Salas on Rojo clash: I’m calm, he’s respectful despite rumours | OneFootball

River is facing a busy September with a schedule full of events that could define the second semester. Aside from the final stretch of the Opening Tournament (leading Zone B), Palmeiras is on the horizon for the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores, and Racing, for the same stage of the Copa Argentina.

And although the international tournament always has more pull, the classic nature and the intrigue surrounding Maximiliano Salas' clash with his former club are causing a stir. In fact, the forward himself spoke about that match and particularly about the clash with Marcos Rojo.

Why? As soon as the former Boca player signed with the Academy, upset by his departure to Núñez due to the termination clause, the fans made the bizarre request that he "break" Salas. However, the weekend's top scorer against San Martín de San Juan showed his usual composure and assured he was "calm".

"Rojo is a great player, of quality. He's a great person, I have nothing against him. There's a lot of talk that he's going to hurt me, but I know he's a respectful player with a very big career," Salas said at the annual River Foundation dinner, in conversation with ESPN.

The reprehensible campaign gained momentum on social networks and several fans of the Avellaneda team even openly expressed it to Rojo. The wound from the departure of a key piece for the attainment of the Copa Sudamericana remained open in the Cilindro and generated a wave of widespread anger.

Nevertheless, recalling all the conflict and turmoil that followed his transfer to River, Salas maintained his stance and explained that "the truth is I didn't have a bad time, I'm always focused, focused on my family".

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