Gallardo takes responsibility for River’s struggles, apologises to the fans | OneFootball

The Doll analyzed in a press conference the harsh fall of the Millonario, at home against Malevo. Check out his highlighted phrases.

River lost 1-2 to Deportivo Riestra at the Monumental, for matchday 10 of the Clausura Tournament 2025, and deepened its football crisis. On Fan's Day, it let down its people again, not only because of the result but also because of the way it happened. Therefore, Marcelo Gallardo was very self-critical with the team and himself.

In a press conference, the Doll admitted that "we are not going through a good time in these short weeks, four games with negative results deserve an apology". In this regard, the coach signed: "Apologize to our fans".

"It was not the moment we wanted to be in and yet they are always present. On Fan's Day we couldn't turn around what happened in the Copa Libertadores and give them a victory", lamented MG, who once again showed great gratitude to the fans.

Regarding the analysis of the match, Gallardo reflected: "Today we are suffering the few arrivals that they generate, they were few but they scored on us. We are in a negative moment defensively". At the same time, he highlighted that "it became very difficult beyond having control of the game, because if you don't mark it with defensive and offensive presence it's useless". "We have to take responsibility for the moment we are going through, be resilient and expect reactions", Gallardo completed.

Gallardo and the mindset change before Racing

Without Copa Libertadores, the most important match coming up will be the quarterfinals of the Copa Argentina against Racing, which will be played on Thursday. "It was an important post-elimination week to turn the page and get into what's coming.

, Gallardo expressed.

After four consecutive losses, all of them very hard, the Doll referred to how this vital classic with the Academy, of direct elimination, will be approached. "We need to have a different reaction, that involves everyone, and take it with a different decision because what we have done so far has not been enough", he concluded.

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