The former River defender not happy with Gallardo: “They didn’t trust me”

Alessandro Barboza He is experiencing a great footballing moment: he arrived at Botafogo after a great campaign in Paraguayan football, but He remembered his time at River and said they didn’t give him the confidence he needed settle into the starting team.

“I didn’t have confidence in River. I played six games in six months. If the player doesn’t have confidence it’s very difficult”the player told DSports Radio and added that he would happy to perform and show what he is as a player.

Barboza He trained as a footballer in Riverbut not having opportunities in the first team He went on loan to Atlético Rafaela. On the Santa Fe team He spent all of 2015 playing 11 games and even scored a goalagainst his former club.

He went on loan to Defense and Justice where he was from 2016 to 2019, he played 128 gameschassis 16 goalsI become captain and leader of the team. In the middle of his time at the institution of Varela between 2017 and 2018 he called him Marcelo Gallardo because I wanted it in the River.

“Marcelo Gallardo called me and ended up convincing me to go to River. I wanted to be there, I gave priority to River because I thought it was the best thing for me”the defender stated and stated that at that time he had offers from the MLSFrom Europe and of Brazil.

Barboza told it like it was Javier Pinolahe was about to run away from behind. “It happened that Javi Pinola came back and clearly he was going to play.. I would have started from behind, but I had the confidence to fight. It was not like this. As the semester progresses I couldn’t have that trust I wanted, I couldn’t let it go and the truth is that I regret it. because you always want to be successful in the big clubs.”

During his time at River, Barboza played six gamesfive for the League and one for the Copa Libertadores 2017. Of those five games he won one, he lost two AND tied two. He made his debut in the 3-1 defeat with Newell’s and in his second match with him Millo loses 4 to 0 against Talleres.

From Copa Libertadores played the last minutes of the semi-final with Lanús in which River lost 4 to 2. Then he returned to Defense and Justice, then he had a period Independent between 2019 and 2021. He arrived in Paraguayan football in 2021 where He spent three seasons with Libertad.

With the Paraguayan institution He was champion five times. He won the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Apertura Tournament; and the end of 2023. He also won the Paraguay Cup champion of the last year. With freedom played 117 games, he scored nine goals and seven assists.

“It’s a calmer football in terms of rhythm. I adapted, it was great and today I’m where I am because I continued to work and I didn’t have those bad moments”, said the player. Today he works in Brazilian football. The Botafogo He hired him to strengthen the central defense and He has already played six games.