Marcelo Gallardo has received criticism for his approach to La Boca and wants to take revenge. Photo: ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP.
River Plateemotionally shaken after the defeat suffered in Superclásico, will receive today banfield with the need to get a victory to stay in the fight for the title, in a match of 19 del Professional football championship (LPF).
The match will be played at the Más Monumental stadium, in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires, starting at 19:00, with the arbitration of Nicolás Ramírez and broadcast by ESPN Premium.
Losing a classic against the traditional rival, with the expectation that the match against Boca Juniors aroused, leaves its emotional and football consequences and it is essential that Marcelo Gallardo’s leaders put aside what happened at the Bombonera.
River have 29 points, five less than playmaker Atlético Tucumán (34) and plan to fight for the title as there are 27 units left to play.
Banfield adds 22 points with Claudio Vivas as DT, in an irrelevant campaign but in the general classification the “Drill” finds its greatest incentive which is none other than the qualification for the Copa Sudamericana
The possibility is to move to an international competition, taking into account that there are several teams that must be overcome, but this is the goal of “saving” the season.
In history they have played 108 times, with a clear advantage of the River for 65 wins against 18 of the “Drill” and 25 draws.
– Probable formations –
River Plate: Franco Armani; Marcelo Herrera, Paulo Diaz, Javier Pinola and Milton Casco; Enzo Pérez or Bruno Zuculini; Nicolás De la Cruz, Agustín Palavecino and Esequiel Barco; Pablo Solari or Matías Suárez and Miguel Borja or Lucas Beltrán. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Banfield: Facundo Cambeses; Emanuel Coronel or Luciano Abecasis, Alejandro Maciel, Dylan Gissi and Luis Del Pino Mago; Aarón Quirós, Matías Romero and Alejandro Cabrera; Agustín Urzi and Jesús Dátolo; I will Ramir Enrico. DT: Claudio Vivas.
Referee: Nicolas Ramirez.
VAR: Hector Paletta
Court: River Plate.
Starting time: 19.
TV: ESPN Premium.
Source: Clarin
