The sports journalist, who is openly Peronist, criticized the club's current management and its relationship with the political organization led by Máximo Kirchner
Pablo Carroza once again launched strong criticism against politics within Boca. In a statement full of criticism, the journalist denounced the interference of sectors linked to La Cámpora in the club's structure, targeted Juan Román Riquelme, whom he once supported, and questioned the role of the club's executives, whom he accused of hiding amid the club's poor sporting and institutional moment.
Carroza began by referring to the official barra brava: "La 12 laughed at them and since La 12 won't come to intimidate me, because even La 12 respects me, as I have often respected them as well, the day they cause a disaster I will report it. As long as they do nothing, I will respect them."
However, he clarified that the pressure comes through other channels: "What did they do? They went further: they called La Cámpora. It just so happens that La Cámpora is involved in Boca. It's a lie that Boca doesn't have politics involved in the club," he stated.
According to Carroza, the current administration replaced the yellow of Macrismo with the light blue of the Kirchnerist group: "Today La Cámpora is involved. To be clear, there is a man with the last name Carreras who is very close to Máximo Kirchner, whom Riquelme appointed to the Communications Secretariat with a very important position."
Máximo tendría gente metida dentro de Boca
The journalist also denounced attempts at censorship: "They called me from La Cámpora telling me to ease up, to stop saying that Boca is connected to La Cámpora. Why should I stop saying it if I realize that Boca changed its political color, but national politics is still present?"
Carroza stated that he has no sympathies with any political line, but questioned the similar practices of both administrations: "I'm much closer to Peronist ideals than to Macrista ones. But this isn't about where I stand, because the practices are the same: what Macrismo used to do, La Cámpora is doing today."
He was also harsh regarding the lack of institutional responses: "Today the one who speaks is Chicho Serna, who is an employee of the Football Council, who receives a salary from Boca. I have no problem with Serna, I have nothing against him. But that position should have been filled by a club executive."
Serna sale a dar la cara por Riquelme
He concluded with criticism of Riquelme's inner circle: "There are no executives who come forward. They send Serna just as they could send the person who mows the lawn or the one who works at the membership office. Do you know why? Because they're angry with Riquelme and nobody wants to defend him publicly."
Carroza's statements reignite the discussion about the role of politics in football clubs and the secrecy of Boca's current administration amid an unprecedented sporting crisis.
