Marcelo Gallardo revealed why he imposed the fifth penalty of the series to the young Julián Álvarez

Still with the bitter taste in the mouth for elimination in the semifinals of the Argentina Cup against Gimnasia La Plata, Marcelo Gallardo tried to get something positive from the match played in Mar del Plata. And one of the issues he insisted on was the participation of Julián Álvarez.

The young striker is one of the jewels that the Doll. This is the coach's degree of confidence last night in the stadium José María Minella he entrusted him with the responsibility of the execution of the last sentence of the series of five.

River was forced to convert to expand the definition one by one. Alvarez, his face serene, opened his right foot and left Alexis Martin Arias without chances, who threw himself on the other side.

"He's a guy who has evolved well and I want him to be close to live these experiences, I broke the penalty because he's a player who has a hierarchy and a week ago he won a shot on goal "confessed the DT.

And he concluded: "I had confidence that I would have no problem baduming this responsibility and I did it very well."