🏆 Miguel Ángel Russo speaks ahead of Boca Juniors’ debut | OneFootball

The 'Xeneize' coach referred to several current issues of his team before the match against Benfica in the FIFA Club World Cup.

There's less and less time left for Boca Juniors' debut in the FIFA Club World Cup, where Miguel Ángel Russo's third cycle at the club begins. His squad is already settled in the United States, where the experienced coach spoke to the media.

When asked about the first match in the international competition, which will be against Benfica on June 16, Russo clarified that they will study the opponent along with his technical staff.

"I don't say anything because the idea is to be competitive. They're not simple and normal matches, they have a well-defined way of playing. We're watching a lot of videos and things," the coach commented.

In that sense, there are several questions about the scheme and functioning that Boca Juniors will use in the Club World Cup, but their coach has tried to bring calm with some general concepts that he will delve into in training.

"We have to find the ways and choose the times and moments of pressure. We're going to play against difficult teams, we can't back down. We have to know about the setbacks and how to move forward, with what momentum. Our football is very competitive, in Portugal there's Benfica, Sporting de Lisboa, and Porto, but in Argentina, the last one can beat the first one, that's the difference. There's no one who can score three goals against the opponent from the start. It's competitive all the time," he argued.

When asked about Marco Pellegrino and Malcom Braida, who will travel to the United States in the coming hours, Russo showed himself to be content: "I know them. We'll see how they are when they arrive. I'm very calm, unlike the journalists."

And about the illusion of having Leandro Paredes, who went on vacation with his family to represent Argentina in the CONMEBOL Qualifiers, he was forceful: "I live with calm and tranquility, I don't say absolutely anything about that because Román and the leaders are in charge. For now, I don't say absolutely anything."

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