Patrón Bermúdez shocks by picking: relegation or final loss to rivals | OneFootball

Jorge Bermúdez stirred up a commotion in the Boca world with his answers to some uncomfortable questions in a rapid-fire Q&A that were celebrated by River fans.

Jorge Bermúdez is a renowned idol from the most glorious era of Boca Juniors. He played around 165 matches there between 1997 and 2001 and won 6 titles: 3 First Division championships, 2 Copa Libertadores trophies, and 1 Intercontinental Cup. He also remained linked to the club in recent years as an executive and part of the controversial Football Council.

Despite his enormous importance in Xeneize history and the affection he earned from the fans, that does not stop him from being able to spark anger in the blue-and-gold world. That is what happened in the last few hours, when in a video for social media, he gave controversial answers that were celebrated by River Plate fans.

In a conversation with YouTuber Ezzequiel, El Patrón took on the “90-second challenge,” a rapid-fire Q&A on different football topics. At one point, the content creator asked him what was worse: “losing a Copa Libertadores final against your biggest rival (as happened to the team from La Ribera in 2018) or being relegated (as happened to the team from Núñez in 2011),” to which the Colombian surprised everyone with his answer: “Losing the Libertadores final.”

And to further fuel the controversy, when he was asked what was better — “beating Real Madrid in an international final (as in 2000) or beating your biggest rival” — he answered: “My biggest rival.” As expected, the comments on social media were flooded with angry Xeneize fans and, above all, Millonarios supporters celebrating the former center back’s choices.

Among other questions, Patrón Bermúdez said that his greatest achievement was “beating Real Madrid in Tokyo,” that the dream he never got to fulfill was “retiring at Boca,” that he would not trade the 2000 Intercontinental Cup for winning a World Cup with Colombia, that Carlos Bianchi was the best coach he ever had, and that the only club he never would have joined is River.

What happened to Patrón Bermúdez after the Council was dissolved

Before Juan Román Riquelme dismantled the Council, Bermúdez had already stepped away from the day-to-day in Buenos Aires, as he had to move to Colombia for personal reasons. After the dissolution, he was not officially separated from the club (as happened with Chicho Serna and Raúl Cascini), although he no longer performs the same duties as before. Since then, his role has consisted of tracking different players who could be signed by the La Ribera side, work he carries out from his homeland.

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