The disastrous former president, a fan of Bicho, praised River's head coach and downplayed the criticism after the heavy defeat suffered against Tigre
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On the eve of the clash between Argentinos Juniors and River in La Paternal, the disgraceful Alberto Fernández surprised everyone with public support for Marcelo Gallardo, although with an inevitable nod to his passion for Bicho. The former president of the Nation praised the Millonario coach, highlighted his career and wished him to turn around this bad moment, but "after the match against Argentinos".
In a conversation with El Destape, Fernández was blunt:"Gallardo is the best coach in Argentina, I definitely believe that". He explained the reasons for his admiration:"He has a football logic that I endorse, he plays the kind of football that I like. He must be the coach who has brought up the most players from the youth divisions. Julián Álvarez and Mastantuono, to name two youngsters who are already legends, were brought up by Gallardo".
Meanwhile, the former head of state considered the criticism that the coach receives after the tough defeat against Tigre to be excessive and pointed to a decisive factor:"Sometimes in football you need luck and I believe that luck is turning its back on River. It is true, the team makes mistakes, like the other day when a defender passed the ball to the forward, but that can happen to anyone".
However, true to his fanaticism for Argentinos Juniors, he made his wish for Thursday's clash clear:"I would like, because I admire him a lot and I respect him a lot, for him to change this streak, but for him to change it after the match against Argentinos. Gallardo, I swear that I want this streak to change, because those of us who like good football, you can't imagine how much we value who you are in Argentine football, but for it to change after the match against Argentinos".
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River will try to turn the page this Thursday against Bicho, in a context where attention is once again focused on Gallardo and on the football response of a team that fell short after the blow at home. The match will be played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona starting at 21:15.
