2 August 2012
Boca Juniors captain Rolando Schiavi has said sorry after tweeting that his team had been served “food fit for rats” in a Venezuelan hotel.
His apology came as Argentina’s most popular club arrived home two days late and at the wrong airport following a pre-season tour to Colombia and Venezuela.
“I apologise for my over-the-top words made in the heat of the moment,” said Schiavi in a new tweet. “I regret what I wrote.”
A mix-up over their flight delayed Boca’s return home and at one point they feared they would not be back in time for their opening Argentine championship match on Saturday. At one point, Schiavi tweeted: “They’ve taken us to a fourth-rate hotel with dirty sheets and food fit for rats.”
