A bad omen: how it went for River the previous times they reached the Superclásico after conceding 5 goals

Even if it seems incredible, River has already reached a Superclásico losing in the previous match with a 5 goal winas it happened in marcana against Fluminense. And the craziest thing is that it didn’t happen once, but twice. It will therefore be the third occasion in which he competes against Boca after conceding 5 goals. How did it go on previous occasions? Lost in both…

River’s memory is bad, of course. The first time it happened in 1991 with Daniele Alberto Passarella as a coach. On March 17, River fell 5-2 to Racing inside Cylinder and 3 days later he had to face the Monumental TO Mouth for the Copa Libertadores. It was a 2-0 victory in the visit with a brace from Gabriel Batistutathe first from a penalty and the second from a header.

The second antecedent corresponds to 2002. On October 20, Banfield beat River 5-0 in memorable game that lasted just 67 minutes due to incidents in the away stands. And a week later, Boca gave the blow to Monumental by winning 2-1the afternoon of goals by Marcelo Alejandro DelgadoWhile Stephen Strong had scored the partial equalizer.

Unaware of the statistical problems, Martín Demichelis works with Boca in mind, how to hurt him and how to defend himself against possible attacks. What the millionaire coach focuses the most on is the latter because the team has shown deficiencies in setbacks. And, behind closed doors, the coaching staff consider it possible for Jorge Almirón’s cast to play on the break at the Monumental.

To counter the runs of sebastian villa and of Luis Advinculathe defensive triangle formed by the two defenders and the central midfielder will have to be very careful. Leandro González Pirez and Enzo Pérez have guaranteed places for Sundaywhile sHe will wait until the last moment for Paulo Díaz, who trained together with his teammates this Thursday. In case the Chilean does not arrive (he is recovering from a muscle strain in his left hamstring), he will play Emmanuel Mammanawith a weak performance against Fluminense and who also suffers from knee discomfort.

The presence of Paulo Díaz is essential because he is the defender who best knows how to run backwards in opposition counterattacks, despite the fact that he usually risks more at the start or at high pressure. The central defenders and Enzo Pérez will be joined by Milton Casco on the right sector, who will close much more than he will Enzo Diaz On the other side. Thus, with Casco, Pérez (or Aliendro, depending on the game), Paulo Díaz and González Pirez, River will be ready to counter the races of the Boca sprinters. After all, there isn’t much science: it’s always a question of having one more footballer than the rival in each of the races.

The rest of the team will be the same that comes from the bad defeat against Fluminense, with Nicolás De la Cruz, Ignacio Fernández -with a weak presence- and Esequiel Barco in the creative part, and with Lucas Beltrán as the only reference. Or will Demichelis bet on the inclusion of a striker for one of the midfielders?