The times of meaning are coming and on the River Plate they know it. Because of this, Marcelo Gallardo took advantage of the match against Platense to see which players he could count on in case one of the starters fell for some reason. And the technical director’s evaluation is positive, beyond the fact that he still, in private, considers that there are still differences in levels between the standard players and the substitutes.

On the report card dolls, there were players who got good marks and took advantage of their opportunity. Such are the cases of José Paradela (with goal), Agustín Palavecino, Cristian Ferreira, Elías Gómez and Javier Pinola.

Good news is the good performances of Paradela, Palavecino and Ferreira for Gallardo given that in the middle of the field it is in the area where the team may need a replacement more given the preponderance that midfielders have on the team. Exactly, about playing midfielders, the dolls He commented: “The attackers have to step into the area and I want our midfielders to score goals. It’s very important not to just leave this task to the forwards. I think football as a whole.”

Meanwhile, what happened to Gómez is important to make him more confident and feel capable dolls he can go to him when he needs to replace Casco and the Pinola thing is confirmation that he still has force because he hasn’t felt his inactivity for more than two months without playing.

“It’s not easy to change the team’s payroll in its entirety. There were some things that I liked at times ”, admitted Gallardo, who was forced by the context to change the entire team given the fatigue of his players due to string of match and the fact that decisive matches are coming. So, I have to manage the minutes. And the test was better than what was seen less than a month ago when almost the entire formation changed in the match against Talleres in Córdoba that ended in defeat.

And about the performance of his players, Gallardo commented: “You have to be prepared for when you have to play, football is like that. They play 11 and the squad is 30. In that management of players who sustain their themselves with good performances and the The team works, the unprepared and unprepared to play, misses their chance.I understand that it is not good to have no continuity and suddenly go out and play on an alternative team and have a great performance.of them can be alternative of the team that plays. The fact of preparing mentally when you don’t play is more hard, but it’s part of the game. The important thing is that they feel they have made merits “.

Although the distance between starters and replacements is still long, and to beat Platense, Gallardo I have to send some of the players who have always been there from the beginning (Julián Álvarez, Esequiel Barco and Enzo Fernández) to the field, in some cases, the gap level becomes smaller. And that’s good news for Doll and his coaching staff.

They are trying Juanfer Quintero

Juanfer Quintero will test before the match against Tigre for the League Cup quarterfinals and if he meets the physical and football demands he will have a medical discharge and can be used by Marcelo Gallardo. The Colombian suffered the hamstring area of ​​his left leg on Tuesday, April 19, in training before the fight against Talleres.