Jorge Carrascal is the pleasant revelation
of the latest games and good recent results from River Plate. His incursion in the start changed the face of the team led by Marcelo Gallardo and who just scored eight goals against Nacional de Montevideo with his goal, in the round-robin series of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.
“It simply came to our notice then. Sometimes I think when a player can offer me something that the team could not find, which was his technical quality and his fantasy in the game. I didn’t have that and I had to get its “, said” Doll “, after qualifying for the semifinals.
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Gallardo, he did not hide his pride and happiness
by the presence of Jorge Carrascal. “He started to show with last Thursday’s game that he was not wrong and that he is gaining confidence, minutes and assumes the continuity of the game that the team needs. He is a different player and the team may need him in these games. “
Finally, the River Plate coach analyzed his next rival: Palmeiras, whom he must defeat if he wants to keep “Copa Libertadores the most difficult of all”
, as he assured during the press conference.
“You have to play the games. Everyone who is going to play the semifinals in a Cup like this deserves to be there and we will have to show the difference in a complex series. We are going against an undefeated team, with a good solidity and a strong attack. It will be a very complex series, “he concluded.
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Gallardo is considered on our continent as one of the most successful and capable coaches of recent times, thanks to his work on the River Plate bench. And, in addition, the Argentine has an excellent management, with talents such as the Colombian Carrascal, who followed and made his way in professional football following in his footsteps in Millonarios, Sevilla Atlético, Spain; and Karpaty, Ukraine.