Overview
- The ex-captain and 2015 Copa Libertadores winner returns nearly a decade after his 2012–16 stint to join Marcelo Gallardo’s technical staff as a goalkeeping coach.
- Club officials emphasized that Barovero’s arrival is additive, with Alberto “Tato” Montes remaining in place and sharing responsibility for the position.
- During the January camp, Barovero will work with senior goalkeepers Franco Armani, Jeremías Ledesma and Ezequiel Centurión.
- He was presented at River Camp and traveled with a 33-player delegation to San Martín de los Andes, where thousands of fans greeted the team upon arrival.
- River’s preseason includes a short stay in Patagonia before friendlies in Uruguay against Millonarios on Jan. 11 and Peñarol on Jan. 17.