Marcelo Gallardo: “Beyond benefiting our classic rival, we are proud to have internal peace”

Marcelo Gallardo gave Boca Juniors an unexpected ‘gift’ and did not remain silent. River Plate defeated Racing Club (1-2) in the last game with the historic coach on the bench, a result that prevented the ‘Academy’ from snatching the lead from the ‘xeneizes’ of the Argentine Professional League.

“I would like to emphasize that, in a country where everything is suspected, where everything is so petty, that it seems even devoid of values, we believe that from football we have the possibility of sowing seeds that mean having respect and dignity for the passion that this sport generates all of us”, remarked ‘el Muñeco’ after the game.

“Beyond having benefited our classic rival, we are proud to have this internal peace. Above all, to close it in this way, where we did not have to protect our integrity, dignity and values. The rest does not return. If this stays in River, it will be bigger than it is, ” Gallardo added.

The coach announced on October 13 that he was not going to renew his contract, when it ends in December, although he did not clarify what his future will be.

Hugo Ibarra and his emotion to win with Boca

On the other shore, Hugo Ibarra, who until three months ago directed the Boca Juniors reserve team, signed his first title as ‘xeneize’ coach this Sunday. His team tied 2-2 with Independiente and added 52 points, while Racing finished with 50 units after losing to River 1-2.

“The truth is that these guys deserve it. It was a huge job and all this effort during the time that I am in charge as a coach, they deserve it because they have done everything that is being experienced at this moment ”, defined Ibarra in a press conference after the match.

“We had to do our job. We turned around a result that was ultimately complicated by a draw. We had to think about ourselves, the best won.” the coach added.