2023-11-06 03:28:02
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Jorge Almirón stopped being the coach of the Boca Juniors first team this Sunday, one day after the Argentine club’s defeat in the final of the Copa Libertadores de América played at the Maracaná stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Boca lost 2-1 against Fluminense, the local team, in overtime at the legendary Rio de Janeiro capacity. They had entered the last match without having won any in the 90 minutes starting in the round of 16. In those six matches they obtained six draws and won their three penalty shootouts.
The Xeneizes’ next match will be on Wednesday the 8th against San Lorenzo at the Nuevo Gasómetro for matchday 12 of the League Cup. Mariano Herrón, reserve coach, is expected to lead the Boca team in this match and the rest of the 2023 season.
Boca Juniors, the most popular soccer club in Argentina, is not guaranteed to participate in Libertadores 2024. It could do so if it wins the Argentine Cup in which it is in the semifinals. In this instance they will face Estudiantes (in principle, on the weekend of November 18 and 19).
The Buenos Aires entity officially communicated the decision on
Almirón spent most of his career as a soccer player in Mexico. His time in Argentina’s A was with Deportivo Español in the 1996/1997 season. He began directing in the North American country in 2008. His most successful stage was with Lanús, a club with which he won three titles as a coach. In 2017, he led the Maroons to the final of the Copa Libertadores, which they ultimately lost to Gremio de Porto Alegre.
The now former Boca coach had just managed Elche in Spain with little success. He replaced Hugo Ibarra in this position. He debuted as coach of Boca with a 1-0 defeat against San Lorenzo on April 11, 2023.
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