In Argentine football, people often talk about investing in the clubs'
lower divisions
without paying much attention to what is being said.
The contribution of money to increasingly professionalize these training areas is essential for growth.
River has stood out throughout history for its prodigious youth academy.
The last great exponents are Julián Álvarez and Enzo Fernández and now Claudio Echeverri and Franco Mastantuono have burst in with force.
And in search of continuing on that path, the Núñez team presented this week the new structure of youth football in which more than 40 people will work.
Hermes Desio
is the brand new Sports Director of River's Formative Football, replacing Sebastián Pait.
"We are very clear about what River's history demands
," Desio said on the club's official website.
And he added:
"As a player I always had admiration and respect for those players who did something different: dribbling, getting the mark off by showing talent. I am a strong defender of that style, that creativity and freedom of power are not lost. to play football, to be able to dribble at the right moments, when the situation requires it
. "
Desio is not improvised
by any means: he was general coordinator of the AFA Youth Teams from 2017 to 2019 and served as general coordinator of the training divisions of Estudiantes de La Plata (2014) and Talleres de Córdoba (2020).
"What you come down with is a guideline and a training methodology, but then everyone has an opinion and has to participate. What we don't want is for the kids to do something without feeling it. You can contribute, give your opinion, because the good thing is to accept the help of the other. The communication issue is fundamental and the coordination structure is there for what they need. I told the technicians that our function is to make them better so that in turn they make the kids better. The idea is Empower them all so they can always do a little more," Desio explained.
The number of collaborators who will work side by side with Desio is surprising: 44!
The presence of Fabio Radaelli
stands out ,
who during his career in Racing discovered and trained Lautaro Martínez, among others.
Franco Mastantuono, in his professional debut with the River shirt.
The complete structure of the Inferiores was published on the official site of the Núñez cast.
Hermes Desio, sports director of Formative Football;
Fabio Radaelli, recruitment director;
Luciano Carnevali, physical trainers coordinator;
Jorge Desio, Methodology and EPI coordinator (Individual Improvement Space);
Hernán Díaz, Senior Youth coordinator;
Juan Aguilar, Minor Youth coordinator;
Agustín Urricelqui, video analysis coordinator;
Jorge Gordillo, coordination advisor;
Santiago David, coordinator;
Yago Vucetich, Leonel Cuerdo, Claudio Argüeso, goalkeeper coaches;
Cristian Lasen, medical coordinator;
Guillermo Villagrán and Federico Suárez, medical department;
Marcos Loyarte and Javier Bonnazola, kinesiology;
Dardo Rubina, readapters;
Carla Luaces and Nicolás Pasut, psychologists;
Marina Starna and Alan Manobla, nutritionists;
Bruno Cativiela, Matías Mendieta Grau, Francisco Radaelli, video analysts.
In addition, Guillermo Rivarola (Fourth), Javier Alonso (Fifth), Jonathan La Rosa (Sext), Martín Pellegrino (Seventh), Maximiliano Sperandini (Eighth), Cristian Viola (Ninth) will be the coaches.
While Federico Cipollone, Ernesto Farías, Franco Speroni, Alan Rado, Christian Green and Javier Claut will be the field assistants.
Meanwhile, Ignacio Basanta, Julián Alario, Mauricio Álvarez, Leonardo Busti, Nicolás Paolorrosi, Martín Pucci and Brian Brukchtein will function as physical trainers.
"To talk about River's training divisions is to talk about something very precious, it is to talk about that River gene that gives us pride and that generates so much admiration in the world. For this gene to flourish there is a lot of work behind it, that of the coaches and trainers. , that of Casa River, that of the River Institute. This is part of a time of institutional growth of which youth football is a part, with a new six-field facility that will do us all good. I thank Hermes and all his team because in their hands is the bright future of River," said Vice President
Matías Patanian
during the presentation of the new working group.