Palavecino, between the football slump and his uncertain future in River

The midfielder went from highest to lowest since his arrival at the Millionaire and, due to his contractual situation, he still does not know if he will continue at the club after December.

Agustín Palavecino’s football level has gone from highest to lowest since he arrived at River, back in mid-February. In his first games, the midfielder from Deportivo Cali from Colombia delighted the Millionaire fans with filling the void left by Nacho Fernández and He even had the luxury of scoring a goal against Boca, in La Bombonera, on March 14.

Nevertheless, The 24-year-old little by little faded and began to lose ground in the consideration of Marcelo Gallardo. Like all soccer downturns, Palavecino’s also has Causes and one of them is extra-football: the contractual situation that has him with an uncertain future in River.

In February, the institution of Núñez bought Deportivo Cali a part of the midfielder’s pass and in the transfer An option was set so that the Argentine club can acquire 30 percent more of the token in December for 1.7 million dollars, if it so wishes. What’s more, A clause was established that obliges the Millionaire to make use of that option if Palavecino plays 50 percent or more of Gallardo’s team’s games in the year.

This last part is the one that has Palavecino worried, since, if he plays half of the matches (has to play 45 minutes or more than 50 percent of the games) de River in 2021, he may have to return to Colombia. So far, that clause is being fulfilled: Núñez’s team played 36 duels since the arrival of the steering wheel and in 20 of them he was present. This means that, today, it has a presenteeism of 55.5 percent.

The goal that Agustín Palavecino converted to Boca with the River shirt

On March 14, the young 24-year-old footballer lived his best moment since he was at the Millionaire. At 22 minutes into the second half of the Superclásico corresponding to date 5 of the Professional League Cup, he tied the game to Boca, in La Bombonera, with a header. Finally, the match ended 1-1 and Palavecino took much of the attention.