Fine for Gallardo and Armani returns, good news for River today | OneFootball

River's coach Marcelo Gallardo was sanctioned with only one match or a fine for his dispute with Andrés Merlos during the match against Argentinos. The Millo's coach received a light penalty, and it is almost certain (upon paying the fine) that he will be on the bench for the important match of his team against Vélez Sarsfield.

In the days leading up to the crucial match against Vélez for the 6th round of the Torneo Apertura, River received the good news that Marcelo Gallardo received only a one-match sanction from the AFA's Disciplinary Tribunal for the dispute he had with Andrés Merlos in his team's 1-0 defeat against Argentinos Juniors at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

Since he did not receive a severe penalty, the coach will be able to be on the bench for his team's visit to the Fortín if he pays a fine of $840,000, something he will surely do.

El Muñeco, who recently led his team to a last-minute victory against Ciudad de Bolívar in the Copa Argentina, was expelled in the last match for applauding and ironically congratulating the referee after he called a foul by Tomás Molina on Montiel. But the issue between Merlos and Gallardo allegedly continued in the tunnel, with Muñe waiting for him and calling him a bad person, to which the referee allegedly responded: "You're the bad person who got Demichelis sent off." Security personnel then reportedly intervened.

ARMANI RETURNS?

Franco Armani, ready to return for River: he could play against Vélez. The goalkeeper is now available to get his first minutes of the year and could be the starter on Sunday in Liniers. It will be his return after a tear and a subsequent inflammation of the Achilles tendon.

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