Marcelo Gallardo confirms the worst news for River Plate fans

This Thursday -October 13-, the environment of River Plate received one of the worst news in recent years. Although with two dates ahead in the Argentine league, coach Marcelo Gallardo spoke about his future in the millionaire.

Prior to this weekend’s match against Rosario Central, valid for date 26 (penultimate) of the Argentine first division contest, Marcelo Gallardo made a very important announcement that immediately set off the alarms in River Plate, a team that Directed since May 2014.

Seated, before the eyes of all the journalists, the 46-year-old coach said: “I am going to be brief, I have come to make an announcement clearly”. Leaving no time for uncertainty, the successful coach said: “last night I informed you that it is my contract ending”, which “ends in December”.

“I will no longer be in the club. It is one of the most difficult and heartfelt decisions. I knew it was going to be a delicate time to express myself,” she added.

As is often the case when a coach leaves office, the question arises as to what his next step in football will be. Although he is surely a coach who has plenty of offers, he assured that he will take “a short break” in his coaching career.

In the midst of his announcement, He took the opportunity to “thank the people who trusted” in his work. “To Enzo (Francescoli) for your people skills and your friendship. To Jorge (Brito), for his trust; to Matías (Patanian) the same and to the entire leadership body, for having given me the possibility of expressing myself with total freedom to develop our work”.

“Thank a lot of people who accompanied this entire process throughout eight and a half years. They very faithfully accompanied, set out to develop and push, ”he added.

He also thanked “each one of the players who has passed in this beautiful stage of eight and a half years.” Among them are Colombian players like Juan Fernando Quintero and Miguel Ángel Borja, who are currently in the professional squad.

“To all those who have had the greatness to wear this shirt and train with this coaching staff with successes and errors, who have clearly made themselves available to work.”

To end the press conference, Marcelo Gallardo expressed his emotions by announcing that he will no longer be River Plate’s coach as of December 30. “It is a stage, beyond the sadness, I have a deeply felt internal peace that makes me feel good about myself because the road traveled, the long road traveled in these years, only makes me feel very proud.”

“The word I want to highlight is pride because we have experienced many things over these three years. Beautiful and others not so much, but they make up the essence of a group of people who feel and go forward, and never give up. If there is something left in all that sacrifice, it is time, time in what he loves and is passionate about, it makes him feel alive, ”she said.

During his time at River Plate as coach, Marcelo Gallardo has won three Argentine cups, two super cups, a Champions Trophy and an Argentine league at the local level.

Also, at the international level he won a South American Cup, three South American Cup Winners’ Cups, two Libertadores Cups and a Suruga Bank Cup.