The River coach has in his record a successful history in the series hand in hand. At the time of the Argentine Cup clash against Racing, he reviews how he went against the “Academy.”
Gallardo’s tremendous history directing hand with River and the balance in favor against Racing
At hours of a new hand in hand, Marcelo Gallardo played in total 93 series of direct elimination Under the technical direction of River, with a very high degree of success.
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In the 93 direct duels, the River of Gallant has reaped a total of 70 victories And just 23 losses. That is, an impressive 75% effectiveness.
This registry includes six triumphs and seven falls that were defined in the penalty shootout. This balance demonstrates the strength and temper of the team to impose itself in defining instances. Not for nothing it has on the back 15 titles won as coach of River
This impressive number confirms the “doll” as a key strategist in decisive moments, with a highly positive balance in this type of instances, despite the recent fall against the Palmeiras and his bad streak in front of teams Brazil.
The most important series of this successful cycle had as its protagonist Mouth, The classic rival. Gallant He eliminated 5 times to “Xeneize”: Semifinals of the 2014 South American Cup, in three editions of the Copa Libertadores (eighth of 2015, the historic final of Madrid 2018 and the semifinals of 2019) and also in the final of the 2018 Super Cup, in Mendoza.
Gallardo’s hand ‘balance against Argentine teams:
When analyzing the series against national teams, either at local or international level, the effectiveness of Marcelo Gallardo’s River is even greater: 48 victories in 63 sets disputed. That is, only 15 losses. This represents the 76% effectiveness.
Gallardo’s history against Racing:
Before the “Academy”, the coach of River you won 7 of the 14 times they played (with four draws and three losses), which include a crossroads of the Copa Libertadores and a final of the Argentine Super Cup. In addition, he registered a high level of goal, with 28 in favor and 9 against (there are historic win as 6-1, 5-0 and 4-0).
The funny thing is that the last confrontation was 1-0 victory of Racing, With goal of Maxi Salas (today River forward), in December 2024.
Source: Ambito
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