Nacho Fernández will wear the emblematic River ’10’ shirt: “It’s a great pride”

One day before the River team takes their flight they will land You love me where is it Martin Demichelis will dominate the most intense part of the preseason, Ignacio Fernandez He spoke about it in the press conference and is emerging as one of the leaders of the team: he will carry the 10 on his back and possibly works with the younger one as one of the coaching staff liaisons, as he was a partner of the now assistants javier pinola Y German Lux.

“I knew them from my previous phase. Now he will be respectful on and off the pitch, maintaining the relationship which has always been very good. I have a very high expectation. The coaching staff know the club very well. The first sensations are very positive. Martin made me feel very comfortable”he admitted in conference.

“I knew almost everyone, so the reunion was very cool. I’m happy and I shared a lot with Javi (Pinola) and Poro (Lux, both Demichelis’ assistants) on the pitch”celebrated.

When the championship starts -and also in friendlies-, Fernández will wear the number 10 shirt. “It’s confirmed. It’s a huge pride, we know what that number means in River, the demand it has. I’ll try to do my best beyond the number and help the team where I play from. But I’m very happy to use it. Happy”, He admitted.

The midfielder made a comparison between his present and the moment he left the club to move to Brazilian football. “The Nacho that left is very similar to the current one, but obviously a couple of years old,” he joked before going into concrete. “I arrive with a wonderful experience abroad which I have tried to take advantage of. Today I find myself knowing what Brazilian football is: I have lived it from within,” he distinguished.

“They respect Argentine football a lot there. They know we are competitive and when they come here they sometimes suffer a bit,” he revealed. As for the next competitions, in addition to the Libertadores, River could face Boca in the final, if they first beat Banfield in a play-off match to define who will face Xeneize for the 2020 Champions trophy, postponed by the pandemic. “Yes, it is possible to reach the final with Boca, but it is still missing. We will try to prepare as best we can,” he tried to get out of trouble.

With the national team’s success in Qatar, Fernández pieced together a measured but matter-of-fact answer in two questions when asked how he perceived Brazil’s mood during the World Cup and his chances of making the national team.

“During the World Cup, I was there (Brazil) for the last four and five days and they weren’t satisfied with what happened in the World Cup. They experienced it as a disappointment. Regarding the fact that I see myself again… I have a thorn there: if they didn’t call me in 2019 and 2020 when I was in a great moment, now with that kind of incredible players who are in the national team, I see it difficult. But I never lose hope ”, acknowledged Nacho Fernández, 10 of River in 2023.