River Plate’s President Daniel Passarella offered a press conference in which he defended Coach Matías Almeyda by saying «he deserves another chance,» because he received the post in the middle of a crisis.
«I want to appeal to the memory of River fans. I feel that Almeyda deserves another opportunity, because he won it,» Passarella assured.
The head of the club stated that the current coach arrived in the middle of a crisis, «it was difficult to return to the First Division.»
«They said I met with other coaches. They talked about La Volpe, Da Silva, Labruna, Carrasco, Troglio…that never happened. You know me and you know I always speak the truth,» Passarella continued.
He added «it would be easier to remove Matías and hire another coach that the fans want – referring to Ramón Díaz -, but it’s not my style.»
Source: Buenos Aires Herald