🔥¿Por qué se tienen bronca? 🤬 EL ORIGEN DE LA GUERRA: Gallardo vs Merlos (Parte 2)

The fight between Gallardo and Merlos in the locker room didn't start yesterday. This is the origin of the hatred since 2022 and the phrase that broke everything." The dark history between Gallardo and Merlos: from the "heavy artillery" in 2022 to the total locker room scandal The clash in La Paternal was not an isolated incident. The relationship between the River Plate coach and the referee-Air Force pilot has a long-standing score that finally exploded yesterday with insults and an invitation to a fistfight. River Plate's defeat against Argentinos Juniors cost them much more than three points. Marcelo Gallardo's return to the "Millionaires" bench is proving more turbulent than expected, not only on the field but also emotionally. After his expulsion for sarcastically applauding Andrés Merlos, "El Muñeco" (Gallardo's nickname) took things to a head in the locker room area. "I should beat the crap out of you." According to sources present at the stadium (Ariel Senosiaín on DSports Radio), Gallardo waited for the referee after the match. What began as a technical critique ("Can't you see you're a terrible referee?") quickly escalated after Merlos's mocking response: "Ugh... now I won't be able to sleep, look how I'm trembling." The phrase that paralyzed the corridors of La Paternal was that of the 50-year-old manager, completely out of control: "I should beat the crap out of you, because you're not only a terrible referee, but a bad person." Merlos didn't back down and reminded him of his previous departure from the club with a hurtful: "And what about you... You got Demichelis sent off?" The origin of the hatred: The 2022 precedent To understand why Gallardo is "furious" with Merlos, we have to go back to the first stint of "El Muñeco" (Gallardo's nickname). In a Copa Argentina match in 2022, despite River Plate's 3-0 victory over Barracas Central with a thunderous strike from Casco and a brace from Palavecino, the manager didn't He forgave the referee's performance. That night, Merlos missed a clear penalty on Jonatan Maidana and handled the cards with a bias that infuriated the River Plate bench. In the post-match press conference, Gallardo fired off a statement that resonates more powerfully than ever today: "The team played a good match despite Merlos. The referee wasn't solid, but the team was." A present out of control That scathing remark from two years ago was the first brick in a wall of distrust that completely collapsed yesterday. Today, Gallardo is not only battling a team that can't find its way, but also his own demons and a broken relationship with Argentine referees that seems beyond repair.