“The King of Cups” is the nickname that Independiente earned within Argentine and continental football thanks to the glorious time in which he accumulated seven Libertadores Cups – 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1984 – and two cups intercontinental. For this reason, the name of the mythical Avellaneda stadium is named after the most important trophy in the American continent.. Since December, that will change, and the current name of “Libertadores de América” ​​will be added the one of the maximum idol, the same one that raised the majority of those trophies, Ricardo Enrique Bochini.
In this way, the “Bocha”, today 67 years old, will enjoy the homage in life that Diego Armando Maradona himself requested, on his last visit to the Independiente stadium, when he was technical director of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. The decision of the board headed by President Hugo Moyano is known shortly after the general elections for the renewal of authorities.
Thus, Moyano will give a nod not only to Bocha but also to the partiality of “Rojo”, that he had been demanding for a long time the resolution that was taken hours ago. “For me it would be the most beautiful thing that could happen to me in life. To be on the Independiente court, where I won so much and enjoyed myself,” Bocha told the party website ‘Soy del Rojo’.
Bochini’s numbers in Independiente
Bochini made his debut in the Independiente First Division in the 1972 season and always kept playing with the same shirt until 1991, when he played his last match against Estudiantes de La Plata, in May of that year. An injury caused by the then defender Pablo ErbÃn, decided to say goodbye to the soccer activity of the crack born in Zárate.
In 714 matches played with the “Red” shirt, Bochini scored 108 goals with the ‘Rojo’ jacket. The creative midfielder won four Libertadores Cups (1973, 1974, 1975 and 1984), three Inter-American Cups (1973, 1974 and 1976), two Intercontinental Cups (1973 and 1984) and four local championships (Nationals 1977 and 1978; First Division Championships 1983 and 1988-89).
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