End of an era: D’Onofrio passed command to Brito in River

End of an era: D’Onofrio passed command to Brito in River

Brito, River’s second youngest president in its history, received an affectionate hug from D? Onofrio when he received the diploma that certifies him as the new owner of the club.

“It is a very important day, perhaps the most important day in my life and one that I always dreamed of. 35 years ago I received my first jersey, the day of the first and only intercontinental title. That is why I congratulate ‘Beto’ Alonso who is here.”, were the first words of the new president, who will govern for four years.

Brito, vice president during the management of D’Onofrio, He thanked his family and was moved when he remembered his dad, who passed away in a plane crash in November 2020.

The brand new owner of River greeted D’Onofrio and extended his gratitude for the eight years of work in the club and continued with Gallardo: “You always allowed us an honest dialogue and thinking the best for the institution, to get out of the comfort zone. You trained players and people”.

Francescoli also received the recognition of Brito for his “temperance” in some moments of crisis in River.

“We have a debt with the partner in the stadium infrastructure and we are going for more”, Brito closed.

Matías Patanian and Ignacio Villarroel, 1st and 2nd vice presidents, respectively, accompanied Brito on stage to deliver the diplomas of the renewed directive commission.

More than 500 people gathered at the SUM of the club, among family members, employees, journalists and glories such as Norberto Alonso, Hernán Díaz and Ubaldo Fillol, and recognized fans in the former tennis players Guillermo Coria and Mariano Zabaleta.

Gallardo sat in the front row, next to Francescoli, with whom he exchanged concepts for much of the event.

Before the assumption of Brito, D’Onofrio He dedicated a few words to him: “Brito showed me in these years, a lot of place to want to be the one, but accompanying me, respecting his role”.

The former president of River also greeted former national senator Esteban Bullrich, who suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and was applauded by all those present.

Source From: Ambito

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