Milei compared his administration to the penalty kick taken by a legendary Boca player in 2003.

As is now customary, President Javier Milei once again used soccer to explain the direction of his administration. In a conversation with Antonio Laje for A24, the president illustrated a comparison between his government's mistakes and the errors that occur in a decisive match, using as an example the Boca–Milan 2003 final in Japan.

"I usually give an example that I love, which is the Boca vs. Milan final in Japan," Milei began, recalling that Sebastián Battaglia missed his penalty in that Intercontinental Cup shootout. When a journalist asked how Battaglia felt after the miss, Milei quoted the answer he chose as a lesson: "Have you ever taken a penalty in a world final?"

With this, the head of state illustrated his stance on decision-making and mistakes: "Penalties are missed by those who take them. Those who don't take them don't miss them. And those in the stands, even less so." He added: "When you act, there's a chance you'll make mistakes. If you do a lot, there's also a chance you'll make many mistakes."

With these comparisons, Milei once again demonstrated his vision of leadership, with an approach in which mistakes are inevitable and what matters is action and results, rather than approval from the "stands."

The other parallel with Boca's golden generation

A few months ago, Milei referred to that Boca again to talk about his relationship with Vice President Victoria Villarruel, mentioning the relationship between Juan Román Riquelme and Martín Palermo, who did not get along but continued to perform on the field.

"Riquelme and Palermo didn't get along and Palermo kept scoring goals and Boca kept winning and both kept winning," he stated. He emphasized and concluded: "It doesn't matter. Does it work? That's it."