Saviola quits River after unhappy second coming


Argentine club River Plate's soccer player Javier Saviola attends a training session ahead of their Club World Cup final soccer match against Barcelona in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Javier Saviola's second spell at River Plate ended in ignominy when he quit with a record of no goals in six months since returning home in June after 14 years in Europe

Second comings can work out well like Carlos Tevez at Boca Juniors but they can also fail as Saviola, capped 39 times by Argentina, admitted.

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