River is already qualified for the quarterfinals of the Professional League Cup and it means peace of mind when facing the last date of the first round. Several teams are still fighting for passage to the final instances, while the Millionaire took a deep breath after beating Sarmiento 7-0 last date and getting into the top eight. For matchday 14, the Greatest will receive Platense this Sunday from 9:00 p.m. at the Monumental Stadium, with arbitration by Patricio Loustau and broadcast by ESPN Premium.
As Racing tied with San Lorenzo and reached 30 points, River secured second place (it has 26) and will not move from there no matter what happens. Newell’s, today third, is three units away but with a difference of 14 goals, numbers that cannot be overcome in a single game. After the definition of Zone B was played, it was decided that the Millionaire will play against Tigre next Wednesday at the Monumental Stadium.
For this meeting, Gallardo will appeal to an almost total rotation of surnames, knowing that the starters come from making a great loss against Fortaleza and that the quarterfinals also begin this week. Leandro González Pirez, Emanuel Mammana, Elías Gómez, Bruno Zuculini, Agustín Palavecino, Santiago Simón, Braian Romero and José Paradela They would be a fixture in the eleven, instead of Herrera, Martínez, Díaz, Enzo Pérez, Enzo Fernández, De la Cruz, Álvarez and Pochettino.
For his part, Platense arrives with the urgent need to add three, not so much numerically (because he is already eliminated) but to close the tournament with a win, something he has not achieved since date 3 when he beat him 2-0 to Sarmiento. From there he chained seven defeats and three draws that placed him in third-last place in the standings.
POSSIBLE FORMATIONS
RIVER PLATE (4-1-4-1): Franco Armani; Emanuel Mammana, Leandro González Pirez, Javier Pniola, Elías Gómez; Bruno Zuculini; Santiago Simón, Agustín Palavecino, Cristian Ferreira or Esequiel Barco, José Paradela; Brian Romero. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
alternates: Ezequiel Centurión, Andrés Herrera, Paulo Díaz, David Martínez, Milton Casco, Enzo Pérez, Enzo Fernández, Nicolás De La Cruz, Julián Álvarez and Tomás Pochettino.
PLATENSE (4-2-3-1): Jorge De Olivera; Augusto Schott, Haibrany Ruiz Díaz, Gastón Suso, Juan Infante; Hernan Lamberti, Mauro Bogado; Hector Canteros, Ignacio Schor, Brian Mansilla; Gonzalo Bergesio. DT: Omar DeFelippe.
alternates: Marcos Ledesma, Facundo Cardozo, Juan Pablo Pignani, Nicolás Morgantini, Kevin Andrade, Nicolás Bertolo, Franco Baldassarra, Facundo Russo, Franz González and Tomás Sandoval.
MATCH DATA
Hour: 21.00
Estadio: Monument Stadium
Referee: Patricio Loustau
assistants: Pablo Gonzalez and Mariana De Almeida
WAS: Facundo Tello
TV: ESPN Premium
