2024-03-13 20:21:17
River and Estudiantes will face each other this Wednesday, from 9:10 p.m. at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium, for the final of the Argentine Super Cup that crosses the winner of the last Professional League with the winner of the Argentine Cup. Those who will meet again are Martín Demichelis and Enzo Pérez, today at Pincha and leaving in the middle of a worn-out relationship with the Millonario coach. A story of disagreements…
What happened between Demichelis and Enzo Pérez
In the future, it may or may not be known how deep that intern born in August 2023 was after the off the record in which Demichelis shared with some journalists his opinion – with little filter – about the leaders of the squad, including Enzo .
River was going through a complicated footballing present since it had been eliminated in the round of 16 of the Libertadores against Internacional from Brazil, in addition to a streak of bad results achieved outside the Monumental that put Demichelis in the eye of the storm. This situation not only had an impact on the image that the coach had on the outside, when he was already being criticized by the fans, but also on the inside: he began to be seen askance, mainly by those in charge.
Demichelis became resisted by the most experienced footballers, who had been accustomed to a different way of driving during the eight years of Marcelo Gallardo’s cycle. In this context, some alleged decisions were leaked that the coach was going to make thinking about 2024 that involved the most experienced footballers. A generational change was coming…
That off that stopped being off meant the uncovering of a relationship that was only sustained thanks to the mediation of Javier Pinola, Micho’s assistant. After the friendly against Universidad Católica, in September, Pérez made a comment about it: “I speak behind closed doors, nothing more”, another way of making clear his internal relationship with the coach who, it is worth clarifying, would never stop counting on the Mendoza native. .
On the other hand, one of the points that also affected the relationship is linked to the fight for financial awards, a matter in which Demichelis, without the back of his predecessor in office, chose not to intervene. The sum of things led to there being no return on the part of the player, despite attempts to rebuild the relationship from the other corner of the ring.
The uncovering of the tense relationship between Demichelis and Enzo Pérez
In December, River defeated Rosario Central and won the Champions Trophy. The tension between Pérez and Demichelis, far from remaining hidden, was exposed in Santiago del Estero because the Mendoza native greeted almost all the members of the coaching staff when leaving the field, but evaded the coach.
After the match, Enzo announced his farewell to the club of his loves through tears and gratefully mentioning everyone… except the coaching staff headed by Demichelis. “I always had the respect of my colleagues and the people who work around us: security, press, props, cooks, medical staff. To all of them, thank you from the bottom of my heart for these six and a half years,” he expressed through tears.
“If I had had a problem with him not greeting me, I wouldn’t have brought it up. I don’t go to the players’ house and they don’t come to mine. I have a relationship of mutual respect,” were the words the coach chose to refer to. to the topic, which was considered closed.
This Wednesday, with the Estudiantes shirt, Enzo Pérez will meet Martín Demichelis again in the Argentine Super Cup. It will be a new chapter in a long history of disagreements. Who will celebrate?
Foto: Hernan Cortez/Getty Images.
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