Argentine clubs re-enter the Mexican zone. Now River Plate is the team that could need a change of direction and Gabriel Milito would be the first option. The Chivas de Guadalajara strategist enters the orbit of the “Millonario” team.
Eduardo Coudet, current coach of River Plate, is beginning to have instability in his process. The former footballer has accumulated recent losses that have called into question his project within the club.
According to information from Hernán Castillo for Radio con Vos, Gabriel Milito would be the first option on the list of River Plate leaders. "Yes, for me the name they would look for would be Gabriel Milito, who would also make a mistake for me. The name is Ramón Díaz. They would have to put their egos aside and that's it. But I don't know if they are going to do it, hopefully," said the journalist.
River Plate has a bad streak. Since the “Millonario” team lost the final of the Apertura 2026 tournament against Belgrano, Coudet has had several consecutive defeats. River lost in the second round of the Argentine Cup and in the new tournament they have accumulated three defeats in three games.
Hernán Castillo stressed that the first big name for the bench would be Gabriel Milito. But his arrival and that of any other coach would be dangerous territory due to the club's high expectations. Added to this are the difficulties that a transition process represents in an era as successful as that of Marcelo Gallardo.
“The name would be Gabriel Milito who will not have a back and after firing Gallardo, who was the winningest coach in River history not long ago, next week they are going to get angry with Ramón and the other week they are going to get angry with Crespo and whoever it is,” he added.
The antecedent of Boca Junior
The Chivas de Guadalajara already experienced a similar scenario. In October 2024, Fernando Gago left the Rebaño Sagrado bench to take on a challenge at Boca Juniors. The Argentine strategist left the process halfway to take the reins of the “Xeneize” team. This is a similar context.
