The whistles sounded strong in the Monumental. It was in the end, while at the same time Marcelo Gallardo He walked to the costumes very fast and hot. River He had just lost 1-2 at home with the humble Deportiva RiestrOh his fans made him notice all his anger.
That anger had also told the players during the game with a spicy song: “Listen, the players, put more eggs if they want to leave champions. In River Plate you have to win and not think to which bowling to go to dance. They perspire the shirt, take it in the heart, as this fan who wants to see champion does.”
It was not another defeat. River In the week he suffered the elimination of his maximum obsession, of the Copa Libertadores. The frustrations continue to accumulate. Since Gallardo returned, the team never found the style of the doll and faltered in important matches, all investing many millions of dollars in reinforcements.
There are four defeats in a row, something that did not happen to the millionaires since 2010. The Modesto Deportivo Riestra, the rival that won 2-1 in Monumental himself, had never defeated one of the 5 greats as a visitor since he rose to first at the end of 2023. This Sunday he did it with deployment, with order, with cunning, with an immense heart. This is the absolute leader of Zone B of the Clausura Tournament.
River was again fragile in the plays with a stopped ball. Thus, after a corner, Antony Alonso emerged to mark the 1-0 head with a stuck defense and an Armani Franco that was not decided to leave. Then he tied Giuliano Galoppo with a right -wing right. And at the start of the second half, Pedro Ramírez sealed the victory with a half -left round that found no reaction in Armani.
He had no collective or individual responses River, although he had more than half an hour to try to turn it. It was repeated in the centers. The only one who insisted with some criteria was Juanfer Quintero. Too little. The impotence was reflected in the expulsion of Maximiliano Salas for protesting meaningless to an assistant referee.
Gallant He did not hesitate: “The first thing I want to do is apologize to our fans. We are suffering the few arrivals that generate us. We have control of the game, but we do not deepen. So that control does not work.”
The doll followed at an unmissable conference: “It is my responsibility. I clearly take care of the situation, but I will continue in the search. What is least in my head is to claudicate. We will continue trying until we find an answer that represents us. We must learn from the mistakes we make and grow. It is about that. When you are wrong, you have to have the temperance and the eggs needed to leave.”
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