Ramón Díaz on River exit, open to return: «If needed, I’m here» | OneFootball

As River slowly picks itself up after losing the Superclásico, Ramón Díaz broke his silence and, knowing full well that for years his name was always the first to come up whenever the Millonario was left without a coach, took the chance to leave the door open to a hypothetical return to the Monumental in the future: “At River they know that if they need me, I’m here.”

However, he made it clear that he is not talking about the present moment and was full of praise for Eduardo Coudet: “He’s an incredible professional who needs time and is working with a team he didn’t put together himself. I’m sure things will improve.”

At the same time, the man from La Rioja also gave his opinion on the current situation on the other side of the divide, coming out in support of Claudio Úbeda and admitting that he always felt he was criticized too much. He also went as far as to say that, for him, Boca is one of the contenders to win this edition of the Copa Libertadores.

Díaz explained why he decided to leave the club after winning the Torneo Final and the Copa Campeonato in 2014, something that seems unthinkable nowadays: “I’d rather people remember me for what I did. I wouldn’t have liked to leave after a failure, especially with the history we have at the club, and even more so as a fan. I always want to leave as a winner.”

While looking back on the past, Ramón recalled some of his most historic phrases, including when he visited La Bombonera for the first time after River’s relegation and responded to the chants of “You’re in the B” by wagging his index finger and making it clear that he had not been relegated:

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