In the 26th minute of the second half Claudio Ubedatrainer mouthdecided to remove Exequiel Zeballos and let Alan Velasco step in. Boca looked for the advantage Run in the Bombonera in the first semi-final of the Clausura tournament. Leandro ParedesReference and illustration xeneize, with Gestures on the pitch showed he disagreed with the decision. The picture went viral after it was deleted.
Paredes was walking through the center circle when he noticed that the number 20, formerly of Independiente, came in as a replacement for the number 7, one of the resources that has brought Boca the most results since its promotion and allowed it to reach the final stages of the local competition.
First, He barely lifted both arms and let them fall to his waist. and turned his head over his right shoulder. Then, He repeated the gesture with more force, adding a kick in the air. For the third time the arms collided with his waist.
Already Looking at the substitute bench, and in full view of everyone, he raised his arms again, but this time Directly question the coach’s decision.
Paredes is the so-called in Boca “DT in the field”. And although the final word belongs to the person on the other side of the line, the world champion made no secret of his opinion.
ATTENTION TO THE GESTURE OF THE WALLS WITH THE CHANGE OF CHANGO ZEBALLOS!! The world champion, who has a mouth, didn’t like it at all!! pic.twitter.com/RQIaIcaEJx
— SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) December 8, 2025
returned kick into the air and with angry gestures he looked at the stalls opposite the substitutes’ bench. With about half an hour left to play, the 5th team began to sense that it wasn’t going to be a fun night for the local team.
The following seconds, of the almost 30 seconds that the scene of complaints and allegations lasted, showed, among others, the former Roma and Zenit midfielder of Russia, almost reluctantly ran across the field.
Four minutes later, as if the footballer’s complaint was a premonition, Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez headed a cross from Gabriel Rojas into the goal and increased the score to 1-0. In this way, Boca’s year ended and opened the doors to racing for a new local title, waiting for the final against Estudiantes or Gimnasia de La Plata.
The defeat is complete, Gustavo Costas, racing coach, chose not to comment on the change when they asked him whether this decision by his former manager, especially in racing, had made the game easier for him. “I won’t interfere”said.
On social networks, fans targeted the former defender and coach of Argentina’s youth teams. The substitution of Velasco, who had returned to one of the best players after a long period of inactivity, was also the only change until the 95th minute, when Rodrigo Battaglia came on for Milton Delgado.
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