who will accompany the DT in the ceremony

Everything is already organized for the inauguration of the statue of Marcelo Gallardo. The face of the bronze mass located near that of Angel Labruna and in front of Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, a few meters from the River Museum, will be unveiled this Thursday 25, day of the 122 birthday of the institutionin an event that will begin at 3:00 p.m. and in which, in addition to the Doll, great figures of the club will be present.

Gallardo will be the star protagonist of the event that will be held at the gates of the club. And he will take the microphone to speak to the public. Together with him and his family, one of the guests will be Juanfer Quintero, the Doll’s “soccer son”. The 30-year-old left-hander will travel especially to accompany his friend in this recognition, since the Colombian League ended on May 17 and the Wizard is on vacation.

Juanfer will not be the only one of the former River footballers that Gallardo directed. They will also be Rodrigo Mora and Leonardo Pisculichi. And another of those who will try to go is Pity Martínez, but his presence is not confirmed because he must rejoin Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia, although he is trying to manage his stay in Argentina for a few more days, after completing a stage in the country of his recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that he suffered in February.

Meanwhile, there will be other former footballers with a close relationship with Gallardo, such as the Chilean Marcelo Salas, Muñeco’s partner in the multi-champion River of the ’90s. And other important figures, such as Rodolfo D’Onofrio, former president of the club.

The event will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN (but not exclusively, since it can also be broadcast on social networks and the media that attend the event). It will take place in the vicinity of the Monumental (on Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, at the height of the internal parking lot) and the club will remain closed for security reasons, since a large turnout of River fans is expected.

Of course, they will have to be aware of the weather conditions. As the event will have screens, lights and a large number of electrical devices, if it rains it will not be able to take place. So, if that happens, the act will be moved to Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

“For a long time I had been insisting that for me the date of the presentation should be May 25, since on December 9 it had been suspended because Argentina played in the World Cup (against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals). AND Taking into account that Marcelo may not be around in the future, we talked to him and he agreed that it was River’s birthday“, affirmed Carlos Trillo, former candidate for president of River and mentor of this work of more than seven meters high and 6.3 tons of bronze that the fans contributed with keys and other elements of this metal.

And he added: “I’m happy because a gigantic goal that cost a lot of people a lot of work and effort is coming to an end. I feel very proud of what all the River fans have achieved.” Trillo will be together with Mercedes Savall, the sculptor of the work, and the workers who made the foundry.

If it is done on Thursday, those who will not be able to be there are the soccer players of the squad and the current coaching staff since River will play that same day at night against Sporting Cristal in Lima for the Copa Libertadores, a transcendental match for the future of the team de Núñez in the current edition of the maximum continental competition.

“It coincided in the calendar that we are not here. Not only me, The event deserves that the entire River Plate world be present. It is well known that we will not be. But we obviously want the event to be with the recognition that the situation deserves and wish Marcelo (Gallardo) that he has his well-known merit,” he said. Martin Demichelis. And he added: “It is public knowledge what he means for this institution, so I hope that on Thursday, May 25, the River Plate world is happy.”

The statue was inspired by a photo that Clarín photographer Marcelo Carroll took of Gallardo with the Libertadores raised with his hands at the height of his head on the Santiago Bernabéu playing field.

The work, which will remain forever at the gate of the stadium, was not only the work of Trillo and Savall, the fans also left their mark, with the donation of keys and metal elements to build it. And they will also be protagonists since they will be on May 25 -or when weather conditions allow- in the vicinity of the Monument, where an unforgettable party will be held.