Gallardo: "The players’ work was enormous" River Plate’s manager spoke to the media after their wonderful victory over Boca Juniors.

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“By playing with determination to take the ball in their starting area, we were going to hurt them and that's how the first goal came about, Pity's amazing goal. There were times when we could handle it, Boca was not posing a threat, and we had a quiet first half," Marcelo Gallardo said.

He added: "In the second half, it was expected that they would pressure us a bit more, but it only lasted ten minutes. Then, it was even, we handled it, Nacho Scocco scored an amazing goal and the match ended, we did not suffer much, except for the last two balls, the one that hit the cross bar and the one Franco caught.”

Gallardo explained that "the players’ work was enormous, I'm happy for them. It's a joy for us to win in Boca's stadium, it's an incentive. At the beginning of the second half, they could have evened the score, but they didn't have the continuity to do so. Nacho's goal mentally knocked them over.”

River's manager added: “I'm very happy for the players, for the people. I'm happy on a sad day, because yesterday we lost Guillermo Cascio, one of River's great leaders. I want to accompany his family through their grief; we gave him one last moment of joy for him to rest in peace.”

"I don't want to make comparisons, I stick to what my team is and how we work together. I highlight everyone's efforts, there are very high levels, but in the end, individuality is not going to make us win. I highlight the team's attitude. The unbeaten run is positive, the team had a realization during the match against Boca in Mendoza. It's an important run, it's not easy to remain unbeaten, but one has to aim higher," el Muñeco said.

As regards the two amazing goals, the manager said: "Matches are won through goals, first we had Pity's magnificent volley. In the second half, there was a good team play and then Scocco's incredible shot, it was extraordinary, and it's going to remain imprinted on the fans’ retinas.”

To conclude, he added: "The difference lies in the score, we scored two amazing goals and, from time to time, we controlled the match. We never felt subjected to Boca, we didn't suffer. That's the important thing. We took advantage of the good moments."