What happened in the River locker room after Barco’s disobedience to Demichelis?: the “mushroom” that went viral and the message of an old glory of the Millionaire

River He returned from Tucumán with a draw. He took a point but the feeling is that the return to Núñez came empty-handed. There was a setback in the game that the team had shown. And, to complete the negative scenario, an unwanted incident has occurred which can mark a cornerstone in the relationship of Martín Demichelis with the team he himself created after the departures of Enzo Pérez, Nicolás De la Cruz, Bruno Zuculini and Salomón Rondón among other heavyweights.

It’s just that he missed the penalty twice Esequiel boat In the first part of the match he stole all the flashes and even more so after the coach decided to sit him on the bench at half-time. This situation has sparked endless rumors and even a clarification from Evangelina Anderson, the coach’s partner, who continues to suffer the burden of being Marcelo Gallardo’s heir.

Better to go in parts. First we must review what happened that heavy night at the José Fierro Monumental in San Miguel de Tucumán. Néstor Breitenbruch, Decano’s defender, brought down Ignacio Fernández in the area and referee Nazareno Arasa scored the penalty in the 27th minute of the first half. Immediately afterwards Barco puts a ball under his arm and Borja another. They both wanted to kick him.

There was a fight to see who committed the infraction. The midfielder won and the Colombian, very angry, threw the ball into the stands. The former Independiente player’s shot ends up in the center and José Devecchi saves with his right leg. But VAR observed Alexis Flores’ invasion of the area and the penalty was repeated.

There the challenge to authority occurred because Demichelis, energetic, ordered Barco to give way to Borja. Nacho Fernández went to convince him, but he failed. The Colombian striker, now calmer, slapped the creative midfielder in the face as a sign of support. But fate had dealt him a cruel joke. The shot – it hit him with one leg and then grazed him with the other – went several meters over the crossbar and the coach was expelled from the reserves bench chewing on something more than simple anger. Germán Lux, one of Micho’s assistants, in fact ordered the physical trainer to intensify the pre-match work of Franco Mastantuono, who came on in the second half in place of the rebel midfielder.

It was 45 minutes of pure tension. And there was even talk of a clash between Demichelis and Barco in the locker room before the match resumed. In the press conference the coach tried to lower the volume on the matter. Missing a penalty or even two can happen to anyone, I considered that I wasn’t one hundred percent emotionally at half-time to continue playing in the second half. He’s an exceptional boy, sometimes it’s the players’ emotions because of the pulsations, we’re winning, I wanted to participate because I hadn’t scored yet this season”, began the coach to calm the controversy. And he continues: “He apologized to me because he’s not egocentric and he’s not a guy who only thinks about himself, in this case he didn’t want to drop the ball but you learn from everything and today he will definitely have a great experience.”

Demichelis’ words weren’t enough for the foam to stop falling. Sensational journalists spread rumors of a heated brawl in the locker room, including physical violence. And they even highlighted a mark on Demichelis’ face as proof of the alleged non-existent fight. The coach, asked at a press conference, explained that the scratch on his face was the product of “a fungus”.

Fake news has grown to such an extent Evangelina Anderson She felt the obligation to show the dialogue she had with a dermatologist to cure her husband’s problem. “Demi’s cheek has been like this for months, here’s my chat from October 2nd with my dermatologist… Haha. “How they love to invent,” said the model along with a photo of a conversation with a doctor, who advised the use of a cream to treat a “seborrheic dermatitis” product of “stress”.

What really happened in José Fierro’s dressing room? There was, as it turned out, a strong verbal rebuke from Demichelis for not obeying his order. Nothing else. Even nothing less…. And that’s where the cracks appear that never stop appearing in his way of leading groups. The different points of view that had favored the farewell of the previous managers of the dressing room have re-emerged from this Barco rebellion, which found an echo in its behavior in an old glory like Ariel Ortega, who on his social media shared a photo of the player who emerged on Independiente with the phrase “Aguante potrero, rebellion, gambetas”.

Right or not, Demichelis gave a signal of authority by eliminating Barco. Criticism, internal and external, can help the coach continue to pass subjects in his career to add experience. He has the leadership bench. You need time to finish shaping your style. We must not forget that this is his first adventure as a driver and, as if that wasn’t enough, he has the heavy burden of being the heir to the Gallardo.