Wearing an accessory that was rarely seen on her and with some changes to her hair, Marcelo Gallardo surprised everyone in Saudi Arabia with his look change. And those in charge of revealing it were the social networks of the Al Ittihadwhile the coach was waiting to travel to the quarterfinal match of the Asian Champions.
Through a simple close-up while posing with his thumb up, taken while the Doll was taking advantage of his free time to use his cell phone and drink coffee, serious affection was perceived in the DT’s appearance. Among them stands out the use of reading glassessomething unusual for him, and longer hair than usualbut with the curiosity that He already shows his first gray hair.
Unlike his time at River, the 48-year-old coach already He doesn’t style his hair with his typical jopo and seems to have already given up using gel. to fix your hair while performing tactical instructions.
Immediately the image came to light, it did not take long for it to go viral on social networks. “Bank this version of Gallardo gray and with glasses“. “The Gallardo glasses version gives me a lot of tenderness“, are some of the comments from users when they came across the change of the Doll.
The post was made by Al Ittihad to alert their fans that the delegation was already heading to Riyadh, where they will face the Al-Hilalfor the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions.
The Muñeco team has just lost 3-1 against the same rival last week, in a Saudi league match. The small curiosity that this duel presents is that the coach of Al-Hilal is Jorge Jesusthe coach who led Flamengo when they beat River in the 2019 Libertadores final.
But despite his changes in look, Gallardo’s mentality remains with the same convictions that he knew how to show in River. “We are going to face a very important and demanding match, against a very strong team. We are going to strive to deliver our best version,” he commented prior to the Champions League match.
Likewise, with several injuries that make it difficult to put together the starting eleven, El Muñeco faces the best team in Arabia: has 25 consecutive victories, adding all the competitions it disputes. This is how they lead the league with 62 points, while the Argentine coach’s Al Ittihad is fifth with 37 points.
In the midst of the upcoming international duel, Gallardo has the good news of having calmed the waters of his alleged conflict with Karim Benzema. “I have no problem with the coach“, confessed the French striker a few days ago. “I am happy at Al Ittihad. What was said that I want to go to Europe in winter is a lie,” he added to put an end to the situation.