The Boca squad’s heart-to-heart that turned their season around | OneFootball

Out of the Copa Libertadores since February, eliminated from the Copa Argentina in the round of 32, and with a streak (the worst in its history) of 12 matches without a win, Boca hit rock bottom during its visit to Huracán. Criticized by their fans and desperate to return to victory after the defeat in Parque Patricios, the squad had a private talk in which they laid the foundations for the improvement that has been seen since then.

With the fans on the verge of exploding and a heated atmosphere beforehand, in the following match, Xeneize couldn’t overcome Racing, but they undoubtedly showed a renewed side. With more drive, presence, and merit, they managed to snatch a last-gasp draw, and the fans left La Bombonera with a different feeling. They needed to confirm it the following week.

And that’s exactly what happened. Boca stood firm in Mendoza and secured their first win of the semester against Independiente Rivadavia. With Leandro Paredes as the linchpin, Russo’s team played their best match since the draw against Bayern Munich and, the following Sunday, with the same starting 11 for the first time since March, the coach repeated the lineup and achieved a second consecutive victory; this time, against Banfield.

“We were coming off a negative streak. We talked among ourselves, told each other a few things, mainly ‘we have to represent this jersey as it deserves.’ The change is noticeable, we’re doing very well as a group. We have to keep working and stay on this path,” revealed Rodrigo Battaglia after the 2-0 win over Taladro.

The truth is that after the loss to Huracán, upon returning to training and without any members of the coaching staff or directors present, the players gathered at Boca Predio and held a meeting from which everyone emerged with renewed energy.

The leading voices were the team’s veterans: Leandro Paredes, Edinson Cavani, Agustín Marchesín, and Battaglia himself were the ones who took charge of the conversation. In it, they committed to pulling Boca out of the very bad moment they were in and to supporting each other to start winning again. The atmosphere today is much better than it was a few weeks ago. Of course, the main reason for this was the two consecutive victories, but also that meeting in which everything was said frankly.

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