Basile parts ways with Boca Juniors

(GSM) – Boca Juniors manager Alfio Basile has announced his immediate departure from the Buenos Aires outfit following a humiliating 3-1 defeat by arch rivals River Plate on Thursday.

At a press conference called on Saturday, Boca president Jorge Amor Ameal confirmed that Basile is no longer coach of the team.

Amor added that Abel Alvez and Carlos Borzi were appointed as caretakers while the board looks for a new manager, and added that “Carlos Bianchi as manager is a constant wish”.

Basile, nicknamed ‘Coco’, has an impressive palmares that includes stints at some of Argentina’s most important club sides, as well as the national team. In 2009, the now 66-year-old returned to Boca but the club failed to impress with a 14th and 11th position in the year’s respective tournaments.