the argentinian coach Marcelo Gallardowithout a team since last November he said goodbye River Platewill direct a friendly match in which two stars of the world will face each other: his countryman Lionel Messi and the portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.
‘Muñeco’ himself was in charge of announcing his return to the courts – at least one day, on January 19 – through a video shared on social networks.
“Hi, I’m Marcelo Gallardo and I want to tell you that on January 19 I will direct the Riyadh timewhich will consist of players from al hilal and the al nassr against him paris saint germain. See you there soon”, was Gallardo’s brief address.
The most successful coach in the history of River Platewith 14 titles in eight and a half years at the head of the ‘millionaire’ bench, will lead a team made up of members of the two most important clubs in Saudi Arabia, one of them, al nassrjust hired ronaldo after his departure from Manchester Utd English.
in front, will be Messi’s Paris Saint Germainwho will play in this rivalry almost a month after being proclaimed world champion in the selection of Argentina.
The conflict of Messi Y ronaldotwo of the dominants of world football in recent years, with seven and five Ballon d’Ors, respectively, the highest in nine seasons that coincide in the Spanish League, with the Argentine as the leader of FC Barcelona ( 2004-2021) and the Portuguese of Real Madrid (2009-2018).
This will be Gallardo’s first experience on the bench after leaving his beloved club at the end of 2022.
On November 13, he led his last match with the ‘millionaires’, which ended in a 4-0 win against Betis -by Chilean Manuel Pellegrini, another former River-, in Mendoza (western Argentina).
A few minutes before the start of the match, Gallardo was honored in the middle of the field and received an ovation from the entire stadium.
Javier Pinola, then the captain of the River Plate team, also retired in that game, and now he is assistant to the new coach, Martín Demichelis, on the ‘millionaire’ bench.
With ‘Manika’ on the bench, River Plate won the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, the 2015, 2016 and 2019 Recopa Sudamericana, the 2015 and 2018 Copa Libertadores, the 2015 Suruga Bank Cup, the 2016, 2016, and the 2017 Copa1 Argentina. and the 2019 Argentine Super Cup, the 2021 Professional League and the 2021 Champions Trophy.
Source: La Verdad
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