Emanuel Mammana spoke again about his departure from River: “Many things were said…”

Although River was left out against Boca in the League Cup, the competition continued and one of the finalists is Vélez, a team against which the Millonario scored 5 goals and where he plays Emanuel Mammana, former footballer of the club. Precisely the latter spoke after the victory against Argentinos in the semifinals, shared his feelings and also unloaded on a topic related to River.

Mammana’s anger over what she experienced in River

Emanuel Mammana was a great project in the Marcelo Gallardo era and then he had a time in Europe that is not remembered with satisfaction. The central defender emigrated young and suffered injuries throughout his career that prevented him from settling in Russia. Then, he returned to River in 2022 still with a lot of vitality and could not earn the undisputed starting position either.

After the victory against Argentinos, the current Vélez player made a very special statement regarding his second cycle at Millonario. “Last year was difficult because many things were said that were not true, about the injuries. I trained and it wasn’t like that, but hey, I have to show on the field that I’m fine.”

This was the second cycle of Mammana in River

Emanuel Mammana returned to River in 2022 and was directed by Marcelo Gallardo in his last year at the institution. In that season, The central defender reached 23 games in the local tournament, two in the Argentine Cup and four in the Copa Libertadores. On the other hand, 2023 abruptly reduced his numbers.

Last year, under the command of Martín Demichelis, Mammana played ten games in local tournaments, and two in the Copa Libertadores. Regarding the goals he scored on his return, the former Millonario defender scored two goals in 2022.