Maximiliano benozzi
03/05/2021 12:35 AM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 03/05/2021 12:35 AM
Marcelo Gallardo's 12th title as River's coach came with the brilliance of a thrashing to get rid of a kind of bad luck that had been dragging on in recent times.
But it began with a decision from the
Doll
and a little later with an order.
And it is that the DT decided to risk Rafael Santos Borré, who suffered a discomfort in his back
, and already in the game he challenged him after a corner and called out to him to attack the ball.
The Colombian understood the message and scored the first, the fifth that makes Racing in four games, for that reason the
"again me, again me"
with which he celebrated.
With a goal festival, the 12th star of the
Gallardo Era arrived
.
River kills you, it doesn't let you breathe.
And even worse: he sees you beaten and throws himself at you.
Because the first half was even in terms of arrivals, beyond the fact that River handled the ball more and better.
But those led by Juan Antonio Pizzi had a couple of opportunities, the clearest one a shot from Tomás Chancalay who crashed into Franco Armani's post.
The Academy had also started in play in the complement,
until Julián Alvarez converted the second and the party was unleashed.
River was renewed
, again in the mandate of Gallardo.
It reinvents itself over and over again.
"We need reinforcements to enhance internal competition and continue to be focused," El
Muñeco
had warned
in an explosive press conference.
He accumulated four tough River defeats in recent times.
Gallardo was hurt by the final lost against Flamengo, the semifinal against Palmeiras and the two local leagues that he lost at the hands of Boca.
After a 2020 without titles, the only one since he arrived at Núñez's club in 2014, he started 2021 with a smile.
Gallardo talks to Julián Álvarez, a key change against Racing.
(Juano Tesone)
This new River was armed with a mix between experience and youth.
Franco Armani, Javier Pinola and Enzo Pérez
are the ones who manage the team on the field;
Outside, Leonardo Ponzio will now have the company of Jonatan Maidana, that repatriated caudillo.
Players with international experience are added to that base, such as
Paulo Díaz, Santos Borré, Matías Suárez and Nicolás De La Cruz
.
And then the juniors and the newcomers.
A combo that seems perfect to keep the bar high.
Marcelo Gallardo in Santiago del Estero.
(Juano Tesone)
“It was a very tough game, beyond the result.
Once we got the second one, it opened up for us ”, said Fabricio Angileri.
“We were angry because we reached the final stages and we left sad
.
We were tired of that, ”Matías Suárez explained.
Copa Sudamericana 2014, Recopa 2015, Copa Libertadores 2015, Copa Suruga Bank 2015, Recopa 2016, Copa Argentina 2016, Copa Argentina 2017, Super Cup Argentina 2017, Copa Libertadores 2018, Recopa 2019, Copa Argentina 2019 and Super Cup Argentina 2019, are the titles of Gallardo in River,
a cycle that seems to always start over
.
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