Deportivo Riestradebutant in the First Division, will be at home this Sunday River Plate, in one of the matches that will mark the continuity of the fourth round of zone A of the Professional Football League (LPF) Cup. The match will start at 5pm in Bajo Flores, in a historic event for the local team, with Andrés Merlos refereeing on the pitch and Yael Falcón Pérez at VAR. The broadcast will be by TNT Sports.
The curiosity will be due to the limited capacity of the Guillermo Laza stadium, with only 3,000 seats, which made it the smallest in the category below the Claudio Tapia of Barracas Central (4,400).
Article 84 provides that Primera stadiums must have 5,000 seats for their members and 4,000 for season ticket holders in the stalls and box, as well as at least 15,000 seats for the public who purchase an entrance ticket and 1,000 for those who additionally purchase a stall. or a stage. . In any case the AFA approved it.
The reality of the two is antagonistic, given that Deportivo Riestra has only one point so far and River, after an uncertain start, has already added seven points.
The positive thing for the local team is that during the week they beat Comunicaciones 1-0 in Temperley, with a controversial penalty, and qualified for the round of 16. of the Argentine Cup.
Riestra will see the coaching debut of Cristian Fabbiani – his second cycle in this institution – after the surprising departure of Matías Módolo, who took the club to the First Division.
The “Ogre” spoke to several media this week and anticipated that he will try to “put pressure” on River Plate to make him play in “his area, close to Franco Armani” with the aim of “taking advantage of a mistake”. “
“On Sunday we will have a historic match against River and we will have to enjoy it. They are the strongest team, the one that plays best in Argentina. Everyone knows that I am a River fan, but today I am defending this shirt. My goal is to manage it (River ) for a while and that’s why I have to prove it by beating him”, underlined the coach.
“Riestra is in the First Division because he has always been superior to his rivals. It is easy to hit Riestra because he comes from the First D. I know the situation of the club, I know the reality and if he is here, no one gave it to him”, commented the controversial penalty conceded by Joaquín Gil in Wednesday’s match against Comunicaciones.
For now Fabbiani anticipates the lineup of his team this Saturday, one day before the match.
For its part, River also appeared in the Argentine Cup this week and beat Excursionistas (3-0) in Santa Fe, and for this match some starters who rested in the Santa Fe match will return.
= Possible formations =
Deportivo Riestra: Ignacio Arce; Jonatan Goitía, Nicolás Caro Torres, Nahuel Iribarren and Nicolás Dematei; Massimiliano Rodríguez, Joaquín Borja, Milton Céliz and Pedro Ramírez; Walter Acuña and Gustavo Fernández. DT: Cristian Fabbiani.
River Plate: Franco Armani; Andrés Herrera, Leandro González Pirez, Paulo Díaz, Enzo Díaz; Nicolás Fonseca, Rodrigo Aliendro or Rodrigo Villagra; Nacho Fernández, Esequiel Barco; Facundo Colidio and Miguel Borja. DT: Martin Demichelis.
Referee: Andrés Merlos.
VAR: Yael Falcón Pérez.
Court: Deportivo Riestra.
Time: 5.00pm.
TV: TNT Sports.
Source: Clarin
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