In Mexican football, it is common to see how the figures of local teams end up leaving to join the club of their dreams or to take on new professional challenges. Often, these cases go unnoticed by fans, but recently there have been two situations that are still a topic of conversation in Liga MX due to the way they unfolded.
Fernando Gago and Martín Anselmi are the protagonists in this case. Both left Chivas and Cruz Azul respectively in search of new adventures, but they encountered difficulties along the way. Their arrival at Boca Juniors and Porto has been closely followed by Mexicans, who watched how their former clubs were recently eliminated from the Europa League and the Copa Libertadores.
Fans of Mexican teams have expressed their opinion on this issue through social media, pointing out that this situation could be an immediate reflection of karma for abandoning projects in Mexico to seek a new reality elsewhere.
Fernando Gago initiated negotiations with Boca Juniors just before the playoffs of the 2024 Apertura Tournament, denying these conversations for weeks and then officially announcing his departure from Chivas in a surprising way. On the other hand, Martín Anselmi handled his exit from Cruz Azul discreetly, discussing his project with Porto’s board and announcing his team change after playing only two matches in the current tournament, even without having rescinded his contract with Cruz Azul.
Martín Anselmi’s path at Porto started with a victory, but the results did not follow in the subsequent matches, accumulating a record of seven games, two victories, four draws, and one loss, with elimination in the Europa League at the hands of Roma being the most notable failure. For his part, Fernando Gago has played more than 20 matches with Boca Juniors, accumulating 11 victories, 6 draws, and 5 losses, with the recent Copa Libertadores elimination against Alianza Lima from Peru being the most painful.
