[Sport] The emotional post for the six years since the death of Marcelo Gallardo's mother

[FNX Magokiler]

Máximo, the DT's father, dedicated heartfelt words on the anniversary of the death of Ana María, the coach's mother.

This Wednesday, November 25, marks the sixth anniversary of the death of Ana María Maidana, mother of Marcelo Gallardo, who spent her first months at the head of the River campus. Her father, Máximo, remembered her with heartfelt words.

"Today six years ago! You are always in me, you never left!", She wrote on her Instagram account along with some love emoticons and an image of the couple with Marcelo, still in her time as a player, taking mates in the. home kitchen.

Ana María passed away at the age of 55 after fighting against a terminal illness and when her son was going through his first months as the Millionaire's coach and in times of great pressure. River was in the middle of a duel against Boca for the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana 2014, Napoleon's first title as DT. November 20 had been the first leg of the crossing, which was 0-0, and two days after the departure of his mother he had to be on the bench in the second leg, which with Leo Pisculichi's goal ended up qualifying for his team.

When River won the final against Atlético Nacional, on December 10, the coach broke down and dedicated the victory to his mother. According to his own words in dialogue with Juan Pablo Varsky, years later it was a very hard time for him, he spent it between the club and the hospital. "I felt protected by that group of people who were with me and showed their faces on the court for me. They gave me a very exciting joy," he revealed.

 

 

This was a very remembered image of that first title of this team, just two weeks after the death of the coach's mother. While the entire squad and coaching staff celebrated the cup obtained on top of the micro convertible inside the Monumental, Marcelo was seen with a small grin, looking up at the sky.