River and Vélez, for the Copa Libertadores: one will follow his dream and the other will end the year before the winter holidays

Marcelo Gallardo’s River will once again face a great challenge: from 21:30 it receives the intense Vélez de Alessandro Medina for the return of the second round of Copa Libertadores. As you know, the first leg went to a Loud from the minimum with a goal from Janson from a penalty.

At José Amalfitani, Vélez played a cup match and won the River. The 1-0 lead was short. From there Gallardo took hold to start planning the return. “We won’t play worse than this”released the Doll minutes after the accident. And he warned: “We can turn the series upside down. The next match will be different because we cannot repeat such a performance. We will play on our field, with our people, with another push; we must have another energy. When they gave us opportunities we reversed the series and this will not be the exception ”.

He has the advantage in the result and less for losing Vélez. In the previous one, River was the favorite. The Fortín was underestimated and Liniers said present. Wednesday, the same, will be a different duel: the Monumentale will push with over 72,000 spectators eager for revenge.

The river has more to lose because being eliminated in this case would be a hard blow: the squad was thought to be among the 4 best on the continent. Even more: the final will be reached in the budget of the year.

River hasn’t played well all year and that’s why the formation that Gallardo will present is a mystery. The substitutes’ poor performance against Huracán did not help the manager either, who was planning to make at least a couple of changes.

The good news for the Núñez cast is that Nicolás De la Cruz will be back. The Uruguayan is a fundamental player in all aspects of the game: he participates in the preparation, has a goal and provides balance. He will play with Enzo Fernández and Enzo Pérez. The fourth wheel is what is in doubt. The chance to include Juan Fernando Quintero was the most likely until the match against the hurricane. But Juanfer had a poor performance and Paradela gained space again. The best against the Globe was Agustín Palavecino and that’s why he enters the fight. From behind runs Esequiel Barco.

In principle, the Doll I would put the same defense he lost in Lineers, with Mammana and Casco on the wings and Díaz and Martínez in the rear. And above all Braian Romero will accompany Julián Álvarez, while Matías Suárez and Lucas Beltrán will wait on the bench.

In Velez, the Cacicco Medina has everything clearer: the same team will repeat as in the first leg. During the week it was speculated that Uruguayan Diego Godín might join together to put together a line of 5 defenders, even though he has lost strength as the days go by. The former Atlético de Madrid defender would be on the bench for the first time. Thus Lucas Pratto and Walter Bou will continue to be the attacking references with Orellano and Janson on the flanks. “We will go out and win the game, this is our idea; We will stand up, we have what to do, “warned Medina.