🔥 Gallardo stirs things up ahead of the Club World Cup | OneFootball

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River Plate's coach sensed his team's participation in this competition after the 1-1 draw against Universitario de Perú in the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Marcelo Gallardo has shown that he can take River Plate to the maximum, and on Tuesday, he assured that he wants to go and win, "not just compete and see what happens" in the FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held from June 14 in the United States.

In the press conference after the 1-1 draw with Universitario de Perú at the Estadio Mâs Monumental, 'Muñeco' anticipated the duels of Group E with Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, and Inter de Milán, the current UEFA Champions League finalist.

"The goal will be to measure ourselves, and I like the challenge of being able to measure ourselves according to the possibilities we have. I think it will depend a lot on how the team works," said Gallardo.

"The word 'compete' doesn't like me because it seems like a cliché, compete... What does it mean to compete? Everyone wants to compete, the thing is how you prepare to win, try to win, that's what challenges me. I want to win, I don't want to go and compete and see what happens," added the River coach.

The 'Millonario' finished as the leader in their group in the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025, and after their commitment against San Martín de Tucumán in the Copa Argentina, they will head to the United States.

Gallardo, meanwhile, recalled that he already played in this competition in its previous format: "We had to face the best Barcelona of all time. I don't think I'll make a team similar to that or similar to that to say 'you have no chance'. I'm a natural competitor, by nature, and I like to measure myself to win."

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