Gallardo returns to the Monumental. (Maxi Falla)
River Platewho has three winless games, receives Gymnastics and Fencing La Platain the meeting that will complete the ninth date of Professional football championship (LPF).
The match will be played from 9:30 pm, at the Monumental stadium, in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires, with the refereeing of Yael Falcón Pérez and broadcast by TNT Sports.
River, advanced in the Argentine Cup by beating Barracas Central, after being eliminated in the Copa Libertadores by Vélez, does not have the same effectiveness in the LPF, accumulates three dates without winning and finds himself -with 9 points- 10 units of the leaders Atlético Tucumán and Argentinos Juniors.
Gimnasia remained unbeaten in the first six dates, with 14 of 18 units, but now it comes from the defeat to Atlético Tucumán and the draw at home against Colón, and has 191 minutes without scoring.
In history they have played 177 games and the advantage is overwhelming for River, with 92 wins against 41 for “El Lobo” and 44 draws.
possible formations
River Plate: Franco Armani; Milton Casco, Jonatan Maidana, Héctor Martínez and Elías Gómez; Bruno Zuculini, Santiago Simón, Martín Palavecino, Rodrigo Aliendro and Nicolás De La Cruz Lucas Beltrán. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata: Rodrigo Re; Guillermo Enrique, Leonardo Morales, Germán Guiffrey and Nicolás Colazo; Brahian Alemán, Agustín Cardozo, Emanuel Cecchini and Ramón Sosa; Eric Ramírez and Franco Soldano, DT: Néstor Gorosito.
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez.
Court: River Plate.
Starting time: 9.30pm.
TV: TNT Sport.
Source: Clarin
