📊 Worrying penalty stats for Gallardo’s River | OneFootball

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The 'Millionaire' was eliminated by Platense in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Opening Tournament of the Professional Football League (LPF).

River Plate experienced a tough elimination this Tuesday after losing on penalties to Platense in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Opening Tournament. With this defeat at the Mâs Monumental Stadium, the 'Millionaire' has lost eight consecutive times by this means with Marcelo Gallardo as coach.

Against the 'Squid', Kevin Castaño and Sebastián Driussi were the players who missed their shots. Despite the good performance of Franco Armani, the team from Núñez could not overcome their rival and lost the shootout by 4-2.

The last victory of River Plate on penalties was in the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019 against Cruzeiro. Since then, it is in the worst streak in its history.

Marcelo Gallardo became the River coach who lost the most penalty shootouts at the helm of the club – he won four series and lost eight – and did not dodge the issue in his press conference.

"We will try to work not to reach that instance and, if it happens, it will be a different story. We are invaded by that negativity that is in the environment that we do not have that possibility and that I particularly do not like those instances, but football makes you reach those instances. When that happens it will be another story and the player should go with confidence and conviction to kick. The one from Talleres and today's leave us a very bitter taste. But the penalty shootouts in these definitions have not favored us", said the 'Doll'.

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