Martín Demichelis could be the substitute for “El Muñeco” Gallardo, according to Argentine media
As reported by several local media, Gallardo and Francescoli met remotely with the coach of the Bayern Munich second team, main candidate to replace Gallardo, who will soon leave his post after playing two friendlies and is, with 14 titles, the most successful coach in the club’s history.
The ‘Millionaire’ will face Colo Colo on November 9 in Chile and the Spanish Betis on November 13 in the Argentine province of Mendoza, in which It will be the last game of the ‘Muñeco’ as coach of River.
The directors have not yet given details about Gallardo’s eventual replacement, but for days there has been speculation in Argentina that the chosen one will be Demichelis, who made his River debut in 2000, played for the club until 2003 and he was not yet in charge of a First Division team.
“I am proud that my name is considered as one of the candidates for coach. Now it will be a question of having patience”, said the former defender a few days ago from Germany.
Even Javier Gandolfi, who signed a contract as coach of Talleres on Wednesday, had slipped that he was analyzing joining River Plate as Demichelis’ assistant.
“Until now there has been a lot of talk, but I tried to respect the moment we were living. If River’s option is part of the talk? Surely. I said that with Martín we are great friends and we talk often. We are going to analyze, listen and make the best decision, ”said Gandolfi, who finally signed a contract with the Cordovan club, at the beginning of the week.
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