The classic of La Plata always generates enormous expectation in the world of football and more because of the long favorable streak for the local team that has not lost since 2010, when the ‘Lobo’ beat him at home by 3 to 1, teams led at that time by Diego Cocca and Alejandro Sabella. That series includes 17 games, with eight wins for Estudiantes and nine draws, the last three in a row.
Ricardo Zielinski’s team is coming off an intense quarter with four more games than the rest, as they made it through two preliminary phases of the Copa Libertadores to get into the group round and qualify for the round of 16, where they will face Fortaleza.
After a few days of rest, the “Russian” will have the base of the squad and will choose a 4-4-2 to play the classic, with two forwards like Gustavo Del Prete and Mauro Boselli. Leandro Díaz will remain as an alternative on the bench.
For its part, Gimnasia arrives with a little more filming, since it played last week for the Argentine Cup. The cast of Néstor Gorosito has a good present, despite not having qualified for the quarterfinals of the Professional League Cup, and has seven wins in its last eight appearances.
“Pipo” had the idea of keeping the same 11 of the last games but finally he will lean towards two variants on the wings: the return of Matías Melluso after recovering from an injury by Nicolás Colazo on the left, and the improvisation of Manuel Insaurralde as right back for the youthful Guillermo Enrique, who is not physically optimal. The tactical drawing will also be a 4-4-2.
It will be Zielinski’s fourth classic (three draws) and Gorosito’s third (two draws) and the third confrontation between the two as coaches of Estudiantes and Gimnasiawhere they registered two equalities in the Forest, one in the historical 4 to 4 and the remaining 1 to 1.
Probable Formations
Students: Mariano Andujar; Leonardo Godoy, Agustín Rogel, Fabián Noguera and Emmanuel Más; Manuel Castro, Jorge Rodríguez, Fernando Zuqui and Matías Pellegrini; Gustavo Del Prete and Mauro Boselli. DT: Ricardo Zielinski.
Gym: Rodrigo King; Manuel Insaurralde, Leonardo Morales, Oscar Piris and Matías Melluso; Johan Carbonero, Agustín Cardozo, Brahian Alemán and Ramón Sosa; Eric Ramírez and Cristian Tarragona. DT: Nestor Gorosito.
Referee: Patrick Loustau.
Basketball court: Jorge Luis Hirschi (Students)
start time: 17.
TV: TNT Sports.
Source: Ambito
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