The team led by Marcelo gallardo He arrives with a six-point advantage over his guard Talleres de Córdoba, who after the 1-1 draw against Vélez could not get any closer.
El Millonario comes with a 15-game unbeaten streak (since the tough 3-0 defeat against Atlético Mineiro on August 18 in Brazil for the Copa Libertadores) and a 5-0 win over Patronato, with four goals from Julián Álvarez, on matchday 20 that was played before the double knockout date.
The coach has the returns of the “selected” Argentines Álvarez, Franco Armani, Santiago Simón and Enzo Fernández, as well as Robert Rojas and David Martínez (Paraguay). Also available is the Chilean Paulo Díaz, who had been torn in the previous one against Estudiantes and this week received the medical discharge.
All of them will be headlines and the only doubt would be who will be Alvarez’s companion on offense: Braian Romero or Colombian Jorge Carrascal.
Gallardo, River coach since 2014, won the Argentine Cup three times and the Argentine Super Cup twice, although he still could not be crowned in the League.
River still has to face Racing, on Thursday at the Monumental; Rosario Central, on Sunday in Arroyito; Defense and Justice of the premises and Atlético Tucumán as a visitor.
Platense, meanwhile, will present four changes to receive River with the turns of the steering wheel Iván Gómez and the forwards Nicolás Bertolo and Horacio Tijanovich, recovered from their injuries, in addition to the entry of defender Lucas Acevedo by the suspended Nahuel Iribarren.
Those led by Claudio Sponton They are listed with five wins, eight draws and seven losses, the last 3-0 against Colón in Santa Fe.
-Probable formations-
Platense: Luis Ojeda; Augusto Schott, Lucas Acevedo, Kevin Lomónaco and Juan Infante; Iván Gómez, Hernán Lamberti, Mauro Bogado and Nicolás Bertolo; Matías Tissera and Horacio Tijanovich. DT: Claudio Spontón.
River: Franco Armani; Robert Rojas, Paulo Díaz, David Martínez and Milton Casco; Enzo Pérez, Enzo Fernández, Santiago Simón and Agustín Palavecino; Julián Álvarez and Braian Romero or Jorge Carrascal. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Referee: Fernando Rapallini.
Field: Ciudad de Vicente López Stadium
Time: 21.30
TV: Fox Sports Premium.
Source From: Ambito
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