Julián Álvarez’s second against Alianza Lima. Photo: Juano Tesone
Consecrated in November last year, River He is the last champion of the Argentine Professional League and on Sunday he will start the defense of the crown in Florencio Varela against Defense and Justice with many victims. That’s why Marcelo Gallardo will have to put together a puzzle before defining the team.
The Doll will not be able to count on selected players. Franco Armani and Julian Alvarez I am in Europe with Lionel Scaloni’s team, who after winning the European Cup after beating Italy in the Grand Final at Wembley, will play a friendly match against Estonia at Osasuna on Sunday.
For its part, David Martinez and Paulo Diaz They are touring Asia with their national teams, Paraguay and Chile respectively. Y Nicholas of the Cross It is with Uruguay in the United States.
Julián Álvarez’s room against Alianza Lima. Photo: EFE
To the losses of the national team players are added those of the injured. milton helmet He has a small tear in his right calf and will not be able to play against Defense and Justice either. And it is difficult for them to arrive Juanfer Quintero (he had suffered from torn left hamstring) e Matias Suarez (same injury, but in the right soleus), apart from the fact that both the Colombian and Cordovan are better and have already worked with the ball.
That way, River could have eight fewer players to face Varela’s “Halcón” if Juanfer and Suárez can’t play. Then Gallardo will have to rearm the teamwho will have a tough match early in the tournament.
At the arc will be Ezekiel Centurion. And in defense it will be necessary to see in what position Emanuel Mammana plays. If he does it as a winger, as he has done so far, one of the central defenders will be Leandro González Pirez and the other will come from Jonatan Maidana or Javier Pinola. Now, if Mammana goes to the “cave”, the companion behind him will be González Pirez and Andrés Herrera will go to the right side. Meanwhile, Elías Gómez will occupy the left wing of the last line.
Gallardo thinks about the team visiting Defense and Justice. (Juano Teson)
In midfield, De La Cruz’s replacement would be Tomás Pochettino or Agustín Palavecino. The other four occupants of the center of the court are stationary: Enzo Pérez, Enzo Fernández, Santiago Simón and Esequiel Barco.
Come on? With Álvarez in the national team and Suárez without being one hundred percent, the possibility will be there Brian Romero. The forward will try to regain his level, after a weak first half, against his former team, where he had a great performance that led him to be seen and invited by Gallardo to come to Núñez just a year ago. .
River’s recent visits to Florencio Varela have been positive. Two months ago, in the League Cup, Gallardo’s team beat Sebastián Beccacece’s 2-1. And the previous one, four years ago, was also with the “Millionaire” win by 3 to 1.
Source: Clarin
