Ezequiel Barco did not let Borja kick and this bothered Demichelis – credit ESPN
Apart from what it means not to win in a club with the obligations of River Plate, the goalless equality against Atlético Tucumán could have left more additional problems within the team led by Martín Demichelis.
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After the game for matchday 5 of the League Cup, in Argentina more importance has been given to the missed penalty by Esequiel Barco and the insult that some Millonario players made to the Colombian attacker Miguel Ángel Borja during the first half of the game .
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The gestures of Barco and Colidio against the Colombian have generated rumors about possible problems within River Plate, which has spread with a version delivered by an Argentine station.
Journalist Gabriel Anello from Radio Miter stated that there are two images with which speculation has begun that after finishing the first half of the match, a fight between coach Martín Demichelis and Ezequiel Barco would have occurred inside the locker room.
In Argentina they claim that there would be problems within River Plate – credit Social networks
In one of the images they demarcate what would be a blow to Barco’s right cheekbone, while on Demichelis, they highlight what would be a scratch; However, the club has denied that a fight had taken place, since at a press conference the coach assured that it was an allergy.
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In addition to this, and with the aim of mitigating the rumors, Miguel Ángel Borja published a photograph on his Instagram account, in which the Colombian is seen next to Barco.
“All my support for @barco.ezequiel!! We know and recognize the talent that God gave you and how important you are to us…This is football, and these things make us stronger,” says the description of the publication. Colombian.
For his part, Martín Demichelis stated that there was no problem with Esequiel Barco and that the decision to replace him after the first half had been part of the strategy after observing that the player was emotionally affected.
Borja supported Barco on social networks – credit @miguelaborja23/Instagram
This is not the first time that in Argentina there is talk about problems between the coach and his players, since after the departure of Enzo Fernández to Estudiantes de la Plata, multiple media highlighted that one of the reasons why the dismissal of the River captain was the presence of Demichelis.
Regarding Miguel Ángel Borja, the panorama is totally contrary to that of a few months ago, since currently Demichelis has highlighted the virtues of the Colombian, but in August 2023 Borja was a substitute and published several stories on his social networks that made him be indicated by the technician.
“You also have to apologize to your colleagues because those types of attitudes don’t belong here. We have to be respectful of each other,” were Demichelis’ words to Borja at that moment, reported journalist Gustavo Yarroch, from the Radio La Red station.
Borja left due to discomfort against Atlético Tucumán – credit ESPN
The penalty was not the only annoyance that Borja had during the match against Tucumán; The Colombian was replaced in the 56th minute by Agustín Ruberto due to adductor problems in his left leg and River is worried that the scorer will not be able to reach the Superclásico against Boca.
Rver Plate will face Banfield on Sunday, February 18 at 5:15 pm Colombia time, a game for which Borja would be ruled out; while the match against Boca Juniors is on Sunday, February 25, scheduled to start at 3:00 pm Colombia time.