[Sport] Jorge Almirón, in the spotlight: what will happen to his future after Boca's defeat in the Copa Libertadores final

[FNX Magokiler]

From paradise to hell. Jorge Almirón's Boca followed that path from the moment it qualified for the final of the Copa Libertadores until its outcome with defeat against Fluminense at the Maracaná in Rio de Janeiro. Aside from the anxiety to lift the Seventh, this commitment had taken on total relevance since a victory would return glory to the club and put the team in the Club World Cup; but a fall left him with one foot out of Libertadores 2024. Now the coach will have to overcome it in a more than difficult context and with low spirits. Even though he has achieved the goals that lie ahead, his contract renewal (it expires on December 31) is in doubt.

The challenge for the blue and gold strategist will be to recover his team from this defeat as soon as possible and face the final stretch of the year with the physical and mental rest. The semi-final of the Argentine Cup against Estudiantes (it would be on the FIFA Date in November, in a stadium in the province of Buenos Aires) became a huge objective for a cycle that suffered the logical wear and tear of what the Boca World itself generates, but mainly due to the lack of positive results in the last stretch. We must not ignore that without focusing on merits, those from La Ribera did not triumph in any of the seven matches they played in the final phase of the Libertadores. Almirón won only one of the last ten games he coached: against Unión de Santa Fe in the League Cup.

In an interview prior to the final, Mauricio Serna was cautious when referring to Almirón's possible renewal and expressed that “there is still time to resolve it.”

 

 

The Football Council will not make hasty decisions and will let the month of November pass before sitting down with the coach, who will minimally have to show fortitude and intentions to continue to have credit for 2024.

Almirón arrived at the club after the departure of Hugo Ibarra and the brief interim of Mariano Herrón, who managed two games in the Professional League (3-0 away victory against Barracas Central and 2-1 defeat in the Bombonera with Colón) and the debut for this edition of the Libertadores (0-0 against Monagas in Venezuela). After two consecutive losses against San Lorenzo and Estudiantes, the current coach made his debut in the Cup in the comeback at home against Deportivo Pereira that marked a turning point in his team's progress.

The coach has coached 43 games of which he won 17, drew 13 and lost 13 (his points total does not reach 50% of the total). In addition, it should be noted that he surpassed the six qualifying rounds he faced since his arrival at Xeneize (three for Libertadores and three for the Argentine Cup) and lost the two Superclásicos against River (1-0 at the Monumental for the last Professional League and 2 -0 in the Bombonera in the current League Cup).

When referring to the management of agreements for continuity and departures of coaches, the Boca Football Council always had performance in the Copa Libertadores as its axis.

 

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