The curious anecdote of Teo Gutiérrez about his luxury car and a lesson from Ponzio

Teófilo Gutiérrez managed to shine at River between 2013 and 2015, a period during which he displayed one of his best individual performances. Controversial like few others, the 40-year-old Colombian forward, currently at Junior de Barranquilla, revealed an anecdote from his early days in Núñez: a warning from the team's leaders for arriving at training sessions with a luxury car.

"I arrived in Argentina as a star. I had a car like Mario Balotelli's, a top-of-the-line Peugeot. Ponzio and the other River captains told me I couldn't bring that car. I had to think about the younger players and that it's a very big club," Teo said in an interview with ToqueSports.

Far from taking it badly, the former Racing, Rosario Central, and Lanús player considered it a lesson: "It's a life lesson that the elders are teaching you, you have to respect it. They're respecting you so you can win, and I won all the titles there," he pointed out.

"I took it positively. They told me: "Hey, here you have to win." I won the Libertadores, Sudamericana, Recopa, and the League. My second country is Argentina, they taught me to be competitive," added the player who was also an important part of the Colombia National Team, with which he played in World Cups and scored goals.

Teo Gutiérrez's numbers at River

The Colombian arrived from Cruz Azul in 2013, for 4.8 million dollars, and remained in Núñez until 2015. During that period, he played 70 matches, scored 28 goals, and provided 8 assists.

He also won four titles: 2014 Copa Sudamericana, 2014 Torneo Final, 2015 Recopa Sudamericana, and 2015 Copa Libertadores.