for me, it is a wonderful day. Now we are just a little bit away. If we are lucky enough to be confirmed soon that everything is okay with the CNRT, we will also communicate it and continue working every day to fulfill everything we promise them.”

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