“They will take action on the matter”: Boca’s position before the announcement of Zambrano’s possible retirement

The last weekend Carlos Zambrano was the focus of the news for announcing that he is thinking about retirement. “I tell my partner: ‘I don’t want to get up, I want to finish this now’. I am 32, almost 33 years old, I already have almost half of my life outside the country. I want to relax, enjoy everything I have been able to achieve (…) I would love to learn to play the piano, I have always liked it (…) I do not want to be a magician, but I do want to learn to have a base”were his verbatim quotes in a note with Willax TV.

These words surprised more than one in Peru and Argentina, especially in the universe of Boca Juniors just a few days before facing Always Ready in the Copa Libertadores 2022.

According to the newspaper ‘Olé’, “the confession surprised and worried” because the ‘Kaiser’ is an important piece in the ‘Xeneize’ team given the casualties of Carlos Izquierdoz and Marcos Rojo. “They did not expect it, it fell like a bucket of cold water”they would have said from the Ezeiza Training Center.

Likewise, the aforementioned media outlet adds that in Boca Juniors “They will take action on the matter and will talk to him personally to clarify what he said”. Of course, they add that the spheres of the club know that Carlos Zambrano is “Impulsive, spontaneous and does not usually have qualms when it comes to being in front of the microphones”.

CARLOS ZAMBRANO CLEARS HIS WORDS

The also defender of the Peruvian team came forward to explain his statements. “Incredible, I was surprised by the titles that came out. I never want to retire anymore, my words are very clear in the interview: one step away from retirement, I am 32, 33 years old in a few months, and of course the footballer plays until he is 35 or 36, until he feels comfortable. I have a contract until December, then I have a step to play the World Cup, it’s not that I’m retiring now. The press puts thingsbegan by saying for radio La Red.

“I say this because of age, it is normal to play until you are 35 or 37 exaggerating, then you have to step aside because very talented kids come and you have to be aware of that”sentenced.