A tradition in River Plate to have Colombian players? Well, it seems so. In fact, after the departure of Juan Fernando Quintero, old acquaintances began to appear in the Núñez team, and curiously, two coffee footballers, one who does not have a very good time at Eintracht Frankfurt as Rafael Santos Borré is, and another who comes from a transition in his team due to having a new technical director, waiting to see if Scott Parker, the new manager, aligns him in his usual elevenths.
For now, Flabián Londoño and Miguel Ángel Borja are the ones chosen by Martin Demichelis as the Colombians who are currently in River Plate, but the millionaire could have four coffee growers if the interests of Rafael Santos Borré and Éder Álvarez Balanta are consolidated.
Juan Fernando Quintero failed to renew his contract, and after the end of his relationship with River Plate on December 31, 2022, the club woke up in 2023 with one less Colombian. It is well known that the people of River Plate have become very fond of Colombian players, and it is a story that has been going on for several years, and they could bring together two old acquaintances.
“The good son always returns home”, is the saying that could be applied to the case of Rafael Santos Borré, River Plate’s historic goalscorer in the Marcelo Gallardo era, beating his pursuer, Julián Álvarez, among others, and one of the important defenders such as Éder Álvarez Balanta, who after passing through Argentina, immediately jumped to Europe with Basel in Switzerland, and now with Club Bruges in Belgium.
