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 due to a "slap on the wrist."

The Boca World is calmer after two consecutive victories against Independiente Rivadavia and Banfield, although not all 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 used to start in all three of Xeneize's matches in the Club World Cup, is now facing a completely different scenario: despite being available to the coaching staff and having received a formal offer from Olympiacos of Greece for USD 7 million, he has gone three consecutive matches without playing any minutes and was not even called up against Banfield at La Bombonera.

The situation did not go unnoticed, and after several weeks of uncertainty, it was revealed that his absence on the field is due to a silent "punishment" imposed by Russo himself, directly related to the stalled negotiations for the player's possible sale to Europe. According to journalist Facundo Pérez on DSports Radio, the coach was not pleased that the player publicly inquired 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,' as Medina did at one point, but just asking. However, that attitude didn't sit well," he explained.

However, he emphasized that Russo's measure has a solution. "From now until the market closes, they will talk again. It was a slap on the wrist, as happened with Zeballos, who is now one of the options. If this sale doesn't happen, he will be considered again," added the journalist.

Given this scenario, Zenón's situation seems tied to what happens in the European market, which closes on September 1st. 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 deems him fully focused on the club, after a "clarifying" talk with the coach. Meanwhile, Zenón's last appearance on the field was on July 27th, in Boca's 2-0 loss to Huracán at the Ducó, where he played only 15 minutes.

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