2024-08-14 03:01:00
They would have liked it Workshops already River arrive better than they arrive. But the first leg for the Round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores de América to be played this Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. at the Mario Kempes stadium in Córdoba with Fox television coverage Sports and the Disney+ platform surprises them in a period of adjustments.
After the Copa America break, Talleres has not been able to win in the local championship (one defeat and four consecutive draws). The team has lost performance and several of its best players are either injured or not going through their best moment.
River, for its part, will play the second match of Marcelo Gallardo’s second cycle as technical director. And he is in the process of recomposing himself after the abrupt end of the Martín Demichelis stage. The 1-1 draw on Saturday against Huracán at the Monumental made it clear everything that the team lacks and everything that Gallardo will have to work on to put together a competitive expression that advances in the championship and above all in the Cup, which is once again the measure of all things in the River Plate world.
Although the formation will be made official upon arrival at the stadium, it is known that Fabricio Bustos from Cordoba will make his debut at River as right backwho just joined training on Monday but arrives with competitive rhythm from Internacional de Porto Alegre. Germán Pezzella will once again be the first central defender and from there the speculation begins. Matias Kranevitter He will probably go as a central midfielder instead of Felipe Peña Biafore, who was not included in the list for the Cup, and is in doubt Claudio Echeverri, who left on Saturday with a muscle discomfort.
The other question is who will accompany Paraguayan Adam Bareiro in attack. It could be Pablo Solari again, but it is not ruled out that Gallardo will fatten up the midfield and play on the right Nacho Fernandez oa Santiago Simon.
What is a fact (or almost) is that Frank Mastantuono He will go from the start to move behind Bareiro. For the rematch in a week at the Monumentalit is expected that the Colombian striker Miguel Borja will be able to arrive in a pinch, sidelined by injury, and Maximiliano Meza, another of the signings managed by Gallardo, who has already been approved by Conmebol.
Talleres also does not have a clear idea of its initial formationl. The Paraguayan Ramón Sosa, the team’s star last season, He will not be in the starting line-up because he continues to press with his imminent transfer to Nottingham Forest in England. And It is not ruled out that at the last minute the playmaker could play or at least have a few minutes Rubén Bottawho has not played the last three games due to a torn muscle. Whatever the case, the white and blue team from Cordoba will need to make a good difference and certainly not lose, to have a solid chance of getting revenge next Wednesday at the Monumental.
Probable formations, time and TV
- RIVER: Armani; Bustos, Pezzella, P. Díaz, E. Díaz o Casco; Kranevitter, Aliendro, Mastantuono, Echeverri or Lanzini; Solari or I. Fernández or Simon, Bareiro. DT: Gallardo.
- WORKSHOPS: Herrera; Benavidez, Catalan, Suarez, Riveros; Portillo, Ortegoza, Portilla; Barticciotto, A. Martinez or Botta; Girotti. DT: Ribonetto.
- Estadio: Mario Alberto Kempes (Cordoba). Arbitrator: Andres Rojas (Colombia). Time: 21:30. TV: Fox Sports y Disney+.