"Football is not just about a result, it is a way of living."
On December 2nd Juan Roman Riquelme will run against Andres Ibarra for the Boca Juniors presidency. Today's guest Gustav Salvestrini is a Boca Socio and member also of Ibarra's party. Ibarra's campaign push centres around the need to commercialise Boca, modernise revenue structures and return Boca to one of the top 5 clubs in World Football.
Listen to find out more including;
- The cultural significance of Boca Juniors within the community.
- What distinguishes Argentine football from the rest of world football?
- How club elections are ran in Argentina?
- "Passion y Gestion" and plans to revolutionalise Boca from a new stadium to it's internationalisation.
- How the recent appointment of Javier Milei as President may potentially impact the Boca elections?
Timestamps;
00:00 - 02:17 - Intro
02:18 - 07:07 - Boca Juniors
07:08 - 11:19 - Elections
11:20 - 17:15 - "Passion y Gestion"
17:16 - 22:51 - Milei
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