The story of Enzo Pérez, River Plate midfielder

In a lengthy interview with the renowned Argentine newspaper La Nación, Enzo Pérez, the midfielder of River Plate, revealed some details about his life as a professional football player. The tough Argentine player, in a questionnaire of 100 questions, revealed some lesser-known facts, including what happened with Pedro Gallese, the goalkeeper of Alianza Lima, during the 2019 Copa Libertadores match between the two teams in the Estadio Nacional and the Monumental de Núñez.

Enzo Pérez confessed that during the match where Alianza Lima visited River Plate, he took the opportunity to apologize to Pedro Gallese for the insults that were shown on the screens of Fox Sports. "No, I didn't realize it, I got carried away: he was wasting time and the game was ending. Then, when he came to play here, at the end of the first half, I approached him and apologized, but that wasn't captured by any camera, that didn't come out anywhere, it seems that doesn't sell (laughs). "Don't worry," Gallese told me," said the River Plate player.

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"I thought it was nonsense because you should never involve a mother in a football match, much less something like that. I wouldn't remember mothers for an insult, but in a different way," added the former Argentine national team player.

Is River Plate the favorite to defeat Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores semi-finals?

"I have always thought that there are no favorites in a River-Boca match, and I also don't think it matters much how one or the other is doing. These are different matches, matches that require maximum concentration and are decided by details. We played a great game at home and took a significant advantage, but not a definitive one. I know we will have a hard time there, but we will go to win, as always, because Marcelo asks us not to relax, to go after the opponent's goal to open the games as soon as possible. The series is 50 percent complete," continued the River Plate player.

Enzo Pérez also talks about the past Club World Cup

The River midfielder, who previously played for Valencia in Spain, referred to the match where they lost to Al Ain in the Club World Cup and dismissed the idea that they underestimated the opponent: "Not at all, do you know what it was like for us to relieve that pressure from the final against Boca and prepare our minds for another final? Do you know what it was like not to sleep all night and have all schedules changed? The body feels it, it was tough, we weren't mentally as we should have been. Besides, several injured players arrived," he said.

It is worth remembering that last May, Pedro Gallese's mother filmed a commercial for Mother's Day where the main argument was the controversial play in which Enzo Pérez insulted the Peruvian national team's goalkeeper in the final minutes of the match between River and Alianza.

"Surely, for your mother, you are number one. Just like Pedro is for me. That's why, the next time you remember a mother on a field, I hope you talk about their unconditional love," mentioned Tatiana Quiroz in the video.

Enzo Pérez's profile

Full Name: Enzo Nicolás Pérez

Place of Birth: Maipú, Mendoza

Date of Birth: February 22, 1986 (33 years old)

Nationality: Argentina

Height: 1.78 m

Weight: 77 kg

Club: River Plate

Jersey Number: 15

Previous Clubs:

• Deportivo Maipú (2002-2003)
• Godoy Cruz (2003-2007)
• Estudiantes (LP) (2007-2011)
• SL Benfica (2011-2012)
• Argentina Estudiantes (LP) (loan) (2012)
• SL Benfica (2013-2014)
• Valencia CF (2015-2017)
• River Plate (2017-present)

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