River Plate will try to win the Copa Libertadores again because “it is everyone’s dream,” coach Marcelo Gallardo said on Monday (August 5) on his return to the South American giants.
Gallardo won 14 titles in his first spell at River, including the 2015 and 2018 Copa Libertadores in his eight-and-a-half years at the helm from 2014 to 2022.
“The main objective is to go for everything and mainly to focus on the Libertadores,” Gallardo said at his presentation at River’s Monumental stadium.
Victories over fierce rivals Boca Juniors in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana and the 2015, 2018 and 2019 Libertadores left a mark on Argentine football and the history of the rivalry between the country’s most popular clubs.
Gallardo takes over following the exit of Martin Demichelis, who took charge in 2023 and stepped down after a run of poor results this year.
River host Huracan in the Argentine league on Saturday (August 10) in the first game of the most successful coach in the club’s history latest spell in charge.
