Nacho Malcorra: left River in 2007, debuted with Unión 8 years later | OneFootball

River lost for the third consecutive time in the 2025 Clausura, falling 2-1 to Rosario Central at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito. One of the executioners of the Millonario was Ignacio Malcorra, who sealed the final score in the second half by taking advantage of a poor clearance by Gonzalo Montiel and a late arrival by Kevin Castaño in his attempt to block the shot.

Interestingly, the Canalla midfielder has a past with the Millonario. His story with the Greatest dates back to 2007, when he was 20 years old and living in the club’s boarding house. At that time, Daniel Passarella, then the first team coach, did not consider him, and he was forced to play in the lower divisions, as the player himself admitted in an interview given years ago.

“I was with the U-20s under Pancho Ferraro. And they told me I had to start playing in the First Division, try to get some playing time to be better prepared for the 2007 World Cup in Canada,” Malcorra said in an interview with TNT Sports. He also gave details about the moments leading up to his departure from River and how he left the club after six seasons.

“The coach at River was Passarella, and many players were sent down from the First Team to the Reserves, and sometimes I didn’t even play in the Reserves, but in the Fourth or Fifth Division. And, because I was in a hurry, I said: ‘I’m leaving,’” he revealed. He added: “My agent and I went to Uruguay and, I don’t know what mess happened, but I ended up spending six months without playing, in my hometown. Then I went to the B Nacional, to CAI, where I had played from age 12 to 14, before going to River.”

It took eight years for Malcorra to get his chance to play in the first division, as he did so with Unión in 2015 after wearing the shirts of CAI of Comodoro Rivadavia for three seasons and Aldosivi between 2011 and 2014. He was later transferred to Mexico—where he played for Tijuana, Pumas UNAM, and Atlas—before returning to Argentina in 2021. Upon his return to national football, he played for Lanús and, after a year, moved to Rosario Central.

Source: Bolavip

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