José Beraldi announced he will run for Boca president in 2027 | OneFootball

José Beraldi, a well-known businessman and former club executive, made it clear that he intends to run in the next elections. He harshly criticized the current administration led by Juan Román Riquelme, pointed to the loss of international standing, and called for opposition unity “without politics and without egos.”

With an eye on the elections that Boca will hold in 2027, the Xeneize political landscape is already starting to shift: in recent hours, José Beraldi, a historic former executive who served as the institution’s vice president, confirmed his intention to once again compete for the club’s top position. The well-known businessman made the announcement in an interview with Radio Mitre, making clear the pillars of his future campaign.

During the radio interview, the former candidate from the 2019 elections, when he headed the “Volver a Ganar” ticket alongside Rodolfo “Royco” Ferrari, appeared focused and outlined his main goal: building a common front for the next race. “I’m working on that, calmly. To do things right, we need to achieve unity with a group of experienced people and young people who understand what the world of Boca is all about,” he said. He also reaffirmed his personal goal: “We all have to be clear about what we’re aiming for; in my mind, I’m undoubtedly aiming to be a candidate to bring back the Boca we once knew.”

Beraldi wants to run again. Gerónimo Marino/La Número 12

With his gaze on the club’s current institutional situation, the former executive did not avoid self-criticism regarding his own sector, but he pointed directly to the internal division he now sees at the club from La Ribera. “We’re going to keep making mistakes and we will make errors, yes. But we’re going to minimize them, the way they used to be minimized, and we’re going to aim for a different Boca,” he said, before delivering a strong message: “I have no doubt that Boca needs to be rebuilt. Boca cannot have the split it has between Ezeiza and Brandsen. It can’t be like this.”

One of the most critical parts of the interview came when he analyzed the club’s current international weight. “Institutionally and internationally, Boca is lost. I don’t mean bluntly lost just because it isn’t playing in a cup, but lost compared to what it used to be and how Boca was known around the world, when we were everywhere,” the businessman stated.

He also stressed: “It’s truly worrying that there are players and coaches who don’t want to come or who leave Boca. Coaches don’t adapt to the current style of leadership and don’t want to come, and there are players who would rather sign elsewhere than here.”

Source: Radio Mitre.

Given this situation, Beraldi drew on his extensive experience as an executive to propose a way out, distancing himself from the national party banners that often influence the club. “Unfortunately, this is what is happening. I’m very convinced about the path I’m on and I hope to continue this way, meeting with experienced people. It has to be without politics,” he explained.

José Beraldi wants the opposition to unite behind him

As a way of looking back on his years in the halls of La Bombonera, he recalled: “I started at Boca with Macri, I knew Tano Angelici, I had an excellent relationship with Pedro Pompilio and with a lot of people from politics, outside politics, businessmen and others. I’m very convinced about what I want: without politics and for Boca.”

Beraldi was a candidate in the 2019 elections and received the fewest votes, behind Ameal and Gribaudo.

To conclude, Beraldi made an open call to all sectors to build a solid space ahead of 2027, demanding that personal interests be set aside in order to challenge Juan Román Riquelme. “I want unity. We have to understand that anyone who truly loves Boca has to put their ego aside. People have to join without setting conditions like ‘I want to be a board member’ or ‘I want this.’ If you really love Boca, come, join, and then we’ll work things out,” he concluded, thus firing up the opening stage of an electoral race that promises to be intense.

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