Barinaga’s heartfelt chat with Russo changed his Boca future | OneFootball

The current situation of Juan Barinaga at Boca is unbeatable: he went from being the third option to securing the position and becoming an undisputed starter. This football moment is partly owed to Miguel Ángel Russo. This was revealed by the former Belgrano player in an interview where he shared details of their conversations and one specific talk that changed everything for him.

As the team prepares to play the round of 16 of the Torneo Clausura, the full-back gave an interview on El Canal de Boca. There, he spoke about his conversations with his coach for a brief period, whom he gained “an impressive respect” for due to his ways.

“The first day, the first practice with him, I called him to talk because I wasn't getting minutes, I wasn't being considered. I told him I was in a situation where I was training, I was doing very well, but I wasn't getting space,” he began his story regarding Miguel Russo's arrival at Boca.

Barinaga is having a great time at Boca.

In the same vein, Juan Barinaga added that he told the coach: “if you don't need me, help me leave or give me a chance if there is one” and he said: ‘don't worry, I know you from Belgrano’. I'm very good friends with his son, Nacho, I didn't even mention it because it wasn't relevant, and he said ‘you're friends with Nacho, I know you from ADIUR’ which is where we played in Rosario.”

He also added: “I told him ‘well, what do you recommend I do? or give me advice because honestly, I'm not finding a horizon. And he said: ‘take it easy because I know your qualities and you need to improve on this, this, and this. When you improve on this, I'll put you in and give you the chance’. And well, in the Club World Cup I didn't play at all and when we came back, he started giving me minutes. We watched the videos and he would say ‘you're improving on this’.”

Barinaga earned his place as a starter in the Xeneize team.

“The truth is that for a football player, having someone speak to you honestly is difficult, and having them say to your face while looking at you: ‘you do this wrong, if you improve it, you'll play’ and when you improve, they give you the opportunity… I honestly gained an impressive respect for him,” he concluded.

The great present of Juan Barinaga at Boca

Without a doubt, Russo was decisive for the former Belgrano player to make a drastic change during his time at the club. He went from being the third option in the position to securing it. Today, he is the starter on the right flank, relegating Luis Advíncula and Lucas Blondel to the bench.

Úbeda found his right-back.

In the current championship, he is one of the players who has played the most minutes (accumulating 1236). Out of 16 possible matches, he played 14. Additionally, he has 2 assists so far in the Clausura and his pass accuracy is 76%.

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