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

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

The curious thing is that the Canalla midfielder has a past with River. His story with the Greatest dates back to 2007, when he was 20 years old and living in the club’s housing. At that time, Daniel Passarella, then the first-team coach, did not consider him, and he was forced to play in the youth divisions, as the player himself acknowledged 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 game time to arrive in better shape for the 2007 U-20 World Cup in Canada,” Malcorra told 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 First Division players were sent down to the reserves, and sometimes I didn’t even play in the reserves, but in the Fourth, in the Fifth. 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, and I ended up six months without playing, in my hometown. And then I went to the Primera B Nacional, to CAI, where I had been from 12 to 14, before going to River.”

Eight years had to pass before Malcorra had his chance to play in the top flight, which he did 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 domestic football, he played for Lanús and, after a year, moved to Rosario Central.

Source: Bolavip

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