Marcelo Gallardo clarified the reason for his crossing with De la Cruz and left a sentence that fills River with hope

River beat Lanús 2-0 for the fifth round of the Professional Soccer League and sealed their second consecutive victory just before the start of the round of 16 against Vélez for the Copa Libertadores.

Marcelo Gallardo spoke at the press conference after the duel at the Monumental and evaluated the result obtained. It is that in these two games River not only added three to three, but also broke his winning streak without converting.

“It was the team’s first half hour, close to what we want to be. The two goals came from a good score and then we were surprised by Lanús’ goal. The second half didn’t go smoothly but we didn’t have too many shock “, Gallardo summarized the course of the match against Lanus. And he acknowledged that “there are many things left to correct”.

“Paradela offers us the variant of being able to play on both sides,” commented the former Gimnasia, who scored the first goal of the match and was one of the figures against Lanús. “He makes me happy that he came in and that he took advantage of his opportunity, it is important for the team and for those who are out, that they seem close to us,” said Muñeco.

Gallardo was asked about a strange situation that happened at the start of the match, when De la Cruz showed annoyance and the TD was angry at an answer that the player gave him, decreeing his change.

“At one point I thought I could continue, this generated uncertainty and I needed quick answers”, clarified Gallardo, attributing his anger to a purely football issue. “We couldn’t risk or wait long in close matches. And he (for De la Cruz) didn’t give me precision. Nico is fine from the shot, let’s hope he recovers well”, the DT explained.

In another section of the conference, Gallardo responded on the possible arrival of Luis Suárez or Miguel Borja to replace Julián Álvarez. And the doll was optimistic in his response.

“Suárez and Borja are possibilities and I think one of the two will happen, of course. But we have to focus on Wednesday’s game with what we have. Whoever arrives will enrich “.

Then he deepened Suárez: “He is an elite footballer who is going through a recovery phase with the knee. Our expectation is in accordance with the timing of his evolution, he could not play tomorrow because he is recovering. So we are serene, we are waiting for a player that he is recovering and if we give the times and connect the possibilities and the good predisposition of both teams, he will be there, he showed enthusiasm and this is good, otherwise we would not be waiting for his decision ».

“The Borja thing has stalled a bit, but hopefully it can happen,” concluded the Doll.

Other quotes from Gallardo

“Aliendro will be with us starting Monday, he can go to Buenos Aires and undergo a checkup. We already have Beltrán. Okay. The series with Vélez will be tough, as always happens in Argentine football.”

“The series will be even. We compete in local football, we know each other and our idea is to have a good match at Liniers and finish at home. But we will try to concentrate on Wednesday.”

“I always look for permanent answers based on what the team can give, based on the characteristics of the players and the collective or individual performances. There they look for alternatives. When that doesn’t happen I look for answers, because it is logical that there are moments of low yields. . The important thing is to generate variations abroad, with permanent internal competition, which is the basis of what we are trying to sustain “.

“Matías (Suárez) still lacks training. We will see how he goes on, he is an important player. Milton (Casco) would have already been discharged this week and we have to see how he will respond to requests. These are two cases that need to continue to be evaluated.”