River fans fume at players: "Win first, worry about the nightclub later" | OneFootball

After the elimination in the Copa Libertadores, the Monumental booed several players and unleashed a repertoire of very harsh chants that escalated as the minutes passed in the defeat against Riestra.

The war cry from the River stands at the Allianz Parque, as a protest following the elimination by Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores, was the prelude to what was experienced at the Monumental this afternoon against Deportivo Riestra.

As in Brazil, the fans expressed their discontent with the team's current state vehemently with a repertoire of fiery songs that hadn't been heard in Núñez for a long time. There were whistles from the start, and as the minutes went by, the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

An intense atmosphere was already expected at the River stadium due to the decisive result against Verdao, which was the last straw in an irregular and disappointing season considering the fortune spent in the transfer market since Marcelo Gallardo returned. And the discontent was confirmed immediately when the stadium announcer read the lineup and some players were booed.

Among the starters against Riestra, Kevin Castaño and Miguel Borja received the clearest boos from River fans. Then, among the substitutes, Sebastián Boselli and Matías Galarza, some of the most recent additions to the team, also received their share. That was just the beginning of a very angry afternoon-evening.

A few minutes in, with the team already on the field and ready to start the match against Malevo, from various sections of the Monumental, a fiery song directed at the players was sung almost in unison. Gallardo, as always, was cheered in that harsh context.

"Let's see if we understand each other, the players and the fans: you give it your all on the field, and here in the stands, we will support you. Put in more effort, put in more heart, like we do in the stands. We give everything just to see this jersey, put in more effort, put in more heart, because this is River and we have to be champions. Come on Millo, don't let all your people down," sang the River fans, just like against Palmeiras.

And the truth is that the development of the match did not help to mend things, far from it. Because Gallardo's team started behind, managed to equalize, and after Riestra regained the lead with a 2-1, the Monumental once again made itself heard: "Move, River, move…".

But it didn't end there, the chants reached their most fiery point after Nicolás Ramírez annulled Miguel Borja's equalizer for offside. What did the Monumental shout? A chant that directly targets the main protagonists, without any filter.

"Listen, players, put in more effort if you want to be champions. Sweat the jersey, carry it in your heart, like this crowd does that wants to see you as champions," was heard past the quarter-hour mark of the second half. And at the end? With the defeat sealed, the curtain closed with whistles.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.