Julián Álvarez, the goal man at River, only scored against Platense. Photo: ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP.
River Plate, Argentina’s current soccer champions, will now host the Tigers, one of the League Cup surprises, in the match that will determine the final semifinalist of the first tournament of the year.
The match will be played from 9:30 pm at the More Monumental stadium, with arbitration by Fernando Espinoza and aired on ESPN Premium television. VAR includes Ariel Penel and Salomé Di Iorio.
The winner will complete the semifinals of the Professional League Cup and will rival Estudiantes de La Plata or Argentinos Juniors next Saturday at 3:30 pm at Huracán stadium.
River is the current Argentine soccer champion since it conquered the 2021 Professional League in December and advanced to the quarterfinals after finishing second in Zone A with 29 points, one less than Racing Club.
Tigre, for its part, won the 2019 edition after beating Boca in the final and it was one of the surprises of the tournament because in its first campaign after returning to the first division it qualified for the final stage with teams like Vélez Sarsfield, Colón, Independiente and Lanús, competing in international tournaments.
– Probable Formations –
River Plate: Franco Armani; Andrés Herrera, Paulo Díaz, David Martínez and Milton Casco; Enzo Perez; Tomás Pochettino or Santiago Simón, Enzo Fernández and Nicolás de la Cruz; Esequiel Barco and Julián Álvarez. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
tiger: Gonzalo Marinelli; Lucas Blondel, Víctor Cabrera, Abel Luciatti and Sebastián Prieto; Sebastián Prediger and Ezequiel “Equi” Fernández; Alexis Castro, Lucas Menossi or Cristian Zabala and Ijiel Protti; Pablo Magnín or Mateo Retegui. DT: Diego Martinez.
Referee: Fernando Espinoza.
Short: River Plate.
start time: 9:30 pm
TV: ESPN Premium.
Source: Clarin
