River (26 units) qualified early for the quarterfinals of the domestic tournament and intends to close another very good week with a victory, although it will not be able to be first in its zone because Racing (30) secured that place with its draw of yesterday against San Lorenzo (1-1).
The “Millionaire”, with a tie, will be second because to be surpassed by Newell’s (23) in that place he would have to fall to Platense and Rosario would beat Gimnasia in La Plata by more than 10 points, therefore only a mathematical formality does not allow making official to River as second. Once that position is confirmed, he will be paired with Tigre in the quarterfinals.
Coach Marcelo Gallardo will rest the starters who have just drawn against Fortaleza from Brazil, remaining one step away from qualifying for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores in Group F.
Platense is forced to add because the average harasses and a lot in Vicente López. He started the contest with Claudio Spontón as coach and due to the bad season he was replaced by Omar De Felippe, but positive results are rare.
The games without wins for the “Squid” already add up to 10, after a very good start adding seven points out of nine, but just three draws and seven losses place them 26th. in the table of averages with 1,078, surpassing only Godoy Cruz and Patronato who are the ones that would descend today.
In history they played 139 times, with a clear advantage for River of 88 wins against 22 and 29 draws.
What time do River vs Platense play?
Start time: 21.30
Where to watch River vs Platense
TV: ESPN Premium.
Formations
River: Ezekiel Centurion; Emanuel Mammana, Leandro González Pírez, Javier Pinola and Elías Gómez; Agustín Palavecino, Bruno Zuculini and Cristian Ferreira; Santiago Simón, Braian Romero and José Paradela. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Platense: Jorge De Olivera; Augusto Schott, Haibrany Ruiz Díaz, Gastón Suso and Juan Infante; Hernán Lamberti, Héctor Canteros, Ignacio Schor and Iván Gómez; Franz Gonzales Mejia and Gonzalo Bergessio. DT: Omar DeFelippe.
Referee: Patricio Loustau.
Court: River Plate.
Source: Ambito
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