Boca Juniors once set the pace in Argentine soccer. But now, for many, the traditional club is becoming a laughing stock. Boss Riquelme wants to restore the club’s former glory for the Club World Cup in the US. On the second match day, they will face FC Bayern.
So will the Juniors, who recently looked more like seniors – or even retirees, given how hard they struggled on the pitch – get to play internationally after all? And while they did so, unsuccessfully at that, their fans suffered, including those of “Jugador 12,” the infamous Barrabravas, the Boca hooligans. So there was suffering on the pitch and off it, and because they have been suffering for months, the others are naturally delighted, especially the fans of arch-rivals River Plate.
