Why isn’t Zenón playing for Boca? | OneFootball

The midfielder was not called up against Banfield and has now gone three consecutive matches without playing any minutes as a result of a “slap on the wrist.”

The Boca world is calmer after two consecutive victories against Independiente Rivadavia and Banfield, although not all the players can say the same. One of them is Kevin Zenón, who is not in Miguel Ángel Russo’s plans. The player from Corrientes, who started in all three of Boca’s matches at the Club World Cup, is now experiencing a completely different situation: even though he is available to the coaching staff and has received a formal offer from Olympiacos of Greece for USD 7 million, he has gone three consecutive matches without playing a single minute and, in fact, was not even called up for the match against Banfield at La Bombonera.

The situation did not go unnoticed and, after several weeks of uncertainty, it was revealed that his absence from the pitch is due to a silent “punishment” imposed by Russo himself, directly related to the stalled negotiations over the possible sale of the player to Europe. According to journalist Facundo Pérez on DSports Radio, the coach did not take it well that the player publicly asked about the status of talks with the Greek club. “Before a match, he asked how the situation was. It’s not the same as saying ‘I don’t want to stay,’ like Medina did at the time, but just asking. Still, that attitude didn’t go over too well,” he explained.

However, he emphasized that Russo’s measure can be resolved. “From now until the end of the transfer window, they will talk again. It was a slap on the wrist, like what happened with Zeballos, who is now one of the options. If this transfer doesn’t happen, he’ll be considered again,” the journalist added.

Given this scenario, Zenón’s situation seems to depend on what happens in the European transfer market, which closes on September 1. If the move doesn’t happen, as everything seems to indicate, it’s most likely that the midfielder will be considered again, but only when Russo feels he is fully focused on the club, after a clarifying talk with the coach. Meanwhile, Zenón’s last appearance on the pitch was on July 27, in Boca’s 2-0 loss to Huracán at the Ducó, where he played only 15 minutes.

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