Pablo Solari, the figure of River: “Sacrifice is not negotiated”

River Plate beat Central Córdoba 3-0 at Monumental. And Pablo Solari, figure of the match, was sent off with a high level kick on the right wing. The young striker opened the way to victory just after ten minutes of the first half.

“I am very happy for the team’s victory and for scoring again”Were his first words immediately after the meeting.

The former Colo Colo arrived in River, at the express request of Marcelo Gallardo, in July. He is still in the process of adapting, but his good performance on the green grass lately has made Millonario fans dream. “It’s a great thing to score in this stadium. The important thing is that we keep adding. We want to go up there, “he confessed.

Regarding his deployment on the right wing, which Marcelo Gallardo constantly underlines, he confessed: “He asks me for sacrifice as he asks all his companions. It is something that is not negotiated. She asked me to be a little closer as we were further away from the flyers and there was space. In the second half we did much better and luckily we managed to take the win ”. And he added: “It is important to keep adding because our goal is to fight for the championship.”

Regarding the Superclásico against Boca, on the occasion of the 18th round of the Professional League, which will be played at the Bombonera for the first time with an audience since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, he released: “I like playing game after game. Not I like to talk first. The truth is that we are doing very well. Now we are going to prepare the game against Tigre, who are a very tough rival. To rest and work on what is to come. “

River Plate have two stops before facing Xeneize. First you will visit the Victory Matador. Then, you will receive Barracas Central in the Monumental.

The history of Solari

The 21-year-old striker has a particular history. Life turns brought Solari back to River. It is that at the age of eight, accompanied by his father, Pablo tried at the Núñez club but in the end he came to nothing. Far from pigeonholing, the Solari boy continued to play and as a teenager he joined the Vélez de General Pico, in La Pampa.

He did 150 kilometers to train. And there he saw it Sebastián Pait, who today happens to be in charge of the formative football of the River. But at that time he was working for Vélez. And he recommended it.

In the Liniers institute they tried it as a “9” but it didn’t fit. Then the possibility of Talleres was born and they made him sign there, as a right-wing midfielder. And from Córdoba he jumped to Chile, where he ended up being a Colo-Colo figure, and a much loved player, especially after the historic goal that would have saved the Chilean club from moving to Serie B in the 2021 Promotion.

In the middle, Solari participated with the national team in the famous tournament of L’Alcudia, in Spain.

From Arizona, the town of San Luis – located 250 kilometers from Villa Mercedes and 345 from the provincial capital – where Solari was born and raised, his father and mother, fans of the River, follow him on television at every game. The state of health of Pablo’s maternal grandmother, Elva, prevented them from attending matches at the Monumental several times. And in front of the screen they get excited about this great gift from their son.

Solari enjoys his days at the River and stays in touch with his family. He is so familiar that the milestone celebrations of bringing his right hand to his forehead and bowing are in honor of his maternal grandfather Feliciano (who died when Pablo was very young), who had an extensive military career. The new jewel of Gallardo brings goals, dribbling and sacrifice.