🎙Gamero on his Millonarios exit and future plans | OneFootball

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Alberto Gamero managed Millonarios for five years, an exceptional period for a coach in modern football, where the end of a cycle is just around the corner after a series of poor results or failing to meet a season's objective.

But the coach from Santa Marta, with an extensive career in Colombian football, remained at the helm of the Embajador team for all that time, achieving three titles: Copa Colombia (2022), League champion (2023-I), and Superliga (2024).

Now, Gamero spoke at length with Win Sports, and with the perspective that time provides, he referred to his departure from Millonarios.

Gamero and his decision to leave Millonarios

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"When I made the decision to leave, I looked at many things, reflected on many things, and analyzed many things," said Gamero.

"Five years in an institution is quite a lot, but I had a clear conscience of having done things where people enjoyed it because I always wanted to see El Campín full, I always wanted to see Millonarios taking a victory lap, and we did that."

In Gamero's last season with Millonarios, Atlético Nacional was the champion. Did that influence his decision to leave?

"I was worn out in the last days," said the coach. "I talked every day with the Millonarios executives, with Dr. Serpa and Dr. Camacho to see what we were going to bring and how we were going to strengthen the team. But after Nacional's title, there were things where I saw I was running out of strength, so I chose to make the decision, and I feel I did it at the right moment. For me, it's nice to go out on the field and have people recognize what I did and not be hated tomorrow for not being able to do what people want."

Would Gamero coach Atlético Nacional or Independiente Santa Fe?

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Gamero also responded to a hypothetical offer to coach Millonarios' classic rivals.

"We can't say 'no' to anything in life, one has to look at things calmly. I know there are five years in an institution, but Alberto Gamero can't stay stuck in that, Alberto Gamero continues to live, he has to pay for his apartment, pay for his house, it's what one as a professional must always think about. One can't say they won't go somewhere because I also have a family, and that can't be avoided."

However, for now... "At the moment, I'm not desperate to be on a bench. I'm resting," he expressed.

📸 EMILIANO LASALVIA