Riverleader of the Professional Football League (LPF)will appear in the continental tournament for the first time with Martin Demichelis as a coach, after the successful cycle of Marcelo Gallardo.
With the “Doll” River he passed the group stage in the eight participations he had; won the 2015 and 2018 editions; and was also a finalist in 2019.
The new stage of Demichelis He started with good feelings since he only lost two games and has five wins in a row with a growing performance.
The height challenge will be a risk test for River at the start of the competition, in an area completed by fluminense and Sporting Cristal.
The coaching staff decided that the squad would reach Peace three hours before the start of the game, to reduce the effects of altitude.
The delegation will leave this afternoon for Holy Cross of the Sierra and there he will stay until tomorrow after lunch.
The idea of Demichelis It is to maintain the base of the team that comes in raised but has already warned that it will make changes and that those who best adapt to the height will play.
The DT will also take into account the evolution of the Uruguayan Nicholas De La Cruzwho should have been replaced in the victory last Friday against Santa Fe Union (1-0) due to a knee injury.
The Strongest will receive River after almost a month without official competition since the Bolivian tournament stopped a few days before the break for the date FIFA.
The team led by the Spanish ismael rescalvowho replaced the Argentine Claudio “Pampa” Biaggiois the championship leader with 16 points in six dates played.
The hope of “Tigre” is set to make a difference in home games since when they go down to the plain they exhibit in a deficient way the wide difference they have with the rest of the teams of South America.
The campus of The Strongest has as a scorer the Argentine Enrique Triveriolast step by Hurricane in Argentine soccer, and also has seven players from the Bolivian team that he now leads Gustavo Costas.
In the last call were the goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarrathe defenders Adrian Jusino and Carlos Rocamidfielders Alvaro Quiroga, Luciano Ursino and Jaime Arrascaita and the striker Jeyson Chura.
River and The Strongest they last met in the group stage of the 2016 edition with a 1-1 draw at Peace and a 6-0 win in favor of the “millionaire” in nunez.
In total, they met six times in international tournaments and all were in the group stage of the liberatorswith 4 wins from Rivera draw and a victory for the Bolivian team.
What time do The Strongest vs River play
Time: 19.00
Where to see The Strongest vs River
TV: Fox Sports and Star+
formations
The Strongest: Guillermo Viscarra; Adrian Jusino and Carlos Roca; Jaime Arrascaita, Luciano Ursino, Álvaro Quiroga and Jeyson Chura; Michael Ortega; and Enrique Triverio. DT: Ismael Rescalvo.
River Plate: Franco Armani; Milton Casco, Leandro González Pirez, Paulo Díaz and Enzo Díaz; Enzo Pérez and Rodrigo Aliendro; Nicolás De La Cruz or Agustín Palavecino, Ignacio Fernández, José Paradela; and Lucas Beltran. DT: Martin Demichelis.
Stadium: Hernando Siles (La Paz)
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (Venezuela)
VAR: Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Source: Ambito
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