Maradona: Riquelme is a ‘traitor’
for leaving Boca
Diego Maradona called Juan Roman Riquelme a “traitor” on Wednesday for leaving Boca Juniors, renewing a feud that has gone on for years between the two.
Maradona used the term in a radio interview, which is sure to anger Riquelme. ”If one wants to fight with Maradona, that’s not important to me,” Maradona said on Radio Metro. “But what you can’t do is be a traitor to the fans at Boca.” Riquelme, a former Barcelona and Villarreal playmaker, shocked Boca fans by announcing he was leaving immediately after the club lost to Corinthians earlier this month in the final of the Copa Libertadores -- the top club championship in Latin America.