Mauricio Macri criticized Riquelme after Gago's dismissal, calling him "emperor" and giving him some advice: "He thinks he's more important than Boca."

Boca Juniors are suffering from the departure of Fernando Gago as manager, and while awaiting the arrival of a new coach, all the criticism seems to be directed at Juan Román Riquelme, the president who has failed to win titles in his year and a half of management and has had to fire two coaches.

Mario Pergolini , who accompanied Román upon his arrival as manager to turn the page after 25 years of Macri's administration at the helm of Brandsen 805, spoke about Riquelme. He left a year after his arrival due to conflicts with the former playmaker's management. "He should look for a manager because he doesn't know football; he knew how to play football," the host suggested.

However, the most influential voice raised against Riquelme in these hours was that of Mauricio Macri , perhaps his most bitter rival after decades of confrontation and crossfire, always on opposite sides.

The former president of the nation gave an interview to Luis Novaresio 's program on A24, and in the midst of his reflections on national politics, he brought up the topic of the moment for the football world: Boca Juniors' delicate situation, awaiting a coach to take Gago's place but with problems that go beyond the field of play.

"I would tell him to please reflect... If he truly cares about Boca, he has to change 180 degrees," Macri began when Novaresio asked him what he would say to Riquelme.

And he continued, putting into words what the opposition at Boca Juniors is pointing out to the old idol: "He needs to truly believe in professionals who hold their positions and respect their criteria, leading the club in a collegial manner. Not just him like an emperor... Not even his own colleagues on the board of directors have a place of respect."

"The club is struggling to find a coach today. Most of them don't want to come to Boca because of the relationship they have to have with the president and his football committee. That's unprecedented; it's never happened before," Macri concluded in a video that emerged as a preview before the Novaresio program aired on A24.