The “Millonario” team, current champion of the LPF, debuted in this tournament with a 1-0 loss to Unión in Santa Fe, although it later won against Patronato de Paraná (4-1 at the Monumental, with three goals from Julián Álvarez) and Newell’s in Rosario (2-0).
River has 6 points and is two behind Banfield, who climbed to the top of zone A on Friday night after beating Platense.
Racing, meanwhile, has 5 points, product of a win (3-0 over Argentinos Juniors) and two draws (0-0 against Gimnasia La Plata and 2-2 against Defense and Justice).
River’s coach, Marcelo Gallardo, ruled out for the match against La Academia at the wheel Agustín Palavecino due to a flu picture and striker Matías Suárez, who played football this week after four months of absence due to knee surgery, was also not called up.
Defender Héctor David Martínez suffered a knee sprain that will keep him out for a few games and his place would be taken by Chilean Paulo Díaz, who could not travel to Rosario to face Newell’s on the last date due to flu, to accompany the defense central to Leandro González Pírez, one of the reinforcements this season, who earned a place among the starters.
On the side of Racing, which has just beaten Argentinos 3-0, Colombian midfielder Edwin Cardona – who had a great performance against “Bicho” – worked differently during the week, with exercises in the gym due to muscle overload but They hope he gets to the classic well.
The former Boca was able to train normally in today’s practice, so the Avellaneda team has one of its figures to try to beat River.
Attentive to what happens with Cardona, coach Fernando Gago would make only one mandatory change in the attack: the departure of the injured Joaquín Correa (he suffered a sore left biceps femoris against Argentinos) and the entry of Enzo Copetti.
River-Racing is one of the oldest classics of Argentine soccer. In history, counting the amateur era and professionalism, they faced each other in 203 games, with 98 wins for River, 54 for Racing and 51 draws.
The last time they played was for date 22 of the 2021 Professional League, on November 25 at the Monumental. Gallardo’s team, which later became champions and won title number 14 with “Muñeco” as manager, thrashed Racing 4-0 with goals from Palavecino, Julián Álvarez and two from Braian Romero.
Likely formations:
River Plate: Franco Armani, Robert Rojas, Leandro González Pírez, Paulo Díaz and Elías Gómez; Santiago Simón, Enzo Pérez, Enzo Fernández and Tomás Pochettino; Julián Álvarez and Esequiel Barco. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Racing Club: Gaston Gomez; Facundo Mura, Leonardo Sigali, Emiliano Insúa and Gonzalo Piovi; Leonel Miranda, Aníbal Moreno and Carlos Alcaraz; Gabriel Hauche, Enzo Copetti and Edwin Cardona. DT: Fernando Gago.
Referee: Pablo Echavarria.
Field: Monumental Stadium.
Time: 7:15 p.m.
TV: Fox Sports Premium.
Source: Ambito
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