1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 14th News Riquelme arrived in Miami this Friday morning, where Boca Youth Team is preparing for the first game of the Club World Cup with Benfica on Monday.
That night, he also attended the unveiling ceremony of the Argentine Football Association’s office in Miami. After praising the work of South American Football Federation President Alejandro Dominguez and Argentina Football Association President Claudio Tapia, the head of the Boca club spoke in depth about the topic of football and mentioned the challenge of a showdown with European giants.
“We dreamed of being able to play every game, dreamed of being good. We were very happy that our fans would support us with all their strength and the stadium would be full.” He emphasized the role of the fans, with Boca and Real Madrid being the only two clubs with all tickets sold out of all competitions. With less than three days left to the first game against Benfica, he said: “When you have good players and you go all out to compete, you have a chance to beat any opponent.”