Overview
- He declared, “Boca is my life… Boca can live without me, but I cannot live without Boca,” framing his choices through that allegiance.
- He said Paolo Guerrero was close to signing for Boca, but injury concerns and differences with Inter de Porto Alegre stopped the transfer after club doctor Batista evaluated the striker.
- He recounted that his 2002 move to Barcelona accelerated after his brother was kidnapped and he felt pressured to leave.
- He praised Carlos Bianchi as Boca’s most important coach and described an unusually close working relationship.
- He said he finished his career at Argentinos Juniors to avoid facing Boca and called the 2007 Copa Libertadores the title he enjoyed most, crediting strike partners such as Martín Palermo, Marcelo Delgado and Diego Forlán.