🔥ESCÁNDALO Gallardo FURIOSO vs Merlos cara a cara. Tensión máxima:

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Shared February 13, 2026

The scandalous fight between Gallardo and referee Merlos in the locker room: "I should punch you!" After his expulsion and the defeat against Argentinos Juniors, Marcelo Gallardo waited for Andrés Merlos and they had a heated confrontation. In his role as River Plate's manager, he has not only failed to get the team back on track, but he also can't control his own emotions. In the last year, he has frequently missed press conferences, and this Thursday he was involved in a scandalous incident with Andrés Merlos. In the defeat against Argentinos Juniors in La Paternal, already trailing on the scoreboard, Gallardo was sent off near the end of the first half for sarcastically applauding the referee. He had been complaining about numerous decisions and reached a point where he lost awareness of his actions, leaving River Plate without their manager for half the match. But things didn't end there. An hour later, with the match over and the defeat confirmed, a much more scandalous situation unfolded. As reported this morning by Ariel Senosiaín on DSports Radio, the 50-year-old coach waited for the referee in the locker room area and confronted him upon his arrival: "Can't you see you're a terrible referee?" he snapped. "Ugh... now I won't be able to sleep, look how I'm trembling..." the referee replied defiantly. "Of course you won't be able to sleep, you're such a terrible referee, look how you officiate..." Gallardo insisted. When he received laughter and a provocative "go on, go on..." in response, the atmosphere escalated. "I should beat the crap out of you, because you're not only a terrible referee, but a bad person," Gallardo spat out, completely unhinged. "And what about you... You got Demichelis sent off?" Merlos retorted.