Mohamed reveals Boca never got in touch, but hopes for a chance one day | OneFootball

After closing "the best year of his sports career," having won four titles with Toluca (Apertura Tournament, Clausura Tournament, Champion of Champions, and the Campeones Cup), Antonio Mohamed spoke exclusively with TyC Sports. Although he assured that he will stay in Mexico at least until the end of the World Cup, he talked about the potential possibility of coaching Boca, explained that the Xeneize never contacted him, shared why he wouldn't coach the Mexican national team, and revealed what was the most painful experience of his career.

When asked if Claudio Úbeda continues to be Boca's coach in 2026, Mohamed's figure emerges as one of the main candidates. He is a coach who ticks many of the boxes related to Juan Román Riquelme's preferences and has been linked to the Xeneize every time a coach has left.

However, the Turco said that so far there has been no call: "They never called me. There are always inquiries from people close to... But officially they never called me, they never contacted me."

And he added: "There are always third parties who hint and name someone from the Council who wants to talk to you. They are parachutists. From what I've seen of how Boca has been managed, if they want you, they will look for you and either bring you or talk to you directly. A club of worldwide stature calls you and asks if you're interested, and if you say no, it doesn't even go public. And obviously, one wouldn't say it either because it would surely close doors for the future, so it's better to keep the information."

Even though there hasn't been any formal contact yet, he wishes to sit on the bench at La Bombonera in the future: "One would like at some point to have that chance. But well, the moments and the timing of the people have to align."

Nevertheless, he confirmed that he will stay in Toluca at least during the first half of the next year. "This year I signed a two-year contract, with the possibility of agreeing on an exit in July. After the World Cup, we will sit down to analyze and make the decision that is convenient for both parties."

Mohamed was also asked about the possibility of coaching the Mexican National Team, due to his great performance as a coach there (he won nine titles with four different teams) and because the Mexican Football Federation has no qualms about hiring foreign coaches; in fact, in the last century, there have been three Argentine coaches: Ricardo La Volpe, Gerardo Martino, and Diego Cocca. "The moment has passed. I have had opportunities at other times, I have had meetings, but I felt they were done just for the sake of it," he revealed, somewhat displeased by the authorities' disregard.

Finally, he commented that he wants to have a rematch with his beloved Huracán, a team where he had a second and for now last very negative experience in 2019. He managed just 11 games, won two, drew three, and lost six. "My eternal love is Huracán. The last time I came, I tried to do it, but I inherited a way of playing, and it was hard for me to impose my conditions. I take responsibility for it being a total failure. It's a thorn deeply embedded," he explained.

Despite the latent possibility of Boca and his relationship with the Globo, Mohamed will continue his career as a coach in Mexico, a country where he is admired and where he continues to write the golden pages of his career.

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