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In the last few hours it has been confirmed Marcellus Gallardo will direct to Cristiano Ronaldo. The prestige and recognition Doll gained in his last cycle as manager of River Plate led him to indulge in such great pleasure.
The now former Slumdog Millionaire strategist will lead a combination of active footballers for Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr – clubs El Bicho recently joined – in a friendly duel which they face against the PSG powerhouse of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe.
This confrontation, called “Riyadh Season”, has been organized annually since 2019 by the Saudi state.
The announcement was made by Gallardo himself on social media. “Hi, I’m Marcelo Gallardo and I want to tell you that on January 19th I will lead the Riyadh Season which will be made up of players from Al Hilal and Al Nassr against Paris Saint Germain. see you soon there“said the DT.
In this match, the former Monaco and PSG player will have the opportunity to once again direct one of his best apprentices: Gonzalo Martínez, with whom he had the pleasure of winning the Copa Libertadores in 2018 against his classic rival.
In addition, this time the Doll could manage Nasser Al-Dawsari and Saleh Al-Shehri – the executioners of the Argentina national team in the first match of the World Cup in Qatar– as well as his compatriot Luciano Vietto and the Brazilian-Portuguese Matheus Pereira, who are active in the team led by another idol of the river: Ramón Díaz.
Other stars who will be able to participate in the match are the Colombian goalkeeper David Ospinia, the Spanish defender Álvaro González and the Brazilian forward Talisca, teammates of CR7 and Pity in the Msool Park cast.
Thursday 19 January Marcellus Gallardo He will again direct in the match which will see two of the main legends in the history of football face each other.
