2023-08-08 02:13:42
08/07/2023 9:13 p.m. Updated on 08/07/2023 11:39 p.m.
On the flight that transferred to River Porto Alegre did not travel only a delegation of footballers, coaching staff and managers: on board are the expectations of millions of fans who are excited again with a champion team in the final phases of the Libertadores Cup, but there are also many other things. On Tuesday night, when CARP goes out to a Beira-Rio packed with 50,000 people to face Internacional to seek their place in the quarterfinals, there will be too much at stake.
And it is that the last 90 minutes of this series that River wins 2 to 1 at the moment will be decisive for the remainder of this 2023 in Núñez. D.e advance or stay on the road will depend on the scenario that opens from Wednesday. They are, of course, two very different universes that are placed on the cloth. With a pass market open in full competition, this Tuesday’s game can change the course of the semester. For example, being eliminated may imply that the top arrival of Manuel Lanzini is barely framed by the League Cup until the end of the year (already out of Copa Argentina) and for the League and the group stage of the 2024 edition of the CL: the 30-year-old hitch signed, in principle, a contract until 06/30/24 on loan. For the rest, what happens against the team led by Coudet could have a direct impact on the sales of Lucas Beltrán and Nicolás de la Cruz and function as a catalyst to accelerate two releases that are in the works.
The classification could affect the negotiations for Beltrán and De la Cruz
The blonde’s pre-agreement with Fiorentina will find a River better or worse off to hold on to the €25,000,000 of its clause or, in case of not continuing in competition, accept a negotiation that today gathers a lower amount and that you can reach or exceed the armor number later for bonuses and the percentage of a future transfer.
In the case of the Uruguayan, with the Qatari Al-Duhail willing to disburse a million-dollar sum in contract and record, his departure has already been almost accepted by Jorge Brito himself It could be extended until the end of August if River reaches the quarterfinals: The calendar of the team led by Hernán Crespo, with the start of the championship in September, would allow the CARP to count it for a couple of more cup functions.
De la Cruz could leave River this transfer market. (EFE)
Although the flashes point to those two players, what happens against Inter will also have replicas in the rest of a squad that is already too long (today it has 36 professionals with the departure of Alfonso to Huracán and It will be 37 if the return of Pity Martínez is made official at this time) but that will be seen even more extensive if River will be left with a single competition ahead by December. And that, of course, without counting the u$s 1,250,000 in prizes What is on the table and that Conmebol will pay whoever advances in this playoff phase.
Demichelis was testing various game plans
In this troubled context, Martín Demichelis will have had to work almost as much at the head of the squad as at the starting point of an 11 which could be the same as the one he used in the first leg, with the five midfielders from the champion’s base and Beltrán as the spearhead. The deté tried variants in the week with the inclusion of a Solari on fire by Enzo Pérez and by Nacho Fernández and he also tested a line of three with Ramiro Funes Mori: these are exams that would be more focused on resolving different possible scenarios in Micho’s extended game plan than thinking about the starters.
Although if we talk about possible scenarios, today in River several different ones can be seen in a horizon that is just around the corner, or just 90 minutes away…
The only question is whether Solari will start or go to the bank. (AFP)
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