The fanaticism of Felipe Melo from Boca is not new. On this occasion from his vacation on the beaches of Rio de Janeiroplaced the question button on an Instagram Live and responded to some messages from his followers who, among other things, asked him questions about managing Juan Roman Riquelme as president and they even asked him to run for the office next coach of the club.
Although Felipe Melo never wore the blue and gold jersey during his long career, he openly professed himself to be a fan of the La Ribera club in several interviews and even went so far as to do so Celebrate defeats from River with spicy posts on her social networks.
The 42-year-old former midfielder responded to a question from his fans with a laugh: “The biggest will play in the Copa Libertadores, the little one won’t“, alluding to the fact that Boca will compete in the next 2026 edition of the largest continental tournament, unlike River Plate, which will have to be content with participation in the Sudamericana.
The former Flamengo and Fluminense player deleted the video from his account a few minutes later due to the great impact his words caused, but it was too late… Several news portals had already shared it.
🔵🟡 FELIPE MELO DT DE BOCA? “I’M NOT READY YET”
▶️ The Brazilian answered a question in his networks about his future as a trainer and whether he would like to train Xeneize pic.twitter.com/Ek5NJpQHmE
— Diario Olé (@DiarioOle) January 2, 2026
He also made it clear to fans his desire to travel to Argentina to see a Libertadores night at the Bombonera: “I want to take a flight from Rio to Argentina, Leave the airport, take a taxi and go to La Bombonera“.
In the back and forth with his followers, he also sent “many greetings to the champion.” Lanus‘ and imagined a possible future in Argentina as coach of Boca: “No, I’m not ready yet, I’m not ready yet. But One day it will arrive“Let’s go.”
“RIVER’S FAN IS IMPRESSIVE.” Despite his passion for Boca, Felipe Melo remembered his visit to Millo #Liberator 2023 (0-2 defeat against Fluminense) and filled his people with praise. In addition, he highlighted Matías Viña, a possible reinforcement for Gallardo’s team. pic.twitter.com/sQNRK5nzrH
— SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) January 2, 2026
Nevertheless, there was also some praise for River. When a fan from Núñez’s team asked him what he thought of the fans, Melo answered him honestly. “I’m always a bostero, but Rivers fans are impressive” he admitted.
“I was there two or three years ago and They had almost a hundred thousand people in the field and now I see that they are close to completing the signing of Matías Viña, who played with me at Palmeiras, a great player that I wanted to have for Boca,” he added.
🇧🇷 For Felipe Melo, Riquelme is “the best president for Boca”
🏆 Furthermore, he emphasized: “I think he will put together a very strong team to try to win the Libertadores.”
Do you agree with the Brazilian? pic.twitter.com/8USv04pMqZ
— Boca Juniors – La Number 12 (@lanumero12comar) January 2, 2026
Finally, Felipe Melo was encouraged to answer a perceptive question from an Argentine fan about Riquelme’s leadership as Boca president.
“I’m not the right person to talk about Román because I love him very much. For me He is the best president for Bocathe right person to be president of Boca. He will put together a very strong team to try to win the Libertadores and win again on the Conmebol stage. In addition, he is a boy who is an idol in everything Boca says, he has Boca in his heart and He thinks about Boca in everything he does“, he said.
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