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Argentine football giant Boca is in crisis of no coach available, the future is full of uncertainty

6:12am, 22 May 2025Football

According to Argentine Chinese Online Buenos Aires on May 20, the Argentine football giant Boca Youth Team is facing a severe coaching crisis. After Fernando Gago left office, the team's interim coach Mariano Herrón also finished coaching after leading the team to lose to the Independent and missed the quarterfinals of the 2025 Opening. At present, the club has not yet confirmed the new coaching candidate, and the range of options seems to be getting smaller and smaller over time, which has deeply worried the club.

After the informal contact between the Football Committee (CdF) of Gabriel Milito was rejected, the latter made it clear that he had no intention of coaching in the short term. Recently, another potential candidate, Antonio Mohamed, also declined the possible opportunity before the official invitation was issued.

The Turkish, who currently coaches Mexico's Toluca, is fully preparing for the 2025 Mexican League Autumn Final, and his team will play against the Americas. According to close people, Mohamed has no intention of leaving Mexican football at present. He has promised to lead Toluca to the championship, and the team is still very enthusiastic about winning the Mexican League championship. Therefore, even if the Boca Youth Team sends an invitation, there is probably no possibility of success.

The football committee, led by Juan Román Riquelme, is now facing an extremely difficult situation. After a dark half season, fans have been criticizing the club. The team was eliminated in the opening game early, lost in the super derby at the home court of River Plate, and was eliminated from the next stage of the Liberators Cup.

In this context, the next head coach of the Boca youth must be a person with weight and consensus, but the problem is that there are few heavyweight coaches left. Meanwhile, the team has already had a holiday and the club must make key decisions in the coming days to prepare for the most important goal of the second half of the year, the Club World Cup. The prospects for Boca youth seem to be in jeopardy, like a lost ship. The football committee may report a collective resignation, and Riquelme has begun contacting a coach who is coaching other teams. How this traditional Argentine giant gets out of the current predicament and finds the right pilot will be one of the most noteworthy topics in Argentina football in the next few weeks.

This is a time of uncertainty for fans. Marcos Rojo's inexplicably missed the game against the Independence has sparked more speculation about the team's internal situation. This further deepened the outside world's doubts about the decision-making capabilities of Boca youth management.

As one of the most influential clubs in Argentina football, every crisis of Boca youth touches the hearts of countless fans. As a club legend, Riquelme is now facing the most severe management test in his career. Whether he can find the right coach, lead the team out of the haze and back on track will determine the development direction of this Blue and Yellow Army in the next few months or even years.

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