River’s board plans to add a sporting director to the club’s structure | OneFootball

The leadership headed by Stefano Di Carlo is not only focused on finding Marcelo Gallardo’s successor after his farewell against Banfield, but is also planning to make a change in the football structure: they will add a sporting director.

The new member of the “millonario” organization chart will serve as a link between the presidency and the technical secretariat, led by Enzo Francescoli. This professional, whom they will hire, will oversee the day-to-day of the football project and will be a third voice when it comes to making decisions. Leonardo Ponzio, for his part, will be the closest to the professional squad.

Di Carlo is considering several names for this role, and one of them is Santiago Solari. “El Indiecito,” who played for the club as a footballer, is currently the director of football at Real Madrid, after having coached Castilla and the first team of “Los Merengues,” as well as Club América in Mexico. He was also mentioned as a possible replacement for Marcelo Gallardo, but at this point, all roads lead to Eduardo Coudet.

“El Chacho” is the number one candidate to succeed Marcelo Gallardo, who last Thursday coached the final match of his second spell. The former Rosario Central and Racing coach was present on the Deportivo Alavés bench this Friday, in their 2-0 defeat to Levante. In the press conference after the match, he denied any contact from River’s management, something he had already done beforehand.

However, his agent, Christian Bragarnik, confirmed that the “millonario” leadership did contact him to inquire about his client’s situation. “I have to speak with the coach and then with the Alavés authorities,” he said in an exclusive interview with TyC Sports. This Saturday, there will be a Zoom meeting between Di Carlo, Francescoli, Ponzio, Coudet, and Bragarnik, in which they will discuss the details of the project and try to reach an agreement. If the meeting ends on good terms, the coach will arrange his departure from the Spanish club and travel to Buenos Aires next week.

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