The former coach of Xeneize expressed his dissatisfaction with the AFA's decision following Fortín's complaint about the alleged improper inclusion of foreign players
The continuity of Boca in the Argentine Cup still raises questions, even after the controversy with Vélez has passed. While the Ribera team prepares to compete in the semifinals against Banfield in Mendoza, Carlos Ischia once again referred to the conflict that arose over the alleged improper inclusion of foreign players and acknowledged that he did not agree with the resolution of the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
In an interview with La Oral Deportiva, a program on Radio Rivadavia, the former coach of Xeneize considered that the blue and gold team should have been eliminated from the competition after Fortín's complaint. "I was bothered by the fact that they did not disqualify Boca when they made a mistake regarding the foreigners against Vélez in the Argentine Cup," Ischia stated.
On the other hand, the coach referred to the quarterfinal match against Racing, in which Boca secured qualification after coming back from a losing position. Specifically, he questioned an action prior to the second goal of the team led by Vasco Arruabarrena. "Then there was also in the next match, when they were losing to Racing 2-0, the second goal that Enner Valencia scored in the previous play had a foul against a Racing player that was not called," he commented.
Ischia's stance also has a personal component: his connection with Vélez, the institution where he developed a significant part of his career as a player and where he began his journey as a professional coach. "These are situations that sometimes are seen and sometimes are not. I was bothered by the one with Vélez because I am from Vélez," he acknowledged.
Ischia's relationship with Vélez and Boca
The coach's history is closely linked to both clubs involved in the controversy. Although he supported River as a child, Ischia forged a special bond with Vélez. During his time as a player, he defended the Fortín jersey between 1979 and 1984 and 1989 and 1990. A few years later, after retiring as a professional at Chacarita, he took his first steps as Carlos Bianchi's assistant coach at the Liniers team.
As Bianchi's assistant, the porteño remained at Vélez between 1993 and 1996, before leaving together for Roma and later to Boca, where they would win two Copa Libertadores, one Intercontinental Cup, and three Argentine football titles.
Ischia was Bianchi's assistant in Vélez, Rome and Boca
In 2001, Bianchi finished his first cycle with the Ribera team and Ischia left with him, who shortly after had his first experience as head coach at Vélez, where he stayed for 2 years. After various experiences in local and foreign football, in 2008 he got his chance to lead Xeneize as head coach, a position he held until 2009. During that period, he won a local championship and a Recopa Sudamericana, and reached the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores.
