A victory in Junín, with two games to go, will pave the way for River in the final stretch of the Professional League Cup (it will close with Platense in the Monumental) and will give it more room to think about the other classification: the eighth final of the Copa Libertadores.
The last Argentine soccer champion comes from a pale 1-1 draw against Atlético Tucumán, at the Monumental, which raised alarm for performance and because he missed a good chance to direct his access to the quarterfinals.
River, with 23 units, is five behind the leader and classified Racing (28). Behind him is Newell’s (23) and Argentinos Juniors and Sarmiento (21).
Sarmiento, doomed to add points to swell the average, has four games without defeat and with real chances of reaching the quarterfinals.
The history marks that they played 12 games: the “Millionaire” won 8, tied three and lost only 1 (3-1 in Junín, in the Metropolitano 1982).
Likely formations:
Sarmiento de Junín: Joshua Ayala; Gonzalo Bettini or Jean Rosso, Gastón Sauro, Federico Andueza and Federico Rasmussen; Yair Arismendi, Emiliano Méndez, Harrinson Mancilla and Julián Brea; Jonathan Torres and Javier Toledo. DT: Israel Damonte.
River: Franco Armani; Andrés Herrera, Paulo Díaz, David Martínez and Milton Casco; Enzo Pérez or Bruno Zuculini; Santiago Simón, Enzo Fernández and Nicolás De La Cruz or Agustín Palavecino; Matías Suárez or Esequiel Barco and Julián Álvarez. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Referee: Fernando Rapallini
Court: Eva Perón, from Junín.
Start time: 21.30.
TV: Fox Sports Premium.
Source: Ambito
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