Riquelme wins the elections and becomes the new president of Boca Juniors

Juan Roman Riquelme He is the new president of Boca Juniors Until 2027. The eternal idol of Zenizi fans took first place in Sunday’s (17) elections, which witnessed record participation, obtaining 43,367 votes.

To become president, Riquelme beat out Andrés Ibarra and Mauricio Macri, the club’s previous president between 1995 and 2007, a time when Riquelme was experiencing his best moments, and also of… Argentinabetween 2015 and 2019.

The victory was “confirmed” even by the losing party after 126 ballot boxes out of 285 were counted, with a significant margin: 15,876 votes for Riquelme, compared to 8,715 votes for Ibarra.

“Based on the difference numbers and seeing the expectations, we think it is enough to admit that we lost,” Ibarra noted.

Riquelme’s ticket, which represents the position, will consist of Jorge Amor Miles, Vice President. The former midfielder has been vice president of football since 2019.

Now as president, Riquelme will try to get Boca Juniors back on the path to glory. For example, the club does not win Conmebol Libertadores Since 2007, when the former midfielder himself led the team that became champions Association.

Since then, Boca has reached the final three times: 2012, 2018 and 2023, losing to them. Corinth, River Plate that it Fluminense, respectively. It is worth noting that the Xeneizes team did not qualify for next year’s competition.

The elections ended after months of controversy. The elections were initially scheduled to be held on December 3, but were suspended by the courts due to a complaint from the opposition, which complained of alleged voting violations by 13,300 members.

After days of uncertainty, the court allowed the elections to take place, which ended on Sunday (17).