Chicho Serna speaks out after exit: “We’re really worried” | OneFootball

Chicho Serna, a member of the Football Council, is under the spotlight of the fans and pointed out as one of the responsible parties for Boca's current situation after another sporting failure. The Colombian spoke on ESPN this afternoon after his return from Santiago del Estero, where Boca lost to Atlético Tucumán.

He began by saying: “The balance is not positive, we are very worried but we are also working on how to improve. The first thing I have to say to Boca's people is to keep supporting us as they always have. Be convinced that we, along with our players, are the first ones who want to win. We always want to win.”

Boca added another sporting failure by being eliminated in the round of 16 of the Copa Argentina.

In the same vein, the Colombian Chicho Serna added: “There are performances that are not at their best, but the most important thing is that if we are all together, it is much easier. The first thing I have to say to Boca's people is to keep supporting us as they always have. Be convinced that we, along with our players, are the first ones who want to win. We always want to win.”

He then commented: “We know the present is not good, even though in this last match there were moments of good feelings, although creating a good number of chances is not enough, we cannot dwell on that and make excuses. It's costing us too much.”

On the other hand, he referred to the absence of Carlos Palacios: “He was at the World Cup and played with many discomforts. And we are not making this up. He underwent many tests. After the match against Unión, tests were done, and he has some minor knee problems, some inflammations,” he explained.

Serna spoke about Palacios's absence.

In this same sense, he added about the Chilean: “After the medical report, what we are informed and what the coaching staff wants, it was decided that Palacios would not travel. There is nothing more to it. What happens is that when there are no good performances and results, everyone exaggerates.”

Chicho Serna and the continuity of the Football Council

In another part of the interview, he referred to the criticism received by the Council and the president, Juan Román Riquelme: “I am not the one to defend Román. Nor do I have to defend him because he knows how to defend himself better than anyone. But we receive attacks from all sides. That's how it is, it's the rules of the game.”

To conclude, he emphasized: “Those of us here fighting and defending these colors, this badge, and the club's history with everything, we know what we are exposed to, and we are here facing it. We will always be here until it is said that we cannot continue.”

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