Pablo Solari, raised fist and smile in front of the River fans.
Soon, Paolo Solari adapted to River. And with a pure goal, the boy gains the trust of Marcello Gallardo. He had already scored twice (against Newell’s in the league) and yesterday Julián Álvarez returned to his form by transforming his first hat-trick at the club and scoring seven goals with the red armband.
Solari scored Marcelo Gallardo’s team’s first, third and fourth 4-0 win over Defense and Justice and took the ball under his arm. “I am happy to have scored three goals and to have contributed to the team. I work for this and slowly things are giving me,” said the striker. And, laughing, he added: “There are already seven goals and I hope there will be many more, huh”.
Regarding his role on the pitch, transformed from winger to near center-forward in the last two games, Solari commented: “Wherever Marcelo (Gallardo) puts me, I’m available. I’m learning from him and my teammates. They teach me a lot.”
And regarding his fanaticism for River, the former Colo-Colo said: “I have to keep a little bit of the fan I have inside and be more professional, but I’m handling it pretty well since I’m a big fan and I’m making a dream come true. “.
With the three goals, Solari emulated Lucas Alario, who until before the match in which Gallardo’s team beat 4-0 in Defense and Justice in Chaco, was the only player of River (in the final of the 2016 edition against Rosario Central in Córdoba) to score a triplet in this contest.
“Nooo, it’s too much to compare me to Alario,” Solari said timidly and humbly. And when asked if he was starting to look like Julián Álvarez for taking the ball, the boy, laughing, said: “Pará, you are comparing me to a phenomenon. I hope I can continue to help the team and if more goals come. , much better.”
While Julián Álvarez has started scoring goals at Manchester City, here River is hoping to find in Solari someone who will make ‘Araña’ goals forget with more goals.
The summary of the match
Massimiliano Benozzi
Source: Clarin
