Marcelo Gallardo rests starters to play against Platense. Photo: EFE/Jarbas Oliveira
River Plate, already classified in Zone A of the Professional League Cup and with an alternative formation, is local this Sunday against Platense, who are in immediate need of points to raise the average for relegation, in a match for the 14th. and last date of this stage of the contest.
The game will be played from 9:00 pm at the Monumental de Núñez stadium, with TV on ESPN Premium and arbitration by Patricio Loustau.
River (26 units) qualified early for the quarterfinals of the domestic tournament and wants to close out another very good week with a win, although it won’t be ahead in its zone as Racing (30) got that spot by draw yesterday against San Lorenzo (1-1).
The “Millionaire”, with the draw, would be second because in order for Newell (23) to surpass that area he would have to fall to Platense and Rosario would beat Gimnasia at La Plata by more than 10 points, so just a mathematical formality . not allowed to make the officer on the River as a second. Once that position is confirmed, he will pair Tigre in the quarterfinals.
Coach Marcelo Gallardo rested the starters that came from drawing against Fortaleza of Brazil, just one step away from qualifying for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores in Group F.
Platense was forced to add because of the usual harasses and many of Vicente López. He started the tournament with Claudio Spontón as coach and due to bad weather he was replaced by Omar De Felippe, but few positive results.
The no-win games for “Squid” are already adding up to 10, after a very good start that added seven points to nine, but only three draws and seven losses put them on 26th. in the table of averages with 1,078, it only surpassed Godoy Cruz and Patronato who are now down.
= Probable formations
Rivers: Ezekiel Centurion; Emanuel Mammana, Leandro González Pírez, Javier Pinola and Elías Gómez; Agustín Palavecino, Bruno Zuculini and Cristian Ferreira; Santiago Simón, Braian Romero and José Paradela. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Platense: Jorge De Olivera; Augusto Schott, Haibrany Ruiz Díaz, Gastón Suso and Juan Infante; Hernán Lamberti, Héctor Canteros, Ignacio Schor and Iván Gómez; Franz Gonzales Mejía and Gonzalo Bergessio. DT: Omar DeFelippe.
Referee: Patricio Loustau.
Court: River Plate.
Start time: 21
TV: ESPN Premium.
Source: Clarin
