Argentine coach Julio Santilla, who was working with the historic coach of Boca Juniors, Carlos Bianchi, said that the traditional rival River Plate offers exceptional offers under the leadership of coach Marcelo Gallardo, pointing out that the latter could have become a legend had it not been for the severe loss suffered in front of Al Ain in half FIFA Club World Cup 2018.
Santella explained to the Argentine Olle newspaper that River Plate imposed itself in the last period, thanks to the distinguished results achieved by him under the leadership of Gayardo, by winning the Copa Libertadores Cup 2018 after exciting events in the final against Boca Juniors, in addition to qualifying for the final of the 2019 version, before the loss against the Brazilian Flamingo In the final, stressing that "millionaires" missed a historic opportunity by completing these accomplishments by winning the Club World Cup title or qualifying for the final at the very least and facing Real Madrid, with the unexpected fall against Al-Emirati in the semi-final.
He added: “I see that Gayardo could have become an Argentine legend in training if he won the World Cup clubs title, but his loss against Al Ain spoiled the joy of his achievement with River Plate, so I think that Gayardo's achievements cannot be compared with the legend of Boca Juniors and coaching in Argentina Carlos Carlos Bianchi, who won the Libertadores Cup four times, once with Fels Sarsfield in 1994 and three historical times with Boca Juniors in 2000, 2001 and 2003, also won the Club World Cup with its old name Intercontinental Cup with Sarsfield by beating Milan 2-0, and with Boca Juniors by winning Real Madrid 2-1, Milan b Kalat shootout, while Argentina won the league seven times by three times with Sarsfield and four times with Boca Juniors, the achievements excel significantly on what we achieved so far Gallardo ».
It is noteworthy that Al Ain achieved a historic achievement in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, when it came second behind Real Madrid, after it had made a difficult journey by beating Wellington, New Zealand and Tunisia's Taraji, before it achieved a historic victory over River Plate in the semi-final, after the match ended with a two-goal tie for each team. While the "leader" lost in the final to Real Madrid by four goals to one.