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Stefano Di Carlo Takes Charge at River Plate With Results-First Message

He vowed to continue the club’s 12-year project with a focus on reversing the team’s poor form.

Overview

  • Di Carlo was sworn in at the Monumental on Monday after winning 61.77% of roughly 26,000 votes, receiving 15,960 ballots in a record-turnout election.
  • His leadership team includes Andrés Ballotta as first vice president, Ignacio Villarroel as second vice president, and Mariano Taratuty as third vice president.
  • In his address, he said the current level of play “does not represent us” and set a return to winning as the top priority.
  • An early decision looms on Marcelo Gallardo’s future, with the coach’s contract expiring in December as scrutiny grows following a 1–0 home loss to Gimnasia.
  • Outgoing president Jorge Brito publicly backed continuity of the project, and AFA chief Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia joined other notable figures at the ceremony.