📉 River Plate lose at home again, enduring their worst run in 43 years | OneFootball

What is happening with River Plate? The Argentine team is going through a very delicate moment.

Los Millonarios have lost six of their last seven matches and have reached their worst run in the last 43 years.

That’s right: since 1982, the club hadn’t faced such a negative stretch.

Apart from the 1–0 win over Racing on October 2 in the Argentine Cup, River Plate lost to Palmeiras twice in the Libertadores (2–1 and 3–1, on 9/17 and 9/24), as well as Atlético Tucumán (2–0, on 9/20), Deportivo Riestra (2–1, on 9/28), Rosario Central (2–1, on 10/5) and Sarmiento de Junín (1–0, on 10/12), all in the Argentine league.

The run worries fans and puts pressure on coach Marcelo Gallardo, who sees the team’s performance dip precisely at the decisive stretch of the season.

"I set goals for myself all the time. I’m not here living for free. I have a sense of belonging, and having gone through what we’ve gone through at least makes me connect with the people. I didn’t come here to live off the past. I don’t expect to live off the past; I could have done that and stayed at home enjoying life. I like challenges, and this adversity won’t make me give up," said Gallardo after the defeat to Sarmiento, at the Monumental de Núñez.

Lack of creativity? Defensive problems? Physical drop-off? All of that plays a part. The truth is that River Plate needs to react quickly so as not to compromise the rest of the year.

With four straight losses in the “Clausura,” Los Millonarios sit fifth in Group B with 18 points from 12 matches. 

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