Marcelo Gallardo’s cycle has reached 400 games

Marcelo Gallardo did not imagine that after that debut against Ferro, on 27 July 2014, for the Argentine Cup, he would one day reach 400 games as a coach of the River, leaving Daniel Passarella on the way, who made his debut in the First Division. , and to Ramón Díaz, who also directed it. Not even the millionaire fans who have enjoyed 14 titles since their arrival.

But the concrete thing is that the Doll has already been in the bank for 8 years and is the coach with the longest position among those who lead in the First Division. Only two coaches have directed more games for the club: Angel Amadeo Labruna (528 games) and José María Minella (441).

There is a detail to take into consideration among the 399 official matches of the River since Gallardo’s arrival: 398 were actually played while one was considered lost for not showing up to play against Atlético Tucumán for the 2020 Super League Cup. , at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Disciplinary Court gave him up for lost 1-0 and therefore must be counted in the official statistics.

Until the game with Huracán, between First Division tournaments, National Cups and International Cups, River won 214, drew 106, lost 79, scored 711 goals and received 346.

The Gallardo-era scorer continues to follow Lucas Alario, with 55 goals, but Julián Alvarez, who will play his last game at the club against Vélez on Wednesday and will be presented at Manchester City next Sunday, adds 53.